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Webster 1913 Edition

Succinct

Suc-cinct′

,
Adj.
[L.
succinctus
, p. p. of
succingere
to gird below or from below, to tuck up;
sub + cingere
to gird. Cf.
Cincture
.]
1.
Girded or tucked up; bound; drawn tightly together.
His habit fit for speed
succinct
.
Milton.
2.
Compressed into a narrow compass; brief; concise.
Let all your precepts be
succinct
and clear.
Roscommon.
The shortest and most
succinct
model that ever grasped all the needs and necessities of mankind.
South.
Syn. – Short; brief; concise; summary; compendious; laconic; terse.
–
Suc-cinct′ly
,
adv.
–
Suc-cinct′ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition

Succinct

SUCCINCT'

,
Adj.
]L. succinctus; sub and cingo, to surround.]
1.
Tucked up; girded up; drawn up to permit the legs to be free.
Hib habit fit for speed succinct. [Little used.]
2.
Compressed into a narrow compass; short; brief; concise; as a succinct account of the proceedings of the council.
Let all your precepts be succinct and clear.

Definition 2024

succinct

succinct

English

Adjective

succinct ‎(comparative succincter, superlative succinctest)

  1. brief and to the point
  2. compressed into a tiny area.
  3. (archaic) wrapped by, or as if by a girdle; closely fitting, wound or wrapped or drawn up tightly.

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Translations

French

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /syk.sɛ̃/

Adjective

succinct m ‎(feminine singular succincte, masculine plural succincts, feminine plural succinctes)

  1. succinct
  2. (figuratively) (informal) light
    Un repas succinct.
    • 'A light meal.'
  3. (by extension) Concise in its intensions.

Etymology

From Middle French succinct, from Latin succinctus, perfect passive participle of succingō ‎(“gird from below”), from sub + cingō ‎(“gird, wrap, or surround”).

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