conciseness

[ kuhn-sahys-nis ]
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noun
  1. the quality of being concise.

Origin of conciseness

1
First recorded in 1650–60; concise + -ness

synonym study For conciseness

See brevity.

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Cultural definitions for conciseness

conciseness

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.)

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