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succinct Definition

suc·cinct (sək siŋkt)

adjective

  1. clearly and briefly stated; terse
  2. characterized by brevity and conciseness of speech
  3. Archaic
    1. enclosed as by a girdle
    2. closefitting

Etymology: ME, girdled, girded < L succinctus, prepared, short, contracted, pp. of succingere, to gird, tuck up, prepare < sub-, sub- + cingere, to gird: see cinch

succinct Related Forms
suc·cinctly adverb suc·cinct·ness noun
succinct Synonyms

succinct

modif.

concise, brief, crisp, pithy; see concise, short 2, terse. See syn. study at concise.

succinct Usage Examples

Preposition: in

  • information: Submissions * Please aim to be succinct in the information you provide and keep the submission as brief as possible.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • keep: This is necessary to keep the overall document succinct.
  • make: Would you try to keep all the major ideas and make the text more succinct?

Modifies a noun

  • summary: Table 1, below, offers a succinct summary of what not to do.
  • overview: The paper has been designed to provide a succinct overview of the main issues.
  • explanation: He has the gift of succinct explanation covering complex subjects.
  • description: Pupils write a succinct description of the opening sequence.
  • introduction: Special Features Basic Beliefs offers a succinct introduction to the church, including founder Joseph Smith's personal account of his visions.
  • definition: Spatial Planning There is a need for a clear, succinct definition of spatial planning.

Modifying Another Word

  • yet: It should be clear yet succinct whilst reflecting the purpose of your chosen area of research.
  • very: His page provides a very succinct summary of legal developments in Scotland each month.
  • too: Individual programs can certainly be too succinct for their own good.
  • so: They are so succinct we quote them in full.
  • admirably: The admirably succinct grounds of appeal assert, shortly, that the judge was wrong in two ways.
  • wonderfully: Duncan also provides a wonderfully succinct study of Taxi Driver.

Used with adjective complement

  • provide: Your stand graphics and display must provide succinct, key information about the properties or programs that you are marketing.
  • write: It is part of her gift: The capacity to write succinct, intelligent songs devoid of genre, fads or fancies.
  • make: Make succinct, salient points, avoiding jargon and unnecessarily complex information.
succinct Quotes

Brevis esse laboro, Obscurus fio. I try hard to be succinct, and am merely obscure.

—Horace full name  Quintus Horatius Flaccus   65