tersenessn.

/ˈtəːsnɪs/

Etymology: < terse adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality of being terse:

†a. of being clean-cut; sharpness or smoothness of outline. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > beauty of shape or form > [noun] > smoothness of outline

terseness1802

the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > smoothness > [noun] > smooth contour > having smooth contours

terseness1802

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > types of face > [noun] > state of having

terseness1802

haggardness1841

1802 W. Paley Nat. Theol. xv. 294 The compactness of its form, arising from the terseness of its limbs.

1828 M. R. Mitford Our Village III. 183 A well~made little man..with considerable terseness of feature.

b. Polish, elegance, or neatness of style; in modern use, Neat and forcible conciseness.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > elegance > [noun] > neatness

neatness1548

cleanness1581

terseness1782

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [noun]

fastness?a1200

compendiousness1398

short speaking14..

shortness?c1450

brevity1509

briefness1530

pithiness1557

laconism1570

succinctness1609

parsimony1650

laconicism1656

nexility1656

syntomy1656

conciseness1659

closeness1712

compendiosity1727

pressness1728

abruptness1731

concision1774

laconicalness1830

compactness1841

terseness1864

Spartanhood1880

Spartanism1880

brachylogy1882–3

condensity1885

1782 J. Warton Ess. on Pope (new ed.) II. xi. 314 Gay..wrote with neatness, and terseness.

1808 H. More Cœlebs in Search of Wife I. ii. 21 For giving a terseness and a polish to conversation..nothing is equal to the miscellaneous society of London.

1864 Sat. Rev. 31 Dec. 801/2 Landor had a..terseness and force of expression, which arrested the attention and won the admiration of his immediate contemporaries.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	terseness
释义	tersenessn. /ˈtəːsnɪs/ Etymology: < terse adj. + -ness suffix. The quality of being terse: †a. of being clean-cut; sharpness or smoothness of outline. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > beauty of shape or form > [noun] > smoothness of outline terseness1802 the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > smoothness > [noun] > smooth contour > having smooth contours terseness1802 the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > types of face > [noun] > state of having terseness1802 haggardness1841 1802 W. Paley Nat. Theol. xv. 294 The compactness of its form, arising from the terseness of its limbs. 1828 M. R. Mitford Our Village III. 183 A well~made little man..with considerable terseness of feature. b. Polish, elegance, or neatness of style; in modern use, Neat and forcible conciseness. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > elegance > [noun] > neatness neatness1548 cleanness1581 terseness1782 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [noun] fastness?a1200 compendiousness1398 short speaking14.. shortness?c1450 brevity1509 briefness1530 pithiness1557 laconism1570 succinctness1609 parsimony1650 laconicism1656 nexility1656 syntomy1656 conciseness1659 closeness1712 compendiosity1727 pressness1728 abruptness1731 concision1774 laconicalness1830 compactness1841 terseness1864 Spartanhood1880 Spartanism1880 brachylogy1882–3 condensity1885 1782 J. Warton Ess. on Pope (new ed.) II. xi. 314 Gay..wrote with neatness, and terseness. 1808 H. More Cœlebs in Search of Wife I. ii. 21 For giving a terseness and a polish to conversation..nothing is equal to the miscellaneous society of London. 1864 Sat. Rev. 31 Dec. 801/2 Landor had a..terseness and force of expression, which arrested the attention and won the admiration of his immediate contemporaries. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1782
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