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单词 no-nonsense
释义

no-nonsense

adjective

no-non·​sense ˈnō-ˌnän-ˌsen(t)s How to pronounce no-nonsense (audio)
-ˈnän(t)-sən(t)s
: tolerating no nonsense : serious, businesslike
a no-nonsense manager

Synonyms

  • earnest
  • grave
  • humorless
  • po-faced [British]
  • sedate
  • serious
  • severe
  • sober
  • sobersided
  • solemn
  • staid
  • uncomic
  • unsmiling
  • weighty
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Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

no-nonsense

adjective

as in solemn
not joking or playful in mood or manner a no-nonsense gymnastics coach

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • solemn
  • stern
  • serious
  • professional
  • earnest
  • humorless
  • unsmiling
  • staid
  • sober
  • harsh
  • distinguished
  • po-faced
  • strict
  • sedate
  • businesslike
  • severe
  • sobersided
  • dignified
  • weighty
  • uncomic
  • grim
  • grave
  • serious-minded
  • gloomy
  • elevated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • humorous
  • playful
  • jocular
  • flippant
  • funny
  • joking
  • facetious
  • hilarious
  • hysterical
  • ridiculous
  • flip
  • comical
  • riotous
  • droll
  • light
  • ludicrous
  • lighthearted
  • goofy
  • comic
  • laughable
  • uproarious
  • kittenish
  • ludic
  • hysteric
  • farcical
  • antic
  • risible
  • frivolous
  • zany
  • scatterbrained
  • screaming
  • jesting
  • puerile
  • silly
  • kooky
  • wacky
  • harebrained
  • whacky
  • flighty
  • nutty
  • fatuous
  • crazy
  • insane
  • sidesplitting
  • absurd
  • foolish
  • nonsensical
  • mad
  • lunatic
  • loony
  • sappy
  • daft
  • daffy
  • brainless
  • unwise
  • jerky
  • preposterous
  • asinine
  • witless
  • dotty
  • featherbrained
  • balmy
  • cockeyed
  • light-headed
  • cuckoo
  • screwball
  • senseless
  • kookie
  • half-witted
  • looney
  • weak-minded
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