layman's
Non-expert's simplified version
Layman's appears almost exclusively in the phrase layman's terms, meaning language ordinary people can understand—stripped of technical jargon or specialized vocabulary.
A doctor explaining a diagnosis in layman's terms translates medical terminology into everyday speech.
The phrase implies expertise on the speaker's part and accessibility for the listener.
Conditions of an agreement
- languageSystem of symbolic communication
- explanationStatement making something clear
- guideLeader or instruction book
- understandingMental comprehension of something
simplified · plain · everyday · non-technical · approachable · digestible · straightforward · introduction
Attitude or spatial rendering
- opinionSubjective personal belief
- viewpointWay of seeing things
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
observation · impression · perception · understanding · knowledge · grasp · comprehension · insight
Assembled group of worshippers
- parishionerMember of a congregation
- churchgoerOne attending religious services
- believerOne who accepts something
- faithfulConsistently loyal and true
flock · secular · unordained · worshipper · devotee · pew · ministry · parish
terms
Conditions of an agreement
- languageSystem of symbolic communication
- explanationStatement making something clear
- guideLeader or instruction book
understanding · simplified · plain · everyday · non-technical · approachable · digestible · straightforward · introduction · basics
perspective
Attitude or spatial rendering
- opinionSubjective personal belief
- viewpointWay of seeing things
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
judgment · observation · impression · perception · understanding · knowledge · grasp · comprehension · insight · analysis
congregation
Assembled group of worshippers
- parishionerMember of a congregation
- churchgoerOne attending religious services
- believerOne who accepts something
faithful · flock · secular · unordained · worshipper · devotee · pew · ministry · parish · congregation
layman'sexpert's
Belonging to authority
specialist's · technical · scholarly · academic · scientific
layman'sclergyman's
Of a religious leader
clergy's · priest's · credentialed · practitioner's · expert's
- layman's termsNon-specialist phrasing
- in layman's termsNon-technical explanation phrase
- layman's guideNon-technical introduction to subject