English-Thai Dictionary

succinct

ADJ สั้น กระชับ  ซึ่ง รวบรัดตัดความ  ห้วน  รวบรัด  สังเขป  brief concise terse san-kra-chab

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SUCCINCT

a.[L. succinctus; sub and cingo, to surround. ] 1. Tucked up; girded up; drawn up to permit the legs to be free.
Hib habit fit for speed succinct. [Little used. ]
2. Compressed into a narrow compass; short; brief; concise; as a succinct account of the proceedings of the council.
Let all your precepts be succinct and clear.

 

SUCCINCTLY

adv. Briefly; concisely. The facts were succinctly stated.

 

SUCCINCTNESS

n.Brevity; conciseness; as the succinctness of a narration.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SUCCINCT

Suc *cinct ", a. Etym: [L. succinctus, p.p. of succingere to gird below or from below, to tuck up; sub + cingere to gird. Cf. Cincture. ]

 

1. Girded or tucked up; bound; drawn tightly together. His habit fit for speed succinct. Milton.

 

2. Compressed into a narrow compass; brief; concise. Let all your precepts be succinct and clear. Roscommon. The shortest and most succinct model that ever grasped all the needs and necessities of mankind. South.

 

Syn. -- Short; brief; concise; summary; compendious; laconic; terse. -- Suc *cinct "ly, adv. -- Suc *cinct "ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

succinct

suc cinct |sə (k )ˈsiNG (k )t sə (k )ˈsɪŋ (k )t | ▶adjective (esp. of something written or spoken ) briefly and clearly expressed: use short, succinct sentences. DERIVATIVES suc cinct ly adverb, suc cinct ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘encircled ’): from Latin succinctus ‘tucked up, ’ past participle of succingere, from sub- ‘from below ’ + cingere ‘gird. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

succinct

succinct |səkˈsɪŋ (k )t | ▶adjective (especially of something written or spoken ) briefly and clearly expressed: use short, succinct sentences. DERIVATIVES succinctly adverb, succinctness noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘encircled ’): from Latin succinctus ‘tucked up ’, past participle of succingere, from sub- ‘from below ’ + cingere ‘gird ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

succinct

succinct adjective just a succinct report, please: concise, short (and sweet ), brief, compact, condensed, crisp, laconic, terse, to the point, pithy, epigrammatic, synoptic, gnomic; formal compendious. ANTONYMS verbose.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

succinct

succinct adjective he gave a succinct résumé of the economic situation: concise, short, brief, compact, condensed, crisp, laconic, terse, tight, to the point, economic, pithy, thumbnail, summary, short and sweet, in a few well-chosen words, compendious, epigrammatic, synoptic, aphoristic, gnomic. ANTONYMS lengthy, long-winded, verbose. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD succinct, concise See concise . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

French Dictionary

succinct

succinct , incte adj. adjectif Court, concis. : Un exposé succinct. ANTONYME prolixe . Prononciation Les lettres ct ne se prononcent pas au masculin, [syksɛ̃ ]; l ’adjectif rime avec sain Note Orthographique su cc in ct.

 

succinctement

succinctement adv. adverbe D ’une manière concise. : Il nous a exposé l ’affaire succinctement. Prononciation Le dernier c ne se prononce pas, [syksɛ̃tmɑ̃ ] Note Orthographique succin c tement.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

succinct

suc cinct /səksɪ́ŋ (k )t /形容詞 ｟ほめて ｠〈説明などが 〉簡潔な, 簡明な (concise ).～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞