Layman — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈeɪmən/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈeɪmən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈeɪmən/

2 syllables Say it as /lˈeɪmən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

layperson secular

Antonyms

clergyman

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Laie

jemand, der kein Geistlicher oder Berufstätiger ist

🇫🇷French

profane

quelqu'un qui n'est pas un ecclésiastique ou un professionnel

🇪🇸Spanish

lego

alguien que no es un clérigo o una persona profesional

🇮🇹Italian

laico

qualcuno che non sia un sacerdote o un professionista

🇳🇱Dutch

leek

iemand die geen predikant of beroepspersoon is

🇵🇹Portuguese

leigo

alguém que não é um clérigo ou um profissional

🇷🇺Russian

мирянин

кто-то, кто не является священнослужителем или профессиональным человеком

India

🇮🇳Hindi

साधारण व्यक्ति

कोई व्यक्ति जो पादरी या पेशेवर व्यक्ति नहीं है

🇧🇩Bengali

সাধারণ মানুষ

এমন কেউ যিনি একজন পাদ্রী বা পেশাদার ব্যক্তি নন

🇮🇳Tamil

சாதாரண மனிதன்

ஒரு மதகுரு அல்லது ஒரு தொழில்முறை நபர் அல்லாத ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

సామాన్యుడు

మతాధికారి లేదా వృత్తిపరమైన వ్యక్తి కాని వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

सामान्य माणूस

कोणीतरी जो पाळक किंवा व्यावसायिक व्यक्ती नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

સામાન્ય માણસ

એવી વ્યક્તિ કે જે પાદરી અથવા વ્યાવસાયિક વ્યક્તિ નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ

ಪಾದ್ರಿ ಅಥವಾ ವೃತ್ತಿಪರ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲದ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സാധാരണക്കാരൻ

ഒരു പുരോഹിതനോ പ്രൊഫഷണൽ വ്യക്തിയോ അല്ലാത്ത ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਮ ਆਦਮੀ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਪਾਦਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਪੇਸ਼ੇਵਰ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

عام آدمی

کوئی ایسا شخص جو پادری یا پیشہ ور شخص نہیں ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

外行

非牧师或专业人士的人

🇯🇵Japanese

素人

聖職者や専門家ではない人

🇰🇷Korean

평신도

성직자나 전문직 종사자가 아닌 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thường dân

một người không phải là một giáo sĩ hay một người chuyên nghiệp

🇹🇭Thai

คนธรรมดา

คนที่ไม่ใช่นักบวชหรือผู้ประกอบอาชีพ

🇮🇩Indonesian

orang awam

seseorang yang bukan pendeta atau orang profesional

🇵🇭Filipino

karaniwang tao

isang taong hindi isang pari o isang propesyonal na tao

🇲🇾Malay

orang awam

seseorang yang bukan ahli agama atau orang profesional

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شخص عادي

شخص ليس رجل دين أو شخص محترف

🇮🇷Persian

غیر روحانی

کسی که روحانی و حرفه ای نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

meslekten olmayan kimse

din adamı ya da profesyonel olmayan biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

הֶדיוֹט

מישהו שאינו איש דת או איש מקצוע

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What is the primary definition of the word 'layman'?

The primary meaning of 'layman' is 'someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'layman' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'layman' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'layman' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'layman' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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