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English Dictionary: succinctness	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for succinctness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
succinctness n terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words Synonym(s): conciseness, concision, pithiness, succinctness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Succinct \Succinct"\, a. [L. succinctus, p. p. of succingere to gird below or from below, to tuck up; sub + cingere to gird. Cf. {Cincture}.] 1. Girded or tucked up; bound; drawn tightly together. His habit fit for speed succinct. --Milton. 2. Compressed into a narrow compass; brief; concise. Let all your precepts be succinct and clear. --Roscommon. The shortest and most succinct model that ever grasped all the needs and necessities of mankind. --South. Syn: Short; brief; concise; summary; compendious; laconic; terse. -- {Succinct"ly}, adv. -- {Suc*cinct"ness}, n.