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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Pasta with meat sauce Randhawa's Grandma's Spaghetti Sauce with Meat is a no-frills, extra-meaty sauce passed down from her grandmother to her father and now to her.
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Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Where are the Queen City’s most beloved fancy and no-frills hamburger joints?
—Shindy Chen, Charlotte Observer, 21 Jan. 2026
Take the low-key, no-frills trains starting at $20 from the national rail company; the high-speed train, comparable in comfort to many European train services; or take your time on the stylish Samarkand Express, running between Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, and Khiva.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
The splurge-worthy sweater will serve as a workhorse in your year-round wardrobe thanks to its versatile, no-frills design.
—Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 18 Jan. 2026
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Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Where are the Queen City’s most beloved fancy and no-frills hamburger joints?
—Shindy Chen, Charlotte Observer, 21 Jan. 2026
Take the low-key, no-frills trains starting at $20 from the national rail company; the high-speed train, comparable in comfort to many European train services; or take your time on the stylish Samarkand Express, running between Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, and Khiva.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
The splurge-worthy sweater will serve as a workhorse in your year-round wardrobe thanks to its versatile, no-frills design.
—Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 18 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for no-frills
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“No-frills.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no-frills. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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