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jargon | jargonless |

As a noun jargon

is jargon.

As an adjective jargonless is

without jargon.

jargon

English

Etymology 1

(etyl)

Noun

  • (uncountable) A technical terminology unique to a particular subject.
  • (countable) Language characteristic of a particular group.
  • * 2014 , Ian Hodder, Archaeological Theory Today
  • In fact all the competing theories have developed their own specialized jargons and have a tendency to be difficult to penetrate.
  • (uncountable) Speech or language that is incomprehensible or unintelligible; gibberish.
  • * Macaulay
  • A barbarous jargon .
    Synonyms
    * (language characteristic of a group) argot, cant, intalk * vernacular
    Derived terms
    * jargonaut * jargoneer * jargonist * jargonistic * jargonization * jargonize

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds.
  • * Longfellow
  • The noisy jay, / Jargoning like a foreigner at his food.

    Etymology 2

    (etyl), from (etyl) giargone, from (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * jargoon

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A variety of zircon
  • jargonless

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Without jargon.
  • * 2005 , Jon Cohen, Coming to term: uncovering the truth about miscarriage
  • El Gaddal, a fan of Stephen King novels who has a big, easy laugh, spoke to each patient in a jargonless conversation that effortlessly seemed to translate bizarre-sounding concepts like risk ratios into plain English.