concision

noun

con·​ci·​sion kən-ˈsi-zhən 

1

archaic : a cutting up or off

2

: the quality or state of being concise

Synonyms

• brevity
• briefness
• compactness
• conciseness
• crispness
• pithiness
• sententiousness
• succinctness
• terseness

Examples of concision in a Sentence

the essay is a marvel of concision and clarity

Recent Examples on the Web

This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity and concision. —Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024

But each of them also shares a similar challenge: concision. —Jerry Weissman, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024

This excerpt has been edited for concision and clarity. —Longreads, 26 Nov. 2024

While lacking the bigger film’s dimension of political commentary, its restraint and concision make for a narrative that heads somewhere pointed, rather than being primarily a vehicle for escalating action climaxes. —Dennis Harvey, Variety, 26 Sep. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English concisioun "slaughter, mutilation," borrowed from Latin concīsiōn-, concīsiō "dividing up (of words into clauses)" (Late Latin also, "cutting to pieces, mutilation"), from concīdere "to cut up, break up, slaughter, chop to pieces" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at concise

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1