conciseness

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kən sīs′nis)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
con•cise•ness  (kən sīs′nis),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the quality of being concise.
  • concise + -ness 1650–60
    terseness, pithiness. See brevity. 
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
con•ci•sion  (kən sizh′ən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. concise quality;
    brevity;
    terseness.
  2. [Archaic.]a cutting up or off;
    mutilation.
  • Latin concīsiōn- (stem of concīsiō), equivalent. to concīs(us) concise + -iōn- -ion
  • Middle French)
  • Middle English (1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
concision / kənˈsɪʒən/, conciseness
  1. the quality of being concise; brevity; terseness
'conciseness' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
brevity - concision - different - diffuse - succinct

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