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tontería — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • foolishness noun The state or quality of being unwise or silly.
  • humbug noun Nonsense, deception, or something meant to trick or mislead people.
  • nonsense noun Words, ideas, or behavior that make no sense or have no logical meaning.
  • poppycock noun Nonsense; ridiculous or foolish talk.
  • stupidity noun The quality of being unintelligent or unwise.

Senses

tontería is used for these senses in English:

  • foolishness (countable) A thing or event that is foolish, or an absurdity.
  • humbug (countable, slang) A hoax, jest, or prank.
  • nonsense Letters or words, in writing or speech, that have no meaning or pattern or seem to have no meaning.
  • poppycock (colloquial) foolish talk; nonsense.
  • stupidity (uncountable) The property of being stupid.
  • stupidity (countable) An act that is stupid.

foolishness — full definition

  1. noun The state or quality of being unwise or silly.
  2. noun A silly or absurd act or idea.

humbug — full definition

  1. noun Nonsense, deception, or something meant to trick or mislead people.
  2. noun A hard, striped mint candy, especially popular in Britain.

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