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conciseness

con·cise·ness
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuh n-sahys-nis]
    • /kənˈsaɪs nɪs/
    • /kənˈsaɪsnɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh n-sahys-nis]
    • /kənˈsaɪs nɪs/

Definitions of conciseness word

  • noun conciseness the quality of being concise. 1
  • noun conciseness The property of being concise, succinctness. 1

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Origin of conciseness

First appearance:

before 1650
One of the 45% oldest English words
First recorded in 1650-60; concise + -ness

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Parts of speech for Conciseness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

conciseness popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for conciseness

noun conciseness

  • condensation — Condensation consists of small drops of water which form when warm water vapour or steam touches a cold surface such as a window.
  • economy — thrifty management; frugality in the expenditure or consumption of money, materials, etc.
  • transitoriness — not lasting, enduring, permanent, or eternal.
  • terseness — neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
  • pointed — having a point or points: a pointed arch.

Antonyms for conciseness

noun conciseness

  • longevity — a long individual life; great duration of individual life: Our family is known for its longevity.
  • permanence — the condition or quality of being permanent; perpetual or continued existence.
  • lengthier — having or being of great length; very long: a lengthy journey.
  • wordiness — characterized by or given to the use of many, or too many, words; verbose: She grew impatient at his wordy reply.

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