Meaning & use
layman's terms
Simple, non-technical language that someone without specialized training or expertise can easily understand.
See it in a sentence
The doctor explained the diagnosis in layman's terms instead of using medical jargon.
Could you put that legal contract into layman's terms for me?
A note on using this word
A layman is a non-expert in a given field, so the phrase means stripping away specialized vocabulary.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
technical jargon
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