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Princeton's WordNet

  1. no-nonsenseadjective

    not tolerating irrelevancies

    "the no-nonsense tones of a stern parent"

GCIDE

  1. no-nonsenseadjective

    Serving the purpose without unnecessary complications; uncomplicated; plain; not fancy.

  2. no-nonsenseadjective

    Hence: Practical and economical.

Wiktionary

  1. no-nonsenseadjective

    Practical, not concerning oneself with anything silly or unimportant.

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

ChatGPT

  1. no-nonsense

    No-nonsense refers to a person, attitude, policy, or behavior exhibiting a straight-forward, practical, clear-cut, matter-of-fact, or stern manner. This often involves a lack of tolerance for irrelevant or unnecessary actions or items, with a focus on achieving objectives efficiently and effectively. It may also relate to an absence of frivolity, eccentricity, or embellishment.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of no-nonsense in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of no-nonsense in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of no-nonsense in a Sentence

  1. Mohamed Abdel Ghaffar:

    This is all nonsense. If I had a problem would any of these candidates fix it? No. I have never seen a member of parliament so much as stop a street fight. They are all failures and will do nothing for us.

  2. James Glassman:

    Dr. Birx is out in the states with the most trouble, telling them the right things about masks and distancing and going back to school, she's ignoring the nonsense from Scott Atlas and just getting the job done -- just as I've seen her do, fighting AIDS for the past 15 years.

  3. Neil Patrick Harris:

    We provide well-researched, valuable content and you enjoy learning about random nonsense. It's win/win, i spend an exorbitant amount of my time seeking out recommendations by knowledgable experts in their fields, whether it be medical breakthroughs or magic tricks. I feel like it's important to make informed decisions. I also have a very varied set of interests, and have a fair amount of experience Neil Patrick Harris, especially in the realm of entertaining. So Wondercade is the culmination of my knowledge - a space to provide insight and inspiration to others, in the singular, digestible form of a weekly online newsletter.

  4. D. A. Battista:

    No one is exempt from talking nonsense the mistake is to do it solemnly.

  5. Katharine Hepburn:

    All kinds of nonsense, i didn't want to do it, and I walked out. Mayer said,' That girl is a Frankenstein, she's going to ruin our whole firm.' He said,' We made you and we are going to destroy you.'.


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  • నో నాన్సెన్స్Telugu

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