untechnical

C2 Topic:Register & Style
US /ˌʌnˈtɛknɪkəl/ UK /ˌʌnˈteknɪkəl/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    not using specialist terminology or requiring technical knowledge

    The lecturer could not explain tensor calculus in wholly untechnical language.

  2. 2
    adj

    lacking technical skill, precision, or specialized character

    Her account was deliberately untechnical but still accurate.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · not using specialist... nontechnicalnonspecialistplain-language
2 adj · lacking technical skill,... nontechnicalgeneral
Word family
Forms untechnically
Derived forms untechnically

Etymology

Formed from un- ("not") + technical. It is an older and less common counterpart of nontechnical, especially in descriptions of language intended for general readers.

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