Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

no-nonsense

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.21 in modern English

Syllables: no-non-sense
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Practical, not tolerating from others or concerning oneself with anything silly or unimportant.

adj

Example Sentences

"Her no-nonsense way of resolving issues impressed her superiors."
"We can now better understand the vision of three local authorities to hire no-nonsense former Eastern Region General Manager Gerry Fiennes to take on his old British Rail adversaries - and win."
"Pistorius […] has a reputation as a sharp-tongued, no-nonsense policymaker."
"[Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney]’s been able to sell himself as a no-nonsense technocrat who knows how to steer a crisis."
"This grilled cheeze ^([sic]) sandwich makes for a rich but no-nonsense brunch […]"

Inflected Forms

more no-nonsense (comparative) most no-nonsense (superlative)

Phrases

no-nonsensely

Questions

What does no-nonsense mean?: Practical, not tolerating from others or concerning oneself with anything silly or unimportant.

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