Used in a Sentence

frills

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for frills.

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If they can't write a page without useless frills, they can't write a shell without useless frills.

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Quick take

ornamental objects of no great value

Meaning at a glance

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noun

ornamental objects of no great value

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for frills.

Example sentences

1

If they can't write a page without useless frills, they can't write a shell without useless frills.

2

Why can't one company offer no-frills service (at no-frills prices), and the other one premium service?

3

Output is also super simple with no frills - even though the website doesn't sell that very well.

4

You're definitely pushed in the direction of writing straightforward, no frills code that uses boring types with little magic.

5

Southwest has just been probably the most successful at building a business around no frills flying.

6

The population is generally low risk for costly procedures and mostly need basic, no-frills care and if their business succeeds, they could be converted to a more corporate friendly policy.

7

The built-in viewer that shipped with 8 is no-frills (like Chrome's), but works well enough.

8

I made this utility to be cheap, last forever, and do it's job properly with no extra frills.

9

I always used to buy the cheapest possible ticket and I very much welcomed no-frills airlines.

10

Whatever your site does, you might need to also do it in a stripped down no-frills way that will render well on a tiny screen.

11

(And if the free version doesn't compromise basic functionality, good luck convincing anybody to pay for frills) Reddit is already addictive.

12

I don't want stickers i just want no frills messaging.

Quote examples

1

You can get usually get one of the "no-frills" prepaid providers at any supermarket register (Medion Mobile at Aldi, Lidl Mobile at Lidl, jamobil at Rewe,...).

2

I also like the "no frills" way it is presented.

3

An example list of tasks from your starting position would be: -Research implementation strategies(self-built, outsourced, with co-founder) -Evaluate early customer needs(example: are you selling a bells-and-whistles "experience," or will no-frills functionality be sufficient to solve customer problems?) and pick a core focus for product development.

4

Unfortunately, even now, if they made a device that was purported to be "dumb" and no-frills, I probably wouldn't believe that the phone were as pared-down as I might wish to believe, simply because I'd be sure that the chipsets available to manufacturers might actually possess far greater power under the hood, than some simple throwback of a handset might seem to house.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use frills in a sentence?

If they can't write a page without useless frills, they can't write a shell without useless frills.

What does frills mean?

ornamental objects of no great value

What part of speech is frills?

frills is commonly used as noun.