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con⋅cise
[kuh
n-sahys] 
–adjective
| expressing or covering much in few words; brief in form but comprehensive in scope; succinct; terse: a concise explanation of the company's retirement plan. |
Origin:
1580–90; < L concīsus cut short (ptp. of concīdere), equiv. to con- con- + -cīd- (comb. form of caedere to cut) + -tus ptp. ending
1580–90; < L concīsus cut short (ptp. of concīdere), equiv. to con- con- + -cīd- (comb. form of caedere to cut) + -tus ptp. ending
Related forms:
con⋅cise⋅ly, adverb
Synonyms:
pithy, compendious, laconic. Concise, succinct, terse all refer to speech or writing that uses few words to say much. Concise usually implies that unnecessary details or verbiage have been eliminated from a more wordy statement: a concise summary of the speech. Succinct, on the other hand, implies that the message is as originally composed and is expressed in as few words as possible: a succinct statement of the problem. Terse sometimes suggests brevity combined with wit or polish to produce particularly effective expression: a terse, almost aphoristic, style. It may also suggest brusqueness or curtness: a terse reply that was almost rude.
pithy, compendious, laconic. Concise, succinct, terse all refer to speech or writing that uses few words to say much. Concise usually implies that unnecessary details or verbiage have been eliminated from a more wordy statement: a concise summary of the speech. Succinct, on the other hand, implies that the message is as originally composed and is expressed in as few words as possible: a succinct statement of the problem. Terse sometimes suggests brevity combined with wit or polish to produce particularly effective expression: a terse, almost aphoristic, style. It may also suggest brusqueness or curtness: a terse reply that was almost rude.
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| 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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Concise
Con*cise"\, a. [L. concisus cut off, short, p. p. of concidere to cut to pieces; con- + caedere to cut; perh. akin to scindere to cleave, and to E. shed, v. t.; cf. F. concis.] Expressing much in a few words; condensed; brief and compacted; -- used of style in writing or speaking. The concise style, which expresseth not enough, but leaves somewhat to be understood. --B. Jonson. Where the author is . . . too brief and concise, amplify a little. --I. Watts. Syn: Laconic; terse; brief; short; compendious; summary; succinct. See Laconic, and Terse.
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Language Translation for : concise
Spanish:
conciso,
German:
prägnant,
Japanese:
簡潔な
concise
c.1590, from L. concisus "cut off, brief," pp. of concidere "to cut off," from com- intensive prefix + caedere "to cut," from PIE *kae-id- "to strike" (cf. Skt. skhidati "beats, tears," Lith. kaisti "shave").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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