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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarycon·cise \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 nounSynonyms. concise, terse, succinct, laconic, summary, pithy, compendiousmean 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 dictionaryEnglish Etymologyconcise c.1590, from L. concisus "cut off, brief," pp. of concidere "to cut off," from com- intensive prefix + caedere "to cut" (see -cide).Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7concisecon·cise / kEn5sais / adjective1. giving only the information that is necessary and important, using few words 简明的；简炼的；简洁的: a concise summary 简明扼要的总结 clear concise instructions 言简意赅的说明 2. [only before noun] (of a book 书籍) shorter than the original book, on which it was based 简略的；简缩的；简明的: a concise dictionary 简明词典 • con·cise·ly adv. • con·cise·ness (also less frequent con·ci·sion / kEn5siVn / ) noun[U] Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionadj. Function: adjective presented with or given to brevity of expression FF1C;a concisestatement of the problemFF1E; FF1C;a very concise thinkerFF1E; Synonyms: breviloquent, brief, compendiary, compendious, curt, laconic, short, short and sweet, succinct, summary, terse; compare PITHY Related Words: abridged, compressed, condensed; marrowy, meaty, pithy; lean Contrasted Words: diffuse, long-winded, prolix, rambling, voluble, wordy Antonyms: redundant; verboseWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedcon·cise\kənˈsīs\ adjective(sometimes -er/-est)Etymology: Latin concisus, past participle of concidere to cut up, from com- + -cidere (from caedere to cut, hew, strike, kill); akin to Middle High German heie mallet, club, Armenian xait' to prick1. : marked by brevity in expression or by compact statement without elaboration or superfluous detail2. : accomplished in little time : brief and curtailed : cut short < the effect is a concise panorama of the city's character — American Guide Series: Texas >Synonyms: terse, succinct, laconic, summary, pithy, compendious: conciseindicates the cutting out of all superfluities and avoidance of elaboration < Carruthers took a telegram from his pocket … It was short and concise: “The old man is dead” — A. Conan Doyle > < he [Gladstone] asked whether he should be … concise, and Peel told him to be long and diffuse — Times Literary Supplement> terse may imply finish and pointedness in addition to brevity < as a lecturer his command of terse English enabled him to give a maximum of instruction with a minimum of words — J.M.Phalen > < terse headlines are another part of the Tribune's campaign to save newsprint — New Yorker > succinct implies extreme compactness and compression < a book must have a title and today it must have a succinct title; therefore this book appears as Richelieu — Hilaire Belloc > laconic indicates shortness to the point of seeming brusque, unconcerned, or mysterious < again he paused longer, and raised his eyebrows still more. “It is sold, sir,” was again his laconic reply — Bram Stoker > < the laconic announcement was made … that the sentences of death had been carried out — Manchester Guardian Weekly > summary suggests the treatment of main points with no elaboration or additional explanation; it may apply to treatments and actions done with much promptness or even brusqueness < a presentation as summary as is compatible with an adequate statement of the available information — Internat'l Labor Office Recent Publications > < a summary redress … was … provided by the crown in a royal proclamation — J.R.Green > < she seemed surprised, and offended … and waved us out of the house. Summary as the dismissal was, court etiquet no doubt required our compliance — Herman Melville > pithy suggests a wealth of forcible or telling material briefly presented < a brief, pithy, and, as it then appeared to him, unanswerable argument against the immortality of the human soul — Nathaniel Hawthorne > compendious applies to treatments at once full and comprehensive and brief and concise < it would reduce all the feet and combinations of feet to compendious and intelligible formulas — R.W.Chapman >

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