adjective · rare

succinct

suc·cinct

succinct · more succinct · most succinct

тісний, тугий

краткий, сжатый, лаконичный, ёмкий

kurz, knapp, kompakt, bündig

Compressed into a small areaCompressed into a small area; compact.

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UK/səkˈsɪŋ(k)t/US/sə(k)ˈsɪŋ(k)t/

» The epitaph engraved on the headstone was a meaningful, succinct poem.

Meaning

6 senses

(figuratively)Compressed into a small area; compact.
Unlike general lossless data compression algorithms, succinct data structures retain the ability to use them in-place, without decompressing them first.
kompakt
сжа́тыйsžátyj
(figuratively)Of an action, etc.: lasting a short time; brief, curt.
(figuratively)Of speech or writing: brief and to the point; concise.
You should give clear, succinct information to the clients.
bündig, knapp, kurz
ёмкийjómkij, кра́ткийkrátkij, лаконичныйlakoničnyj
(archaic)Encircled by, or as if by, a girdle; drawn up or wrapped tightly.
Near-synonyms: bundled up, cinched, engirdled, girdled
Encircled by, or as if by, a girdle; drawn up or wrapped tightly.
(archaic, broadly)Of some pupae: encircled by a thread of silk around the centre.
(also, archaic, poetic)Of clothes: not loose; close-fitting, tight-fitting.

More definitions

briefly giving the gist of something

Examples

4 sentences

The epitaph engraved on the headstone was a meaningful, succinct poem.
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This summary is too succinct; it needs further elaboration to make it understandable.
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Why persist in writing essays if one has not even mastered the art of writing succinct sentences?
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Professors should explain everything in detail, not be succinct and always tell students to go home and read their books.
deProfessoren sollten alles im Detail erklären, nicht knapp sein und immer ihren Studenten auftragen, heimzugehen und ihre Bücher zu lesen.
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

compressed into a small area — see also compact:

of speech or writing: brief and to the point — see also concise:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

compressed into a small area — see also compact:

of speech or writing: brief and to the point — see also concise:

Origin

The adjective is derived from Late Middle English succinte, succynt (“having one’s waist e

The adjective is derived from Late Middle English succinte, succynt (“having one’s waist encircled with something, girdled; brief, concise, succinct”), borrowed from Old French succinct (modern French succinct), or directly from its etymon Latin succīnctus (“belted, girdled; enclosed or tightly wrapped; (figurative) concise, succinct; etc.”), the perfect passive participle of succingō (“to gather or tuck up with a belt, etc.”), from suc- (a variant of sub- (prefix meaning ‘under’), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *upó (“from below; up”)) + cingō (“to encircle, surround; to gird”) (further etymology uncertain).

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