SUCCINCT


Meaning of SUCCINCT in English

səkˈsiŋ(k)t also ˌsəkˈsi- or ÷ səˈsi- or ÷ ˌsəˈsi- adjective

( often -er/-est )

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin succinctus, past participle of succingere to gird from below, tuck up, gird about, from sub- under, up + cingere to gird — more at sub- , cincture

1.

a. archaic : encircled with or as with a girdle

b. archaic : adorned, wrapped, or bound up by a girdle

c. : supported by a band of silk around the middle

the succinct pupa of a butterfly

2.

a. : marked by brief and compact expression or by extreme compression and lack of unnecessary words and details

the displacement of the long-drawn-out epic similes by pithy and succinct comparisons — J.L.Lowes

b. : brief to the point of curtness

a very succinct refusal

3. : lacking fullness in cut : close-fitting

succinct little nipped-in suits — Lois Long

Synonyms: see concise

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.