non-technical
Without specialized jargon
Non-technical describes something that doesn't require specialized knowledge to understand or use.
A non-technical explanation avoids jargon and speaks to general audiences.
Non-technical skills are abilities like communication or teamwork—useful across fields but not specific to any discipline.
A non-technical person lacks expertise in a particular technical domain: The manual is written for non-technical users.
Able to be grasped
- comprehensibleAble to be understood
- clearWithout obstruction or fog
- plainBasic and unremarkable
- straightforwardClear and uncomplicated
user-friendly · readable · approachable · layman · everyday · jargon-free · simplified · digestible
Not artificially produced
- instinctiveArising without conscious thought
- common-senseBasic good judgment
- innateExisting since birth
- experientialDerived from direct involvement
learned · folk · vernacular · colloquial · informal · casual · conversational · plain-spoken
Fundamental in nature
- elementaryOf first principles
- rudimentaryIn simplest possible form
- fundamentalForming the base
- unsophisticatedLacking refinement or complexity
unspecialized · general-purpose · ordinary · commonplace · generic · standard · conventional · analog
understandable
Able to be grasped
- comprehensibleAble to be understood
- clearWithout obstruction or fog
- plainBasic and unremarkable
straightforward · user-friendly · readable · approachable · layman · everyday · jargon-free · simplified · digestible · uncomplicated
natural
Not artificially produced
- instinctiveArising without conscious thought
- common-senseBasic good judgment
- innateExisting since birth
experiential · learned · folk · vernacular · colloquial · informal · casual · conversational · plain-spoken · unpretentious
basic
Fundamental in nature
- elementaryOf first principles
- rudimentaryIn simplest possible form
- fundamentalForming the base
unsophisticated · unspecialized · general-purpose · ordinary · commonplace · generic · standard · conventional · analog · manual
non-technicaltechnical
Of specific methods
specialized · professional · scientific · esoteric · insider
non-technicalcomplex
Having many interconnected parts
complicated · difficult · convoluted · intricate · inaccessible