- Succinct
Succinct (v. lat.), 1) gegürtet; daher Succinctorium, j. Bruchband; 2) kurz, kurzgefaßt, gedrängt, körnig.
Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.
Succinct
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succinct — succinct, incte [ syksɛ̃, ɛ̃t ] adj. • 1491; lat. succinctus « court vêtu », de succingere « retrousser » ♦ Qui est dit, écrit en peu de mots. ⇒ 1. bref, 1. court, schématique, sommaire. « L auteur y mêlait au récit succinct du mouvement quelques … Encyclopédie Universelle
succinct — succinct, incte (su ksin, ksin t ; quelques uns disent, à tort, su ksinkt au masculin en faisant sentir le t) adj. 1° Qui a peu de paroles, par opposition à prolixe. Un discours succinct. Une relation succincte. • Voilà les principales choses … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
succinct — SUCCINCT, [succ]inte. adj. Court, bref. Il est opposé à Prolixe: & il ne se dit proprement que du discours. Un discours succinct. une relation succincte. faites un memoire succinct. On dit figur. & par raillerie, qu Un repas est succinct, qu il… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
succinct — I adjective abbreviated, brews, brief, compact, compendious, concise, condensed, curt, epigrammatic, expressed in few words, irreducible, laconic, pauciloquent, pithy, sententious, short, summary, synoptic, terse, to the point, trenchant II index … Law dictionary
succinct — early 15c., having one s belt fastened tightly, from M.Fr. succincte, from L. succinctus prepared, ready, contracted, short, pp. of succingere tuck up (clothes for action), gird from below, from sub up from under (see SUB (Cf. sub )) + cingere to … Etymology dictionary
succinct — terse, *concise, laconic, summary, pithy, compendious Analogous words: *brief, short: compressed, condensed, contracted (see CONTRACT vb): compact, *close: curt, brusque, blunt (see BLUFF) Antonyms: discursive … New Dictionary of Synonyms
succinct — [adj] brief, to the point blunt, boiled down*, breviloquent, brusque, compact, compendiary, compendious, concise, condensed, curt, cut to the bone*, in a nutshell*, in few words*, laconic, pithy, short, summary, terse; concept 267 Ant. lengthy,… … New thesaurus
succinct — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ briefly and clearly expressed. DERIVATIVES succinctly adverb succinctness noun. ORIGIN from Latin succingere tuck up … English terms dictionary
succinct — [sək siŋkt′] adj. [ME, girdled, girded < L succinctus, prepared, short, contracted, pp. of succingere, to gird, tuck up, prepare < sub ,SUB + cingere, to gird: see CINCH] 1. clearly and briefly stated; terse 2. characterized by brevity and… … English World dictionary
