Compact

Quick meaning: Compact is a noun meaning An agreement or contract.

Meaning

An agreement or contract.

More Meanings

1. (intransitive) To form an agreement or contract.
2. Closely packed or densely constituted; having much material in a small volume.
3. Having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space.
4. (of prose) Brief and pithy; not verbose.
5. (topology, not comparable) Of a topological space:
6. (archaic) Agreed, contracted.
7. (obsolete) Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.

Example Sentences

a compact discourse

a compact laptop computer

glass, crystal, gems, and other compact bodies

In return for the sovereign's protection, they compacted to police the content of public literature.

Word Forms

• compacts
• compacting
• compacted
• compacter
• compactest

Synonyms for compact

Depending on context, synonyms include close, crowded, dense, solid, thick, tight.

Antonyms for compact

Common opposites include loose, diffuse, noncompact, uncompact, spaced out.

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Related dictionary entries include covenant, contract, consolidated, compendious, concentrated, summary.

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