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nongraphic

nongraphic

1 6.3
Not using pictures or images
  • adjective
  • /nɒnˈɡræfɪk/
  • US
: 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
1 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
1 7.2

Not using pictures or images

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

How Visual

graphic
118 3.7
textless
1 5.7
nongraphic
  • US
1 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.