Concise
/kənˈsaɪs/ adj, verb
adj, verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To make concise; to abridge or summarize. India, transitive
Adjective
- 1 Brief, yet including all important information.
- 2 Physically short or truncated. obsolete
"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."
Adjective
- 1 expressing much in few words wordnet
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"I find words with concise definitions to be the easiest to remember."
Etymology
From Latin concīsus (“cut short”), from concīdere (“cut to pieces”), from caedēre (“to cut, to strike down”).