ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Concise

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /kənˈsaɪs/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Concise is an adjective meaning Brief, yet including all important information.

Meaning

Brief, yet including all important information.

More Meanings

  1. (India, transitive) To make concise; to abridge or summarize.
  2. (obsolete) Physically short or truncated.

Example Sentences

This, however, must refer solely to the length; unfortunately they were far too broad in proportion (the fault I have always observed in them). This directly gives a slightly hoofish look, as in the concise Chinese feet.

Word Forms

Synonyms for concise

Depending on context, synonyms include brief, crisp, laconic, lapidary, short-winded, succinct.

Antonyms for concise

Common opposites include verbose, prolix.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include succinct, laconic, pithy, summary, terse, sententious.

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