no-brainer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English no Proto-Indo-European *mregʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-n̥ Proto-Indo-European *mrógʰ-n̥ ~ *mrégʰ-n̥-s Proto-Germanic *bragną Proto-West Germanic *bragn Old English bræġn Middle English brayn English brain Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English no-brainer From no + brain + -er.
Meanings
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(informal) An easy or obvious conclusion, decision, solution; something requiring little or no thought.
"Babcock [an engineering services company with a facility at Rosyth] has new contracts for new frigates there, so opening up the opportunities for rail running in is a no-brainer."
2019 November 20, Graeme Pickering, “Plans breathing new life into Fife”, in Rail, page 49:Choosing the older version which was as good as the newer version for half the cost was a no-brainer.
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(informal) A conundrum requiring little or no thought to solve; A problem with an easy or obvious conclusion, decision, solution.
This next exam question is a no-brainer.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nobrainer | alternative | lexicographic | |
| no-brainers | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| no brainer | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
rocket science · brain surgery
Translations (17)
cmn 明顯 /明显[的決定] (an easy or obvious conclusion, decision, solution, task (idiomatic)) · de klarer Fall (an easy or obvious conclusion, decision, solution, task (idiomatic)) · ka ცხადი არჩევანი (an easy or obvious conclusion, decision, solution, task (idiomatic)) · de Selbstläufer (an easy or obvious conclusion, decision, solution, task (idiomatic)) · ka იოლი გადაწყვეტილება (an easy or obvious conclusion, decision, solution, task (idiomatic)) · de sonnenklar (an easy or obvious conclusion, decision, solution, task (idiomatic)) · es obviedad (an easy or obvious conclusion, decision, solution, task (idiomatic)) · fi itsestäänselvyys (an easy or obvious conclusion, decision, solution, task (idiomatic)) · it bazzecola (an easy or obvious conclusion, decision, solution, task (idiomatic)) · ru ежу́ поня́тно (an easy or obvious conclusion, decision, solution, task (idiomatic)) · fr évidence (an easy or obvious conclusion, decision, solution, task (idiomatic)) · yue 明顯 /明显[嘅決定] (an easy or obvious conclusion, decision, solution, task (idiomatic)) · cs není žádná věda (an easy or obvious conclusion, decision, solution, task (idiomatic)) · de einfache Sache (an easy or obvious conclusion, decision, solution, task (idiomatic)) · sv solklar (an easy or obvious conclusion, decision, solution, task (idiomatic)) · ru не бино́м Ньюто́на (an easy or obvious conclusion, decision, solution, task (idiomatic)) · de klare Sache (an easy or obvious conclusion, decision, solution, task (idiomatic))