pithiness
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7.7
- noun
- /ˈpɪθiˌnəs/
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concisión
- His speeches are known for their pithiness, delivering powerful messages in just a few words.
Examples
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250 posts long, but well worth it, especially for Meade fans who want to see what happens when he sojourns where his style and pithiness are not appreciated.
Blog text (14) -
And still no answer to my questions, just a semantic parlor game played by you and your self-inflated sense of pithiness.
Blog text (11) -
Part of this sense comes from his unfailing humor and pithiness.
Academic text (2005) -
Pithiness is a virtue.
Blog text (16) -
"I appreciate his candor, pithiness, and ability to make the practice of law seem like a fun (albeit tumultuous) roller-coaster ride."
Academic text (2011) -
So I am grateful for the clarity and pithiness of: "teaching skills, not tools," "I will lend you my computer but never my smartphone," and "don't just engage—enchant."
Blog text (8) -
In later years, Szell summed up his new musical goal with typical pithiness: "I wanted to combine the Americans' purity and beauty of sound and their virtuosity of execution with the European sense of tradition, warmth of expression, and sense of style."
Academic text (2011) -
The author is praised for the pithiness of her writing, making every word count.
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In business meetings, he values pithiness, always encouraging concise and impactful presentations.
Synonyms
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7.7
Using few words to say or write a lot
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5.5
Saying something clearly with few words
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6.3
The quality of expressing ideas clearly using few words
Antonyms
How Concise
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word pithiness comes from pith, an old word for the soft 'core' or 'marrow' inside plants and bones, like the core of an apple. So something pithy gets straight to the essential part and says a lot in few words.