conciseness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /kənˈsaɪsnəs/
Etymology
Etymology tree English concise Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English conciseness From concise + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The property of being concise; succinctness.
I shall endeavour to keep it with as much conciseness as possible.
1763, James Boswell, edited by Gordon Turnbull, London Journal 1762-1763, Penguin, published 2014, page 231:
Synonyms
concision · succinctness · brevity · terseness · laconicity · laconism · terseness · laconicalness · brevity · laconicism · succinctness · concision · conciseness · briefness
Translations (22)
es concisión (property of being concise) · oc concision (property of being concise) · bg стегнатост (property of being concise) · gl concisión (property of being concise) · fr concision (property of being concise) · de Prägnanz (property of being concise) · de Knappheit (property of being concise) · it stringatezza (property of being concise) · tr özlülük (property of being concise) · ru кра́ткость (property of being concise) · cs stručnost (property of being concise) · eo koncizeco (property of being concise) · tr mucezlik (property of being concise) · uk сти́слість (property of being concise) · de Bündigkeit (property of being concise) · de Kürze (property of being concise) · bg краткост (property of being concise) · ga achomaireacht (property of being concise) · it concisione (property of being concise) · el λακωνικότητα (property of being concise) · ca concisió (property of being concise) · de Gedrängtheit (property of being concise)