No-frills

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Basic or simple; providing only what is necessary, without anything extra or fancy. idiomatic, informal, not-comparable

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

Adjective
  1. 1
    characterized by the absence of inessential features wordnet

Synonyms

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bare-bonesessentialplainsimplestripped down

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"No-frills airlines have a bad reputation."

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