succinct presentation
short and clear presentation
TRANSLATION
succinct = kurz (und bündig), knapp, prägnant
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Bob Stewart, as ever, has offered a very SUCCINT and eloquent resume of the difficulties that the West faces. It is a welcome change to have commentators injecting such realism and constructive thinking into the debate.
(Will Mayor - BBC News - 27 September, 2001)
(Will Mayor - BBC News - 27 September, 2001)
Did you
know?
succinct
1. Characterized by clear, precise expression in few words; concise and terse: a succinct reply; a succinct style.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Succinct was once used to mean "encircled as if by a girdle." This meaning stemmed from the word's Latin origins, sub + "cingere," meaning " to gird."
Synonyms
blunt, boiled down, brusque, compact, concise, condensed, curt, laconic, pithy, short, summary, terse
Use the word succinct today:
"Bob, the question and answer session is only 10 minutes long, so we have to keep our replies as succinct as possible."
1. Characterized by clear, precise expression in few words; concise and terse: a succinct reply; a succinct style.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Succinct was once used to mean "encircled as if by a girdle." This meaning stemmed from the word's Latin origins, sub + "cingere," meaning " to gird."
Synonyms
blunt, boiled down, brusque, compact, concise, condensed, curt, laconic, pithy, short, summary, terse
Use the word succinct today:
"Bob, the question and answer session is only 10 minutes long, so we have to keep our replies as succinct as possible."
