conciseness

English

Etymology

From concise +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kənˈsaɪsnəs/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

conciseness (uncountable)

  1. The property of being concise; succinctness.
    Synonyms: concision; brevity, succinctness, terseness; see also Thesaurus:succinctness
    • 1763, James Boswell, edited by Gordon Turnbull, London Journal 1762-1763, Penguin, published 2014, page 231:
      I shall endeavour to keep it with as much conciseness as possible.

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