transcription, транскрипция: [ kən-ˈsīs ]
adjective
Etymology: Latin concisus, from past participle of concidere to cut up, from com- + caedere to cut, strike
Date: circa 1590
: marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail
a concise summary
a concise definition
• con·cise·ly adverb
• con·cise·ness noun
Synonyms:
concise , terse , succinct , laconic , summary , pithy , compendious mean very brief in statement or expression. concise suggests the removal of all that is superfluous or elaborative
a concise description
terse implies pointed conciseness
a terse reply
succinct implies the greatest possible compression
a succinct letter of resignation
laconic implies brevity to the point of seeming rude, indifferent, or mysterious
an aloof and laconic stranger
summary suggests the statement of main points with no elaboration or explanation
a summary listing of the year's main events
pithy adds to succinct or terse the implication of richness of meaning or substance
a comedy sharpened by pithy one-liners
compendious applies to what is at once full in scope and brief and concise in treatment
a compendious dictionary