English Explanatory Dictionary

concise

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Brief, yet including all important information.
  2. Physically short or truncated.
verb
  1. To make concise; to abridge or summarize.

Pronunciation

/kənˈsaɪs/ en-us-concise.ogg

Word forms

concise more concise most concise concises concising concised

Etymology

From Latin concīsus (“cut short”), from concīdere (“cut to pieces”), from caedēre (“to cut, to strike down”).

Synonyms

brief concise crisp laconic lapidary short-winded succinct tight to the point taut terse

Antonyms

verbose

Related words

taciturn succinctness

Derived words

concisely conciseness concision unconcise
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