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View synonyms for no-frills

no-frills

[ noh-frilz ]

adjective

  1. providing or including basic services and necessities without any additional features or amenities:

    Food and beverages are not covered by the low no-frills airfare.

  2. unadorned; simple; plain; spare:

    a straightforward, no-frills package of healthcare benefits.



no-frills

adjective

  1. offering only a basic service in order to keep costs low

    a no-frills airline

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of no-frills1

First recorded in 1955–60
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Example Sentences

These days, plenty of women are turning to online sites for no-frills male companionship.

Riffing off the slogan “Now Everyone Can Fly,” the carrier offered no-frills flights that were both cheap and plentiful.

The no-frills airlines predominantly use two airplanes, either various versions of the Boeing 737 or the Airbus A320.

A no-frills airline called ValuJet served cities in the eastern U.S. and Canada in the early 1990s.

Graphic designers helped create no-frills visuals to show the moments before Armstrong's lunar touchdown.

Somehow, he felt, this was overdoing the no-frills-and-nonsense attitude.

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