Dictionary entries for 'succinct'

Synonyms

brief
compendious
concise
laconic
lean
short
summary
terse

suc·cinct (sək-sĭngkt́)

[Middle English succincte, girt, from Old French, from Latin succīnctus past participle of succingere, to gird from below, sub-, sub-, + cingere, to gird.]

adjective: -er, -est.

Characterized by clear, precise expression in few words; concise and terse: a succinct reply; a succinct style.
Archaic Encircled as if by a girdle; girded.

derivatives

suc·cinct́ly: adverb
suc·cinct́ness: noun

adjective: -er, -est.

derivatives

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition