HyperDic: concise

English > 1 sense of the word concise:
ADJECTIVEallconciseexpressing much in few words
concise > pronunciation
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English > concise: 1 sense > adjective 1
MeaningExpressing much in few words.
Example"a concise explanation"
Attribute ofprolixity, prolixness, windiness, long-windedness, wordinessboring verbosity
Narroweraphoristic, apothegmatic, epigrammaticterse and witty and like a maxim
briefconcise and succinct
compendious, compact, succinct, summarybriefly giving the gist of something
crisp, curt, laconic, tersebrief and to the point
crypticHaving a puzzling terseness
elliptic, ellipticalCharacterized by extreme / extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements
pithy, sententiousconcise and full of meaning / meaning
telegraphicHaving the style of a telegram with many short words left out
See alsotaciturnHabitually reserved and uncommunicative
Oppositeprolixtediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length
Spanishconcisa, conciso, lacónico, preciso, sucinto
Catalanconcís, precís
Nounsconcisenessterseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words
Adverbsconciselyin a concise manner

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