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Definition of Succinct
1. Adjective. Briefly giving the gist of something. "A summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject"
Similar to: Concise
Derivative terms: Compendium, Succinctness, Summary
Definition of Succinct
1. a. Girded or tucked up; bound; drawn tightly together.
Definition of Succinct
1. Adjective. brief and to the point; having characteristics of both brevity and clarity. ¹
2. Adjective. compressed into a tiny area. ¹
3. Adjective. (archaic) wrapped by, or as if by a girdle; closely fitting, wound or wrapped or drawn up tightly. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Succinct
1. clearly expressed in few words [adj -CINCTER, -CINCTEST]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Succinct
Literary usage of Succinct
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American and English Encyclopaedia of Law by David Shephard Garland, James Cockcroft, Lucius Polk McGehee, Charles Porterfield (1904)
"The word ' succinct ' means brief, precise, exact. It is derived from the two
Latin words sub, under, below, and cingere, to gird, and literally means ..."
2. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1811)
"... A succinct RELATION OF MY JOURNEY TO DERBENT IN PERSIA, WITH THE ARMY OF
RUSSIA, COMMANDED BY HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY PETER THE FIRST, IN THE YEAR 1722. ..."
3. History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great: Called by Thomas Carlyle (1873)
"... Carthagena proving the evanescent point of that sad business), succinct History
of the Spanish War, which began in 1739; and ended— When did it end ? ..."
4. History of Friedrich II, of Prussia: Called Frederick the Great by Thomas Carlyle (1900)
"... Carthagena proving the evanescent point of that sad business), succinct History
of the Spanish War, which began in 1739 ; and ended— When did it end ? ..."
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