Adjacent Words
no-gono-go area
no-goal
no-good
no-goodnik
no-hit
no-hit game
no-hitter
no-holds-barred
no-hoper
no-load
No-man's land
no-man's-land
no-name
no-no
no-one
no-par
no-par stock
no-par-value
no-par-value stock
no-parking zone
no-score draw
no-see-um
no-show
no-strike list
no-till
no-till farming
no-tillage
no-trump
no-win
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)
adj
1: not tolerating irrelevancies; "the no-nonsense tones of a stern parent"
Merriam Webster's
adjective Date: 1855 tolerating no nonsense; serious, businesslike< a no-nonsense manager >
Collin's Cobuild Dictionary
1. If you describe someone as a no-nonsense person, you approve of the fact that they are efficient, direct, and quite tough. She saw herself as a direct, no-nonsense modern woman. ADJ: usu ADJ n [approval] 2. If you describe something as a no-nonsense thing, you approve of the fact that it is plain and does not have unnecessary parts. You'll need no-nonsense boots for the jungle. ? fancy ADJ: usu ADJ n [approval]
