“Poetry seems to me to exist in terms of its conciseness—how much can be packed in,” he told Bernard Levin in 1980.
conciseness, necessary for accuracy, is also an admirable quality in itself.
As it is, it suffers from its conciseness and technical terminology.
The only criticism of any importance was directed against its conciseness.
I shall not be sorry, for they distinguish his openness and conciseness.
It is distinguished by its simplicity, conciseness, and philosophical accuracy.
Now conciseness cannot effect this, unless in the most insignificant cases.
The teacher should strive for brevity, conciseness, and vivacity in descriptions.
It is characterized by suddenness, conciseness, and immediate certainty.
The style and the language do not manifest the conciseness and lucidity of Maimuni's.
"expression of much in few words," 1650s, from concise + -ness.
[Conciseness] is the English word familiar to the ordinary man: concision is the LITERARY CRITIC'S WORD, more recent in English, used by writers under French influence & often requiring the reader to stop & think whether he knows its meaning. [Fowler]
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.)
