conciseness

con·cise

 (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.
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con•cise•ness

(kənˈsaɪs nɪs)

n.
the quality of being concise.
[1650–60]
syn: See brevity.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.conciseness - terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words
terseness - a neatly short and concise expressive style
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Translations
اقْتِضاب، اخْتِصار
stručnost
kortfattethed
Prägnanz
λακωνικότητα
concision
gagnorîur stíll
kortfattethet
kısalık
简明

conciseness

[kənˈsaɪsnɪs] N concision [kənˈsɪʒən] Nconcisión f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

conciseness

, concision
nPräzision f, → Exaktheit f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

conciseness

[kənˈsaɪsnɪs] concision [kənˈsɪʒn] nconcisione f
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

concise

(kənˈsais) adjective
brief but comprehensive. a clear concise statement.
conˈcisely adverb
conˈciseness noun
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