Vocabulary
schnörkellos
/ˈʃnœʁkl̩loːs/· adjective
plain, unadorned, no-frills
Praise for a style, a design or a speech that does without decoration and gets straight to the point.
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Forms
- Komparativ
- schnörkelloser
- Superlativ
- am schnörkellosesten
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schnörkellos
plain, without flourishes
Sie schreibt schnörkellos und klar.
She writes plainly and clearly.
Word family
schnörkellosder Schnörkelflourish, curlicueverschnörkeltornate, full of flourishes
Common combinations
- schnörkellos schreibento write without frills
- ein schnörkelloser Stila no-frills style
- schnörkellose Spracheplain language
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
schlichtnüchterngeradlinig
↔ Opposites
verschnörkeltblumig
Real examples
- Ihr Bericht ist schnörkellos und gerade deshalb stark.Her report is plain — and strong precisely for that reason.
- Er bevorzugt einen schnörkellosen Stil.He prefers a no-frills style.
- Schnörkelloser als in diesem Nachruf kann man kaum schreiben.You could hardly write more plainly than in this obituary.
