CONCISE

concise

(adjective) expressing much in few words; “a concise explanation”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

concise (comparative more concise, superlative most concise)

brief, yet including all important information

Synonyms

• succinct

• terse

• See also concise

Antonyms

• verbose

Verb

concise (third-person singular simple present concises, present participle concising, simple past and past participle concised)

(India, transitive) To make concise; to abridge or summarize.

Source: Wiktionary


Con*cise", a. Etym: [L. concisus cut off, short, p. p. of concidere to cut to pieces; con- + caedere to cut; perh. akin to scindere to cleave, and to E. shed, v.t.; cf. F. concis.]

Definition: Expressing much in a few words; condensed; brief and compacted;

– used of style in writing or speaking. The concise style, which expresseth not enough, but leaves somewhat to be understood. B. Jonson. Where the author is . . . too brief and concise, amplify a little. I. Watts.

Syn.

– Laconic; terse; brief; short; compendious; summary; succinct. See Laconic, and Terse.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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