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- [noh fril]
- /noʊ frɪl/
- /nəʊ frɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [noh fril]
- /noʊ frɪl/
Definitions of no-frills word
- adjective no-frills providing or including basic services and necessities without any additional features or amenities: Food and beverages are not covered by the low no-frills air fare. 1
- abbreviation NO-FRILLS no-name. 1
- adjective no-frills unadorned; simple; plain; spare: a straightforward, no-frills package of health-care benefits. 1
- adjective no-frills offering only a basic service in order to keep costs low 0
- adjective no-frills having few or no special services, luxuries, embellishments, etc. 0
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Origin of no-frills
First appearance:
before 1955 One of the 4% newest English words
First recorded in 1955-60
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Parts of speech for No-frills
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
no-frills popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
Synonyms for no-frills
noun no-frills
- bare bones — The bare bones of something are its most basic parts or details.
- bare-bones — Minimalist; lacking that which is not essential.
- basic — You use basic to describe things, activities, and principles that are very important or necessary, and on which others depend.
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