succinct

[ suh k-singkt ]
/ səkˈsɪŋkt /
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adjective

expressed in few words; concise; terse.
characterized by conciseness or verbal brevity.
compressed into a small area, scope, or compass.
Archaic.
  1. drawn up, as by a girdle.
  2. close-fitting.
  3. encircled, as by a girdle.

Origin of succinct

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin succinctus, past participle of succingere to gird, gather up (one's clothes), prepare for action, equivalent to suc- suc- + cing(ere) to gird, equip + -tus past participle suffix

synonym study for succinct

1, 2. See concise.

OTHER WORDS FROM succinct

suc·cinct·ly, adverb suc·cinct·ness, noun un·suc·cinct, adjective un·suc·cinct·ly, adverb

Words nearby succinct

succession of crops, succession state, successive, successor, succinate, succinct, succinctorium, succinic, succinic acid, succinylcholine, succinylcholine chloride

Words related to succinctness

condensation, economy, transitoriness, terseness, conciseness, crispness, concision, ephemerality, transience, pithiness, impermanence, curtness

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British Dictionary definitions for succinctness

succinct
/ (səkˈsɪŋkt) /

adjective

marked by brevity and clarity; concise
compressed into a small area
archaic
  1. encircled by or as if by a girdle
  2. drawn up tightly; closely fitting

Derived forms of succinct

succinctly, adverb succinctness, noun

Word Origin for succinct

C15: from Latin succinctus girt about, from succingere to gird from below, from sub- from below + cingere to gird