'Succinctness' definitions:

Definition of 'succinctness'

(from WordNet)
noun
Terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words [syn: conciseness, concision, pithiness, succinctness]

Definition of 'Succinctness'

From: GCIDE
  • Succinct \Suc*cinct"\, a. [L. succinctus, p. p. of succingere to gird below or from below, to tuck up; sub + cingere to gird. Cf. Cincture.]
  • 1. Girded or tucked up; bound; drawn tightly together. [1913 Webster]
  • His habit fit for speed succinct. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Compressed into a narrow compass; brief; concise. [1913 Webster]
  • Let all your precepts be succinct and clear. --Roscommon. [1913 Webster]
  • The shortest and most succinct model that ever grasped all the needs and necessities of mankind. --South. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Short; brief; concise; summary; compendious; laconic; terse. [1913 Webster] -- {Suc*cinct"ly}, adv. -- {Suc*cinct"ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

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