layman's terms
Everyday spoken words
Layman's terms means language that non-experts can understand.
Technical concepts explained in layman's terms avoid jargon and specialized vocabulary: Can you explain that in layman's terms?
The phrase acknowledges a gap between expert knowledge and general understanding, requesting translation into everyday speech.
- plain languageEasily understood communication
- plain EnglishUnadorned, accessible wording
- beginner-friendlyEasy for newcomers
- jargon-freeLacking technical language
- paraphrasingRestating in new words
easy to understand · everyday speech · clarity · accessible · plain · demystify · analogy · for dummies · simplification · breaking it down · in a nutshell · general public · conversational tone · man on the street · summarization · straightforwardness · vernacular · simple
- plain languageplain language, plain English, plain text, plain talk, plain speech
- popular physicsEinstein, Feynman, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Carl Sagan, Bill Nye
- simplified guidesbeginner guides, primers, basics, fundamentals, introductions
- simplificationsimplification, simplifying, simplify, condensing, simplified
layman's termstechnical jargon
Specialized professional terminology
jargon · technical language · technical terms · technical terminology · scientific terminology