succinct

suc·cinct

 (sək-sĭngkt′)

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 succīnctus, past participle of succingere, to gird from below : sub-, sub- + cingere, to gird; see kenk- in Indo-European roots.]

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suc·cinct′ly adv.

suc·cinct′ness n.

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succinct

(səkˈsɪŋkt)

adj

1. marked by brevity and clarity; concise

2. compressed into a small area

3. archaic

a. encircled by or as if by a girdle

b. drawn up tightly; closely fitting

[C15: from Latin succinctus girt about, from succingere to gird from below, from sub- from below + cingere to gird]

sucˈcinctly adv

sucˈcinctness n

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suc•cinct

(səkˈsɪŋkt)

adj.

1. expressed in few words; concise; terse.

2. characterized by conciseness or verbal brevity.

3. compressed into a small area, scope, or compass.

4. Archaic. close-fitting.

[1400–50; < Latin succinctus prepared for action =suc- suc- + cinctus, past participle of cingere to gird, equip]

suc•cinct′ly, adv.

suc•cinct′ness, n.

syn: See concise.

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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 Make sure your work is accurate, succinct and to the point.
rambling, long-winded, wordy, diffuse, circuitous, discursive, verbose, prolix, circumlocutory

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succinct

adjective

Marked by or consisting of few words that are carefully chosen:

brief, compendious, concise, laconic, lean, short, summary, terse.

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Translations

وَجيز، مُقْتَضَب

stručný

koncis

knappkurz und bündiglapidarprägnant

sucinto

ytimekäs

succinct

succinto

succinctus

iss un kodoligs

compactsamengevat

sucinto

краткий

kısaözlü

简洁明了的

succinct

[səkˈsɪŋkt] ADJ [comment, account, person] → sucinto, conciso

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succinct

[səkˈsɪŋkt] adj → succinct(e)

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succinct

adj → knapp, kurz und bündig pred

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succinct

[səkˈsɪŋkt] adj → succinto/a, breve

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succinct

(səkˈsinkt) adjective

concise and clearly expressed. The briefing was very succinct; succinct answers. kort en kragtig وَجيز، مُقْتَضَب стегнат sucinto stručný kurz und bündig koncis περιεκτικός, λακωνικόςsucinto tabav گويا ytimekäs concis תָמצִיתִי सारगर्भित, संक्षिप्त, सारिक, सामासिक kratak, jezgrovit rövid, tömör ringkas dan jelas conciso, breve 簡潔な 간결한 glaustas, trumpas īss un kodolīgs ringkas beknopt, bondigkortfattet, kort og godtzwięzły لنډه څرګنده сжатый; краткий úsečný, krátky, výstižný jedrnat jezgrovit koncis สั้นกระชับ kısa, özlü 簡洁明了的 стислий; короткий مختصر اور جامع ngắn gọn, súc tích 简洁明了的

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