How do you pronounce concise?

The recorded pronunciation is /kənˈsaɪs/.

concise

/kənˈsaɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.46 in modern English

Syllables: con-cise
IPA: /kənˈsaɪs/

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Meaning

adj

Brief, yet including all important information.

adj

Physically short or truncated.

Obsolete

verb

To make concise; to abridge or summarize.

Indian usage; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"This, however, must refer solely to the length; unfortunately they were far too broad in proportion (the fault I have always observed in them). This directly gives a slightly hoofish look, as in the concise Chinese feet."

Etymology

From Latin concīsus (“cut short”), from concīdere (“cut to pieces”), from caedēre (“to cut, to strike down”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *kh₂eyd-, concīsus

Usage

Inflected Forms

more concise (comparative) most concise (superlative) concises (present, singular) concising (participle, present) concised (participle, past) concised (past)

Derived Forms

concisely conciseness concision unconcise

Frequently Paired Words

taciturn succinctness

Synonyms

succinct terse brief concise crisp laconic lapidary short-winded tight to the point taut

Antonyms

verbose

Rhymes With

nice price ice advice twice vice device rice precise mice slice spice