MEANING
Expressing the necessary information clearly in few words, without unnecessary detail.
Use it for
shortening an explanation without losing its essentials; evaluating the economy of an argument; requesting a compact but clear accountCombines brevity with preservation of what the explanation needs. Academic functions: Analysis / Interpretation.
Words that belong together
- concise explanation
- concise account
- concise statement of the findings
On the page
The abstract gives a concise account of the design while leaving the limitations for a separate section.
A concise interpretation can remain nuanced if it distinguishes the narrator’s claim from the author’s position.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- concise
Usage notes
Adjective: a concise account. More concise and most concise are the usual comparisons. Register: neutral. Commonness: moderately common (qualitative editorial estimate, informed by dictionaries/corpus).
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