no-frills

[ noh-frilz ]

/ ˈnoʊˌfrɪlz /

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adjective

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.

no-name.

unadorned; simple; plain; spare: a straightforward, no-frills package of healthcare benefits.

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Origin of no-frills

First recorded in 1955–60

Words nearby no-frills

no-fault insurance, no flies on one, no-fly zone, no fool like an old fool, there's, Nofretete, no-frills, nog, Nogai, Nogaku, Nogales, Nogay

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Or has the see and hear and speak-no-evil stance of the Republican House persuaded him that he is in the clear?
The Price of Steve Scalise’s Silence|Jason Berry|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
These days, plenty of women are turning to online sites for no-frills male companionship.
Career-Minded Women Turn to Male Escorts For No-Strings Fun and (Maybe) Sex|Aurora Snow|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Riffing off the slogan “Now Everyone Can Fly,” the carrier offered no-frills flights that were both cheap and plentiful.
The Presumed Crash of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 Is Nothing Like MH370|Lennox Samuels|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And why would its ostensible spokesperson refuse to answer yes/no questions about them?
How Canadian Oilmen Pinkwash the Keystone Pipeline|Jay Michaelson|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Cocker, by contrast, was always a rock singer, without frills or apologies.
The Greatest Rock Voice of All Time Belonged to Joe Cocker|Ted Gioia|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
My No. 4239 addressed to Maxwell and repeated to you was sent before receiving your telegram under reply.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
He was a new breed, that parson, a genuwine no-two-alike, come-one-in-a-box kind.
Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher|Eleanor Gates
A pupil had loaned money to a horse-dealer who lived at No. 715 of a certain street.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
Papa, can't I go to the zoologerical rooms to see the camomile fight the rhy-no-sir-ee-hoss?
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
On her hand was one large pustulous sore, which resembled that delinated in Plate No. 1.
An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae|Edward Jenner

British Dictionary definitions for no-frills

no-frills

adjective

offering only a basic service in order to keep costs lowa no-frills airline

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