terseness

terse  (tûrs)

adj. ters·er, ters·est

Brief and to the point; effectively concise: a terse one-word answer.

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[Latin tersus, past participle of tergre, to cleanse.]

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tersely adv.

terseness n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

terseness - a neatly short and concise expressive style expressive 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 words crispness - an expressive style that is direct and to the point; "the crispness of his reply" brevity - the use of brief expressions laconicism, laconism - terseness of expression verboseness, verbosity - an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words

Translations

terseness [ˈtɜːsnɪs] N → laconismo m, sequedad f

terseness

n → Knappheit f; (of reply also, person) → Kürze f, → Bündigkeit f

terseness [ˈtɜːsnɪs] n (see adj) → concisione f, laconicità f inv

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terseness [ˈtɜːsnɪs] n (see adj) → concisione f, laconicità f inv