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no-nonsense
[ noh-non-sens, -suhns ]
adjective
- not tolerating anything frivolous or trifling; firm and businesslike:
a no-nonsense approach to money matters; a no-nonsense teacher with well-behaved classes.
Synonyms: purposeful, resolute, diligent, earnest
- economical or utilitarian; practical:
a no-nonsense car that gets excellent gas mileage.
- plain and simple; not fancy, complicated, or elegant:
no-nonsense recipes for easy preparation.
no-nonsense
/ ˌnəʊˈnɒnsəns /
adjective
- sensible, practical, straightforward; without nonsense of any kind
a businesslike no-nonsense approach
a severe no-nonsense look
Word History and Origins
Origin of no-nonsense1
Example Sentences
In those early days, no-nonsense Anna was a full partner in the business.
Wiry and more grey man than charismatic, Votel is known for his no-nonsense, rather closed demeanor.
In addition to her stellar body of work, she will always be remembered for being the no-nonsense half of Bogie and Bacall.
At the final site meeting before construction began, Cain was in a no-nonsense mood.
A good-looking woman, she maintained a no-nonsense approach on her pioneering digs in south-east Anatolia.
They mostly had a no-nonsense look about them, as if they were not going to be satisfied with more oratory.
With their compact bodies and no-nonsense mannerisms they were recognizably Pyrran.
"I've been looking around," Malone said in what he hoped was a grim, no-nonsense tone.
He won't be capable of taking a no-nonsense, dogmatic, black-and-white stand.
He was as much a "no-nonsense" fellow, in his way, as a magistrate, or a minister.'
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