bare-bones
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4.2
- adjective
- /ˈbɛrˌboʊnz/
:
esencial
- Here is the bare-bones outline of a classic moral argument:
- bare-bones budget
- bare-bones room
- bare-bones operation
Examples
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I actually think the personal, bare-bones videos you guys make are some of the most resonant.
Blog text (27) -
Some courts require only bare-bones disclosure, while others demand great detail.
Academic text (1995) -
I understand that there are people who want to reduce marriage to a bare-bones "contract" status.
Blog text (31) -
I was surprised at how bare-bones an agreement they really are.
Blog text (9) -
It's a cute bench, kind of bare bones in the greenhouse right now.
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County Stadium, though a bare-bones product of the 1950s, was a great place to watch a game.
Blog text (26) -
I'm also not satisfied with the bare-bones interpretation of what a report should be about.
Blog text (22) -
But alas, the gym is great but bare-bones and has no pool.
Blog text (13) -
The Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures ("TRIMS") provides a bare-bones set of rules regarding trade-related investment measures.
Fiction book (2000) -
The cabin was simple, just a bare-bones structure with a roof and four walls.
Synonyms
220
1.0
Plain and without decoration
122
3.5
Only just enough, with no extra things
16
5.4
Very simple and with few details in art, design, or music
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3.8
Simple and basic without extra services or decoration
3
4.8
Has only the basic parts and no extra features
1
3.8
Plain and simple, without special features
Has only basic parts and no extra features
Being very simple and having only the basic parts
Simple and plain with no extra things or decorations
A very simple thing with almost no features or comfort
Antonyms
How Minimal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bare-bones comes from the simple words bare ('naked' or 'without extras') and bones ('skeleton' or 'basic parts'), giving the image of something left with only its skeleton. So, a bare-bones plan or product is stripped down to the essential parts.