succinct
/sə(k)ˈsɪŋ(k)t/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Compressed into a small area; compact.
adj
Of speech or writing: brief and to the point; concise.
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonyms: bundled up, cinched, engirdled, girdled"
- "The Tovvne is moſt beautified, by a vaſt Garden of the Kings, ſuccinct vvith a great tovvred mud-vvall, larger than the Circuit of the Citie."
- "Svvift to the hall they haſte; aſide they lay / Their garments, and ſuccinct, the victims [animals] ſlay."
- "Placid her pose, the calm of energy; / And over her broad brow in many a round / (That loosened would have gilt her garment's hem), / Succinct, as toil prescribes, the hair was wound / In lustrous coils, a natural diadem."
- "[W]ings he vvore / Of many a colourd plume ſprinkl'd vvith Gold, / His habit fit for ſpeed ſuccinct, and held / Before his decent ſteps a Silver vvand."
- "Four Knaves in garbs ſuccinct, a truſty band, / Caps on their heads, and halberds in their hand; […]"
Etymology
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). The adverb is derived from the adjective.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: succinte, succinct, succīnctus, *upó
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /sə(k)ˈsɪŋ(k)t/
- British English: /səkˈsɪŋ(k)t/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more succinct (comparative)
succincter (comparative, uncommon)
most succinct (superlative)
succinctest (superlative, uncommon)
Derived Forms
Frequently Paired Words
Synonyms
bundled up
cinched
engirdled
girdled
as tight as Dick's hatband
body-hugging
bodycon
clingsome
clingy
close-fitting
figure-hugging
form-fitting