Conciseness is a virtue.
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Conciseness
/kənˈsaɪsnəs/
Synonyms for "conciseness" (45 found)
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Adjective(1 words)
concise expression
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Noun(7 words)
Adjective(2 words)
laconic phrasinglinguistic conciseness
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8 entriescompact proseconcise phrasingeditorial concisenessphrase economyprose economystylistic concisenessterse wordingword count efficiency
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6 entriesacademic concisenessconciseness measureconciseness metricconciseness principlelinguistic concisenesstextual conciseness
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4 total sentences available.
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.
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Brevity and conciseness characterize this volume and it is planned to meet the needs of the busy teacher and student.
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I shall endeavour to keep it with as much conciseness as possible.
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