suc|cinct

suc|cinct
suc|cinct «suhk SIHNGKT», adjective.
1. expressed briefly and clearly; expressing much in few words; concise: »

His letter was succinct, with all the major points on one page. A tale should be judicious, clear, succinct (William Cowper).

 SYNONYM(S): compressed, condensed. See syn. under concise. (Cf. ↑concise)
2. characterized by brevity or consciseness: »

a succinct writer, speaker, or style.

SYNONYM(S): terse, curt.
3. Archaic. (of garments) not full; close-fitting; short; scant.
╂[< Latin succinctus, past participle of succingere tuck up clothes for action; to gird from below < sub- under + cingere gird]
–suc|cinct´ly, adverb.
–suc|cinct´ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • suc|cinct´ly — suc|cinct «suhk SIHNGKT», adjective. 1. expressed briefly and clearly; expressing much in few words; concise: »His letter was succinct, with all the major points on one page. A tale should be judicious, clear, succinct (William Cowper).… …   Useful english dictionary

  • suc|cinct´ness — suc|cinct «suhk SIHNGKT», adjective. 1. expressed briefly and clearly; expressing much in few words; concise: »His letter was succinct, with all the major points on one page. A tale should be judicious, clear, succinct (William Cowper).… …   Useful english dictionary

  • suc·cinct — …   Useful english dictionary

  • cinct — cinct; dis·cinct; pre·cinct; suc·cinct; suc·cinct·ly; suc·cinct·ness; …   English syllables

  • suc — ex·suc·cous; suc; suc·cade; suc·ce·da·ne·ous; suc·ce·da·ne·um; suc·ce·dent; suc·ceed; suc·ceed·er; suc·cent; suc·cen·tor; suc·cen·tu·ri·ate; suc·cès; suc·cess; suc·cess·ful; suc·ces·sion; suc·ces·sion·al; suc·ces·sion·ist; suc·ces·sive;… …   English syllables

  • succinct — suc·cinct …   English syllables

  • succinctly — suc·cinct·ly …   English syllables

  • succinct — suc•cinct [[t]səkˈsɪŋkt[/t]] adj. 1) expressed in few words; concise; terse 2) characterized by conciseness or verbal brevity 3) compressed into a small area, scope, or compass 4) archaic close fitting • Etymology: 1400–50; < L succinctus… …   From formal English to slang

  • succinct — suc|cinct [ sək sıŋkt ] adjective FORMAL expressed in a very short but clear way: a succinct set of instructions ╾ suc|cinct|ly adverb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • succinct — suc|cinct [səkˈsıŋkt] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of succingere to tuck up , from sub ( SUB ) + cingere to put a belt around ] clearly expressed in a few words use this to show approval = ↑concise ▪ a succinct… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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