noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The property of being succinct, conciseness. uncountable
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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concisenessacademic concisenessbrevitybrevity scorebriefnesscompactness

Antonyms

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circumlocutionlong-windednessmacrologiespleonasm

Etymology

From succinct + -ness.