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French word
concis
Pronunciation
IPA/kɔ̃si/
Meaning
- adjectiveconcise
Example
Ton message est concis et clair.
Your message is concise and clear.
More examples
Un texte concis facilite la compréhension.
A concise text facilitates understanding.
Core concept
A message trimmed to its essential point, with no extra wording.
Common phrases
un message concis
a concise message
un résumé concis
a concise summary
un texte concis
a concise text
Similar words
bref: Short and limited to the essential points.
succinct: Stated clearly and briefly with unnecessary words removed.
direct: Clear and to the point, without indirect or roundabout wording.
Definition in French
Qualifie un texte, un discours ou un message exprimant une idée de façon brève et précise.
Word origin
French concis comes from Latin concisus, meaning "cut up," which developed the figurative sense of an expression cut down to its essentials.
Usage tips
- The adjective agrees in gender and number: concis, concise, concis, and concises.
Opposites
- verbeuxverboseadjective
- longlengthyadjective
Related words
- concisionconcisionnoun