no-frills
adjective
: offering or providing only the essentials : not fancy, elaborate, or luxurious
a no-frills airline
Examples of no-frills in a Sentence
a low-cost, no-frills vacation during which we camped out and cooked our own meals
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Some costing less than $10,000 are designed as no-frills utility machines, best for local commuting, school runs, and shopping.
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Neil Winton, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
The designer’s initial shows for Maison Margiela were staged in no-frills white-box venues, leaving the stage to his expert tailoring and dressmaking.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
This best-selling no-frills pick from Linenspa provides a solid metal base for your mattress and nothing else.
—Sarah Madaus, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2024
But that establishment was neither in Beverly Hills nor much of a club, just a grim, no-frills shooting gallery in a west L.A. warehouse district that had all the gritty charm of a Greyhound bus terminal.
—Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Dec. 2024
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Neil Winton, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
The designer’s initial shows for Maison Margiela were staged in no-frills white-box venues, leaving the stage to his expert tailoring and dressmaking.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
This best-selling no-frills pick from Linenspa provides a solid metal base for your mattress and nothing else.
—Sarah Madaus, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2024
But that establishment was neither in Beverly Hills nor much of a club, just a grim, no-frills shooting gallery in a west L.A. warehouse district that had all the gritty charm of a Greyhound bus terminal.
—Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Dec. 2024
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“No-frills.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no-frills. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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