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nongraphic

nongraphic

6.3
Not using pictures or images
  • adjective
  • /nɒnˈɡræfɪk/
  • US
translation icon : no gráfico
  • The manual is nongraphic, so you will not find any diagrams or illustrations inside.

Examples

  • Some users prefer nongraphic interfaces because they load faster on older computers.

  • The report was nongraphic.

  • The report was entirely nongraphic, containing only text and tables.

  • Can you provide a nongraphic description?

  • The presentation included many nongraphic slides to keep the audience focused on the data.

  • He prefers nongraphic novels that tell their stories through words instead of illustrations.

  • The artist's work is characterized by a nongraphic approach, emphasizing conceptual ideas over visual representations.

Synonyms

unillustrated
vsnongraphic
5.7

A book or page that has no pictures

excludes any use of pictures, images, or graphics rather than only containing them
nonpictorial
vsnongraphic
7.2

Not using pictures or images

excludes pictures, images, and graphics in use or design not just representation

How Visual

graphic
151 3.7
textless
5.7
nongraphic
  • US
6.3

Surface Forms

nongraphic positive

Morphology

nongraphic = graphic (transparent) = non + graphic

A straightforward negation of 'graphic' in the sense 'relating to images', formed by the productive prefix 'non-'.

Etymology

Nongraphic comes from the parts non- meaning 'not' and graphic meaning 'picture' or 'drawing', the same root you see in graphics on a computer. So a nongraphic report, manual, or interface simply does not use pictures, diagrams, or images.