CONCISE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Expressing much in few words

Example:

a concise explanation

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

aphoristic; apothegmatic; epigrammatic (terse and witty and like a maxim)

brief (concise and succinct)

compact; compendious; succinct; summary (briefly giving the gist of something)

crisp; curt; laconic; terse (brief and to the point; effectively cut short)

cryptic (having a puzzling terseness)

elliptic; elliptical (characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements)

pithy; sententious (concise and full of meaning)

telegraphic (having the style of a telegram with many short words left out)

Also:

taciturn (habitually reserved and uncommunicative)

Attribute:

Antonym:

prolix (tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length)

Derivation:

conciseness (terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words)