No-nonsense meaning

nō-nŏn'sĕns', -səns
Not tolerating irrelevancies; direct, efficient, and practical.

The no-nonsense tones of a stern parent; plain, no-nonsense meals at a diner.

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The definition of no-nonsense is a sensible and serious person.

An example of no-nonsense is a bookkeeper who does everything "by the book."

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Not indulging in or tolerating nonsense, impracticality, etc.; matter-of-fact; practical and serious.
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Practical, not concerning oneself with anything silly or unimportant.

Her no-nonsense way of resolving issues impressed her superiors.

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No-nonsense Sentence Examples

  • Deidre's brows furrowed at his no-nonsense tone.

  • She strode to the driver's side of the Jeep, hands on her hips, a no-nonsense look on her startlingly attractive face.

  • Joe was a no-nonsense long-haul truck driver and a do-or-die baseball fan.

  • She was a no nonsense woman in her thirties, time-worn to a mid-forties look, at best a five-beer take-home from an otherwise empty closing-time bar.

  • Dean asked, a no-nonsense tone to his voice.

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