conciseness

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/kənˈsaɪsnəs/

noun

The property of being concise; succinctness.

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Meanings

nounconciseness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe 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, brevity, succinctness, terseness, brevity, briefness, concision, laconicalness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe property of being concise; succinctness.

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More synonyms by meaning

nounterseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words

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concisionpithinesssuccinctness
Broader
terseness
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briefnessconcisionlaconicalnesslaconismpithinesssuccinctnessterseness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From concise + -ness.

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Translations

Ancient Greek λακωνικότης
  • λακωνικότης (lakōnikótēs)property of being concise
Bulgarian краткост, стегнатост
  • краткост (kratkost)property of being concise
  • стегнатост (stegnatost)property of being concise
Catalan concisió
  • concisióproperty of being concise
Czech stručnost
  • stručnostproperty of being concise
Esperanto koncizeco
  • koncizecoproperty of being concise
French concision
  • concisionproperty of being concise
German Bündigkeit, Gedrängtheit
  • Bündigkeitproperty of being concise
  • Gedrängtheitproperty of being concise
  • Knappheitproperty of being concise
  • Kürzeproperty of being concise
  • Prägnanzproperty of being concise
Greek λακωνικότητα
  • λακωνικότητα (lakonikótita)property of being concise
Irish achomaireacht
  • achomaireachtproperty of being concise
Italian concisione, stringatezza
  • concisioneproperty of being concise
  • stringatezzaproperty of being concise
Russian кра́ткость
  • кра́ткость (krátkostʹ)property of being concise
Spanish concisión
  • concisiónproperty of being concise
Turkish mucezlik, özlülük
  • mucezlikproperty of being concise
  • özlülükproperty of being concise
Ukrainian сти́слість
  • сти́слість (stýslistʹ)property of being concise
Cite this entry
APA

conciseness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conciseness

MLA

“conciseness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conciseness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “conciseness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conciseness.

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