concise

adj.

Expressing much in few words; clear and succinct.

[Latin concīsus, past participle of concīdere, to cut up : com-, intensive pref.; see com– + caedere, to cut.]

concisely con·cise'ly adv.
conciseness con·cise'ness n.

adjective

Marked by or consisting of few words that are carefully chosen: brief, compendious, laconic, lean, short, succinct, summary, terse. See big/small/amount, style/good style/bad style, words.

adj

Definition: short, to the point
Antonyms: expansive, lengthy, long, long-winded, redundant, repetitive, wordy

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n.pr

The brand name for diacrylate resin adhesives used in composite restorations and for bonding orthodontic appliances to the enamel.

Economy in writing or speaking. “Bill loves to go to the movies because watching films is a real pleasure to him” is not as concise as “Bill loves to watch movies.” (Compare circumlocution.)

IN BRIEF: Brief; short.

The senator's comments were concise.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - kortfattet

Nederlands (Dutch)
bondig, kort en krachtig

Français (French)
adj. - concis

Deutsch (German)
adj. - präzise, knapp

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - λακωνικός, συνοπτικός

Italiano (Italian)
conciso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - conciso

Русский (Russian)
краткий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - conciso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - koncis, kortfattad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
简洁的, 简明的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 簡潔的, 簡明的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 간명한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 簡潔な, 簡明な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مختصر, وجيز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮תמציתי, מקוצר‬

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