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no-frills

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Basic or simple; providing only what is necessary, without anything extra or fancy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, informal, not-comparable

Examples

  • He rented a no-frills apartment and cooked his own meals.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: perus- — basic or simple
  • Finnish: halpis- — basic or simple
  • German: ohne Schnickschnack — basic or simple
  • Hungarian: fapados — basic or simple
  • Italian: senza fronzoli — basic or simple
  • Polish: podstawowy — basic or simple
  • Polish: uproszczony — basic or simple
  • Russian: без изли́шеств (bez izlíšestv) — basic or simple
  • Russian: без наворо́тов (bez navorótov) — basic or simple
  • Russian: без прибамба́сов (bez pribambásov) — basic or simple
  • Russian: без свисте́лок и перде́лок (bez svistélok i perdélok) — basic or simple
  • Swedish: utan krusiduller — basic or simple