No, Boris ... showing pure white and pure black equates to tonal ~range~ not contrast. One can make a print with a reduced tonal range but still have plenty of contrast.
Shel > [Original Message] > From: Boris Liberman > I don't find it particularly flat, but (on my monitor) it seems that no > immediately visible part of the image is pure white... This might've > been the reason (or one of the reasons) of Shel's comment.

