Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

conciseness

/kənˈsaɪsnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables: con-cise-ness
IPA: /kənˈsaɪsnəs/

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being concise; succinctness.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I shall endeavour to keep it with as much conciseness as possible."

Etymology

Etymology tree English concise Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English conciseness From concise + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

concision brevity succinctness terseness briefness conciseness laconicalness laconicism laconicity laconism

Questions

How do you pronounce conciseness?: The recorded pronunciation is /kənˈsaɪsnəs/.
What does conciseness mean?: The property of being concise; succinctness.
Where does conciseness come from?: Etymology tree English concise Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English conciseness From concise + -ness.

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