succinct

suc·cinct  (sk-sngkt)

adj. suc·cinct·er, suc·cinct·est

1. Characterized by clear, precise expression in few words; concise and terse: a succinct reply; a succinct style.

2. Archaic Encircled as if by a girdle; girded.

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[Middle English succincte, girt, from Old French, from Latin succnctus, past participle of succingere, to gird from below : sub-, sub- + cingere, to gird; see kenk- in Indo-European roots.]

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suc·cinctly adv.

suc·cinctness n.

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succinct

Adjective

brief and clear: a succinct answer to this question [Latin succinctus]

succinctly adv

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

succinct - briefly giving the gist of something; "a short and compendious book"; "a compact style is brief and pithy"; "succinct comparisons"; "a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject" compendious, summary, compact concise - expressing much in few words; "a concise explanation"

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succinct

adjective brief, to the point, concise, compact, summary, condensed, terse, laconic, pithy, gnomic, compendious, in a few well-chosen words << OPPOSITE rambling

Translations

succinct [səkˈsɪŋkt] adj → sucinto

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succinct [səkˈsɪŋkt] adj → succinct(e) → bref(brève)

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succinct [səkˈsɪŋkt] adj → knapp, prägnant

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succinct [səkˈsɪŋkt] adj → succinto/a, breve