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. no-name.
3. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of no-frills¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

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