succinctness
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6.3
- noun
- /səkˈsɪŋktnəs/
:
concisión
- He admired the succinctness of the report, which conveyed essential information without unnecessary details.
But I love the succinctness of the joke.
- But I love the succinctness of the joke.
Examples
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The succinctness of her speech made it easy for everyone to understand her main points.
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But I love the succinctness of the joke.
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Assignments will consist of up to six paragraphs, and each student will edit the work of five of their peers for succinctness, clarity, and enjoyment.
Blog text (8) -
"Yet the rhythmic syncopation, the succinctness of the words, and the concept of a demonic barber stayed with me beyond those few moments.
Blog text (19) -
Examples in this paper have shown the code's potential for organizing thinking, for manipulating perceptions, and for expressing diverse interpersonal relations with direct succinctness and poetic power.
Academic text (1991) -
Another prophet I met has a succinctness and a complexity of thought and narrative that is the result of literary technique, of compression, of placement and juxtaposition, and of shrewd and penetrating judgments.
Blog text (19) -
The author's succinctness in writing kept readers engaged and focused on the storyline.
Synonyms
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5.3
Using few words when speaking or writing
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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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6.7
Saying a lot with very few words
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7.7
A way of saying much in very few words
Using only a few words to say something important
To say or write something using very few words
A short time or using few words
Antonyms
How Concise
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Succinctness comes from the Latin succinctus, meaning 'girded up' or 'tucked in'. Imagine pulling your clothes tight so nothing hangs loose — that image helps: succinctness is speech or writing that is tight and clear, saying a lot with few words.