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succinctness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables
suc-cinct-ness
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being succinct, conciseness.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English succinct 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 succinctness From succinct + -ness.

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

clarity obfuscation obliqueness obliquity opacity opaqueness perspicuity readability

Synonyms

concision laconicism terseness brevity briefness conciseness laconicalness laconicity laconism succinctness

Antonyms

circumlocution verbiage verbosity wordiness wordage

Questions

What does succinctness mean?
The property of being succinct, conciseness.
Where does succinctness come from?
Etymology tree English succinct 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 succinctness From succinct + -ness.

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