CONCISENESS Definition & Meaning

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conciseness

[ kuhn-sahys-nis ]

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noun

the quality of being concise.
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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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Origin of conciseness¹

First recorded in 1650–60; concise + -ness

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Synonym Study

See brevity.

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Maybe a little time off and the shedding of other botched TV projects along with lessons learned from his Netflix hit, reminded Gaiman to value conciseness, economy and a skilled writing partner.

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“Dear xxx” notes: Dear President Lincoln: Please note change to “87” for conciseness.

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“There’s a brevity, a kind of conciseness that comes from the format,” Porter says.

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“I love that conciseness, that density,” Garcia says of those works.

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The authors answered questions about their work in writing, and the answers were edited for conciseness and clarity.

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