2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Succinct \Suc*cinct"\, a. [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. [1913 Webster] His habit fit for speed succinct. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Compressed into a narrow compass; brief; concise. [1913 Webster] Let all your precepts be succinct and clear. --Roscommon. [1913 Webster] The shortest and most succinct model that ever grasped all the needs and necessities of mankind. --South. [1913 Webster] Syn: Short; brief; concise; summary; compendious; laconic; terse. [1913 Webster] -- {Suc*cinct"ly}, adv. -- {Suc*cinct"ness}, n. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: succinctness n : terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words [syn: {conciseness}, {concision}, {pithiness}]
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