concision
concise quality; brevity; terseness.
Archaic. a cutting up or off; mutilation.
Origin of concision
1Other words from concision
- non·con·ci·sion, noun
Words Nearby concision
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How to use concision in a sentence
Lachs writes with clarity and concision—admirable concision, considering how unwieldy university press offerings tend to be.
Wall Street Journal: “Begley has a great many strengths—concision, eloquence, an eagle eye—and few of the usual shortcomings.”
I think The Ghost Writer, with its combination of concision and daring and wild ambition, might be a perfect novel.
The following transcript has been lightly edited for clarity and concision.
The beautiful concision of style in this document gave Algernon a feeling of profound deference toward the law and its officers.
Rhoda Fleming, Complete | George Meredith
The thinking is magnificently done from this passage up to page sixteen or twenty, stated with great concision.
Instigations | Ezra PoundI believe that any English poet of to-day would be thankful for the concision that a Chinese poetaster attains without effort.
Language | Edward SapirNowhere do we see more clearly his most characteristic excellences, his delicacy, his power of antithesis, his concision.
Modernities | Horace Barnett SamuelWhatever may have been Morris' tendency when he wrote his own poetry, he knew when concision was a virtue in the poetry of others.
The Influence of Old Norse Literature on English Literature | Conrad Hjalmar Nordby
British Dictionary definitions for concision
/ (kənˈsɪʒən) /
the quality of being concise; brevity; terseness
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