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non-abstruse

non-abstruse adjective: not abstruse; easily understood.

Adjective

non-abstruse (comparative more non-abstruse, superlative most non-abstruse)

  1. Not abstruse; easily understood.
    • In the Novel we find Alexander's scattered intellectual reflective notes. From this speculative, non-abstruse introspection, one may conclude that the author strove for but unfortunately did not manage to produce the evidence justifying the academic prominence of Alexander, who does not come...2001, Lev Ḥaḳaḳ, Modern Hebrew Literature Made Into Films, page 213
    • Beyond spanning levels, a global view of place and opportunity should be specific and accessible (non-abstruse) enough to speak to a wide audience yet broad and robust enough to offer explanatory power in a global age.2013, Xavier De Souza Briggs, “Re-shaping the Geography of Opportunity: Place Effects in Global Perspective”, in Jürgen Friedrichs, George Galster, Sako Musterd, editor, Life in Poverty...

Forms of non-abstruse

comparativemore non-abstruse
superlativemost non-abstruse
alternative formnonabstruse

Origin of non-abstruse

From non- + abstruse.

Questions about non-abstruse

What does non-abstruse mean?
Non-abstruse means not abstruse; easily understood.
What part of speech is non-abstruse?
Non-abstruse is an adjective.

Words near non-abstruse in the dictionary

  1. non-able-bodied
  2. non-ablebodied
  3. non-abrasive
  4. non-absorbent
  5. non-abstractive
  6. non-abstruse
  7. non-abused
  8. non-academic
  9. non-academics
  10. non-accredited
  11. non-acoustic

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