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succinct
- /səkˈsɪŋ(k)t/ UK
- /sə(k)ˈsɪŋ(k)t/ US
Rhymes with -ɪŋkt
Where it comes from
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.
adjective more succinct · succincter · most succinct · succinctest
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Encircled by, or as if by, a girdle; drawn up or wrapped tightly.
Near-synonyms: bundled up, cinched, engirdled, girdled
Similar: bundled up, cinched, engirdled, girdled
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Of some pupae: encircled by a thread of silk around the centre.
Similar: bundled up, cinched, engirdled, girdled
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Of clothes: not loose; close-fitting, tight-fitting.
[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.
Similar: as tight as Dick's hatband, body-hugging, bodycon, clingsome, clingy, close-fitting, figure-hugging, form-fitting, skinny, fitted, skintight, slim-fit · Opposite: baggy, relaxed, full, loose, loose-fitting, pouchy, saggy, slack
- Compressed into a small area; compact. Unlike general lossless data compression algorithms, succinct data structures retain the ability to use them in-place, without decompressing them first.
- Of an action, etc.: lasting a short time; brief, curt. Then ſuddenly, and vvith a ſuccinct bovv, bidding them all good bye, he took a haſty leave; […]
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Of speech or writing: brief and to the point; concise.
You should give clear, succinct information to the clients.
Similar: laconic, terse, brief, concise, crisp, lapidary, short-winded, succinct, tight, to the point, taut
adverb more succinct · most succinct
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Synonym of succinctly (“briefly, concisely”).
Very largely haue I inueighed againſt this vice [gluttony] elſvvhere, vvherefore heere I vvill truſſe it vp more ſurcinct;^([sic – meaning succinct]) […]
Similar: succinctly
Translations
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adj of speech or writing: brief and to the point — see also concise
| Español | sucinto |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 簡潔な kanketsu na |
| 中文 | 簡潔的 /简洁的 jiǎnjié de, 簡明的 /简明的 jiǎnmíng de |
| Português | sucinto |
| Français | succinct |
| Deutsch | bündig, knapp, kurz, lapidar, prägnant |
| Ελληνικά | λακωνικός lakonikós, συνοπτικός synoptikós |
| Русский | ёмкий jómkij, кра́ткий krátkij, лаконичный lakoničnyj |
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title = {succinct},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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