- frills
- frills "mere embellishments," 1893, often in negative constructions; earlier "affectation of dress or manner" (1845); see FRILL (Cf. frill).
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frills — UK US /frɪlz/ noun [plural] ► extra things that are added to something to make it more pleasant or more attractive, but that are not necessary: »a cheap airline, with no frills »a basic computer with few frills »A little money spent right can do… … Financial and business terms
frills — n. Ornamental objects of no great value. Syn: falderal, folderol, gimcrackery, gimcracks, nonsense, trumpery. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
frills — frɪl n. ruffle, lace edging, decorative trim; something which resembles a frill (i.e. a ruff of hair or tuft of feathers); luxury, something decorative or enjoyable but not necessary v. decorate with a fringe, decorate with a ruffle … English contemporary dictionary
frills — unnecessary extra features or embellishments: → frill … English new terms dictionary
frills — [plural noun] trimmings, additions, bells and whistles, embellishments, extras, frippery, fuss, ornamentation, ostentation … Useful english dictionary
No frills — This article is about the marketing concept. For other uses, see No frills (disambiguation). No frills or no frills is a term used to describe any service or product for which the non essential features have been removed to keep the price low.… … Wikipedia
No Frills (grocery store) — For the eastern Nebraska and western Iowa No Frills chain, see No Frills Supermarkets. No Frills Type Supermarket Industry Retail … Wikipedia
No Frills (album) — No Frills Studio album by Bette Midler Released August 1, 1983 Genre Vo … Wikipedia
No frills — Das No frills Konzept ist ein Begriff aus der Wirtschaft und beschreibt eine Maßnahme zur Kostensenkung in Unternehmen. No frills (englisch) bedeutet in etwa ohne Schnickschnack, d. h. durch Weglassen von nicht essentiellen Teilen einer Ware … Deutsch Wikipedia
No-Frills — Das No frills Konzept ist ein Begriff aus der Wirtschaft und beschreibt eine der verschiedenen Maßnahmen, mit denen Unternehmen ihre Kosten senken. No frills (englisch) bedeutet in etwa ohne Schnickschnack, d. h. durch Weglassen von nicht… … Deutsch Wikipedia
