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terseness
terse T0113400 (tûrs)adj. ters·er, ters·est Brief and to the point; effectively concise: a terse one-word answer.
[Latin tersus, past participle of tergēre, to cleanse.]
terse′ly adv.terse′ness n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | terseness - a neatly short and concise expressive styleexpressive style, style - a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period; "all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper"conciseness, concision, pithiness, succinctness - terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few wordscrispness - an expressive style that is direct and to the point; "the crispness of his reply"brevity - the use of brief expressionslaconicism, laconism - terseness of expressionverboseness, verbosity - an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words |
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Antonyms for tersenessnoun a neatly short and concise expressive styleRelated Words- expressive style
- style
- conciseness
- concision
- pithiness
- succinctness
- crispness
- brevity
- laconicism
- laconism
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