What does concise mean?
Definitions for concise
kənˈsaɪscon·cise
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Princeton's WordNet
conciseadjective
expressing much in few words
"a concise explanation"
Wiktionary
conciseadjective
brief, yet including all important information
Etymology: From concisus, from concidere, from caedere.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
CONCISEadjective
Brief; short; broken into short periods.
Etymology: concisus, cut, Latin.
The concise stile, which expresseth not enough, but leaves somewhat to be understood. Ben Jonson, Discoveries.
Where the author is obscure, enlighten him; where he is too brief and concise, amplify a little, and set his notions in a fairer view. Isaac Watts, Improvement of the Mind, p. i. c. 4.
Wikipedia
Concise
Concise is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
ChatGPT
concise
Concise refers to using as few words as possible to give the necessary information, or explained clearly and briefly. It suggests delivering a lot of information clearly and in a few words; brief but comprehensive.
Webster Dictionary
Conciseadjective
expressing much in a few words; condensed; brief and compacted; -- used of style in writing or speaking
Wikidata
Concise
Concise is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Concise
kon-sīs′, adj. cut short: brief.—v.t. (Milt.) to mutilate.—adv. Concise′ly.—ns. Concise′ness, the quality of being concise: terseness [Fr.,—L. concidĕre, concisum, from con, and cædĕre, to cut.]
Editors Contribution
concise
To use the required text, words and language that are accurate and specific.
The unity government reports are concise, easy to read and understand and just a specific amount of accurate information so easily digestible.
Submitted by MaryC on April 27, 2016
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of concise in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of concise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of concise in a Sentence
Poetry allows poets to convey complex feelings in a concise and artistic manner, making it an effective medium for self-expression and catharsis.
It's a slimmer silhouette -- much more concise and much more grown-up, it isn't a granola look, as one might say.
When presenting on-camera, shorter messages tend to work best. One of the most powerful but overlooked tools for concise on-camera communication is the teleprompter. Teleprompters keep you on point and on message.
I think this is the first big war in the digital age that has galvanized Americans' attention, and there's a quantum leap in the toys and tools journalists are using since the last big American war in 2003 in Iraq, but all of this sophisticated technology still relies on the basic journalistic values of accuracy, verification, and fairness. Journalists still gather news piece by piece, often through dogged shoe leather reporting, interviewing witnesses, sifting through information, questioning, it, testing it, authenticating it — and then summarizing, synthesizing and analyzing it all in a clear and concise way to keep the public informed.
The Tenth Commandment sends a message to socialists, to egalitarians, to people obsessed with fairness, to American presidential candidates in the year 2000 - to everyone who believes that wealth should be redistributed. And that message is clear and concise: Go to Hell.
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- beknoptAfrikaans
- وجيزArabic
- стегнат, кратъкBulgarian
- concísCatalan, Valencian
- stručnýCzech
- koncisDanish
- konzis, prägnant, kurz, knapp, bündigGerman
- koncizaEsperanto
- conciso, sucinto, breveSpanish
- مختصرPersian
- ytimekäs, lyhytsanainenFinnish
- concisFrench
- pongailScottish Gaelic
- תמציתית, תמציתיHebrew
- संक्षिप्तHindi
- ringkasIndonesian
- concisoItalian
- beknopt, bondigDutch
- lakoniczny, zwięzłyPolish
- conciso, sucintoPortuguese
- лаконичныйRussian
- koncis, kortfattadSwedish
- лаконічнийUkrainian
- ngắn gọnVietnamese
- 簡潔Chinese
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