Concinnity Definition
kən-sĭnĭ-tē
concinnities
noun
A skillful arrangement of parts; harmony; elegance, esp. of literary style.
Webster's New World
Studied elegance and facility in style of expression.
American Heritage
An instance of harmonious arrangement or studied elegance and facility.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Concinnity
Noun
Singular:
concinnity
Plural:
concinnitiesOrigin of Concinnity
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Coined 1531 by Sir Thomas Elyot in his treatise, The Boke Named The Governor, from Latin concinnitās (“skillfully put together”).
From Wiktionary
From Latin concinnitās from concinnāre to put in order from concinnus deftly joined
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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