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no-brainer en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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

  1. (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.
  2. (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

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nobrainer alternative lexicographic
no-brainers Number=Plur lexicographic
no brainer alternative lexicographic

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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))