frills

Synonyms

ruff decoration ornamentation trimming adornment embellishment finery gilding jabot flounce furbelow trumpery frippery gimcrackery trappings
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Antonyms

meaningfulness

Phrases with the word

without frills cut the frills

Examples

A warrior never worries about his fear. Instead, he thinks about the wonders of "seeing" the flow of energy! The rest is frills, unimportant frills. Carlos Castaneda

That was the best break of my life, hooking up with the Warners. They don't go much for the "pretty boy" type there. An average-looking guy like me has a chance to get someplace, to portray people the way they really are, without any frills. Dane Clark

We are a society strangling in unnecessary words, circular constructions, pompous frills and meaningless jargon. William Zinsser

I don't like a lot of frills and fusses. Nancy Reagan

My style is definitely not ladylike - frills and bows kinda scare me - but I like the military look because I love that olive green khaki color. Cameron Russell

All frills and no knickers. English Proverb