Definition of succinct Succinct

/sʌksɪˈŋkt/ - [suksingkt] - suc•cinct

We found 9 definitions of succinct from 6 different sources.

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What does succinct mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

succinct - briefly giving the gist of something; "a short and compendious book"; "a compact style is brief and pithy"; "succinct comparisons"; "a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject"
  compendious, compact, summary
  concise expressing much in few words; "a concise explanation"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • succinct (Adjective)
    brief and to the point ; having characteristics of both brevity and clarity.
  • succinct (Adjective)
    Compressed into a tiny area.
  • succinct (Adjective)
    wrapped by, or as if by a girdle; closely fitting, wound or wrapped or drawn up tightly.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • succinct (a.)
    Girded or tucked up; bound; drawn tightly together.
  • succinct (a.)
    Compressed into a narrow compass; brief; concise.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • succinct
    Expressed in few words.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • succinct
    suk-singkt′, adj. short: concise.—adv. Succinct′ly.—ns. Succinct′ness; Succinctō′rium, a band embroidered with an Agnus Dei, worn hanging from the girdle by the pope on some occasions. [L. succinctussub, up, cingĕre, to gird.]

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  • succinct, adjective.

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