Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - no-nonsense

1. If you describe someone as a no-nonsense person, you approve of the fact that they are efficient, direct, and quite tough. She saw herself as a direct, no-nonsense modern woman. ADJ: usu ADJ n c darkgreen]approval 2. If you describe something as a no-nonsense thing, you approve of the fact that it is plain and does not have unnecessary parts. You’ll need no-nonsense boots for the jungle. ? fancy ADJ: usu ADJ n c darkgreen]approval