plain English

English

Noun

plain English (uncountable)

1. English that does not use any jargon or technical or scientific terminology; simple or easily comprehensible words or language, usually denoting a form restricted by good sense alone, as contrasted with a codified form via controlled natural language.

   Hypernym: plain language

   Coordinate terms: Basic English, Simple English

   I wish these lawyers would give us a plain English summary of their dense legalese.

Related terms

• plain as day
• plain language
• plainspoken

Translations

English that does not use any jargon

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 通俗英語 / 通俗英语 (tōngsú yīngyǔ)

• Finnish: selkokieli (fi) (not specifically English)
• French: langage clair (not specifically English)
• Italian: linguaggio chiaro (not specifically English)
• Latin: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: простой английский (prostoj anglijskij)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can

See also

• controlled vocabulary
• in layman's terms
• straight talk