Definitions for: Concise

[adj] expressing much in few words; "a concise explanation"

Webster (1913) Definition: Con*cise", a. [L. concisus cut off, short, p. p. of
concidere to cut to pieces; con- + caedere to cut; perh. akin
to scindere to cleave, and to E. shed, v. t.; cf. F. concis.]
Expressing much in a few words; condensed; brief and
compacted; -- used of style in writing or speaking.

The concise style, which expresseth not enough, but
leaves somewhat to be understood. --B. Jonson.

Where the author is . . . too brief and concise,
amplify a little. --I. Watts.

Syn: Laconic; terse; brief; short; compendious; summary;
succinct. See Laconic, and Terse.

Synonyms: aphoristic, apothegmatic, brief, compact, compendious, crisp, cryptic, curt, elliptic, elliptical, epigrammatic, laconic, pithy, sententious, succinct, summary, telegraphic, terse

Antonyms: prolix

See Also: taciturn

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