Conciseness

//kənˈsaɪsnəs// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The property of being concise; succinctness. uncountable

    "I shall endeavour to keep it with as much conciseness as possible."

  2. 2
    terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words wordnet

Synonyms

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concisionsuccinctness;brevitybrevitybriefness

Example

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"To encourage conciseness the professor asked for a composition on a subject of our choosing and advised us that he would deduct one mark for each unnecessary word."

Etymology

From concise + -ness.

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