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concise
con·cise C0548300 (kən-sīs′)adj. Expressing much in few words; clear and succinct. [Latin concīsus, past participle of concīdere, to cut up : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + caedere, to cut; see kaə-id- in Indo-European roots.] con·cise′ly adv.con·cise′ness n.concise (kənˈsaɪs) adjexpressing much in few words; brief and to the point[C16: from Latin concīsus cut up, cut short, from concīdere to cut to pieces, from caedere to cut, strike down] conˈcisely advcon•cise (kənˈsaɪs) adj. expressing much in few words; brief but comprehensive; succinct; terse. [1580–90; < Latin concīsus cut short, orig. past participle of concīdere to cut up] con•cise′ly, adv. syn: concise, succinct, terse refer to speech or writing that uses few words to say much. concise implies that unnecessary details or verbiage have been eliminated: a concise summary of a speech. succinct suggests clarity of expression as well as brevity: praised for her succinct statement of the problem. terse suggests brevity combined with wit or polish to produce particularly effective expression; however, it may also suggest brusqueness: a terse prose style; offended by a terse reply. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | concise - expressing much in few words; "a concise explanation"taciturn - habitually reserved and uncommunicativeprolix - tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length; "editing a prolix manuscript"; "a prolix lecturer telling you more than you want to know" |
conciseadjective brief, short, to the point, compact, summary, compressed, condensed, terse, laconic, succinct, pithy, synoptic, epigrammatic, compendious The text is concise and informative. lengthy, rambling, long, diffuse, long-winded, wordy, garrulous, discursive, verbose, prolixconciseadjectiveMarked by or consisting of few words that are carefully chosen:brief, compendious, laconic, lean, short, succinct, summary, terse.Translationsconcise (kənˈsais) adjective brief but comprehensive. a clear concise statement. 簡明的 简明的conˈcisely adverb 簡明地 简明地conˈciseness noun 簡明 简明CONCISE
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concise
Synonyms for conciseadj briefSynonyms- brief
- short
- to the point
- compact
- summary
- compressed
- condensed
- terse
- laconic
- succinct
- pithy
- synoptic
- epigrammatic
- compendious
Antonyms- lengthy
- rambling
- long
- diffuse
- long-winded
- wordy
- garrulous
- discursive
- verbose
- prolix
Synonyms for conciseadj marked by or consisting of few words that are carefully chosenSynonyms- brief
- compendious
- laconic
- lean
- short
- succinct
- summary
- terse
Antonyms for conciseadj expressing much in few wordsRelated WordsAntonyms |