concise

Pronunciation: /kənˈsaɪs/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective expressing much in few words

Etymology

From Latin concīsus (“cut short”), from concīdere (“cut to pieces”), from caedēre (“to cut, to strike down”).

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Semantic network

Similar
cryptic, telegraphic, elliptic, aphoristic
Opposite (antonyms)
prolix

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