Etymology dictionary. 2014.
succinct — succinct, incte [ syksɛ̃, ɛ̃t ] adj. • 1491; lat. succinctus « court vêtu », de succingere « retrousser » ♦ Qui est dit, écrit en peu de mots. ⇒ 1. bref, 1. court, schématique, sommaire. « L auteur y mêlait au récit succinct du mouvement quelques … Encyclopédie Universelle
succinct — succinct, incte (su ksin, ksin t ; quelques uns disent, à tort, su ksinkt au masculin en faisant sentir le t) adj. 1° Qui a peu de paroles, par opposition à prolixe. Un discours succinct. Une relation succincte. • Voilà les principales choses … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
succinct — SUCCINCT, [succ]inte. adj. Court, bref. Il est opposé à Prolixe: & il ne se dit proprement que du discours. Un discours succinct. une relation succincte. faites un memoire succinct. On dit figur. & par raillerie, qu Un repas est succinct, qu il… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Succinct — Suc*cinct , a. [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. [1913 Webster] His habit fit for speed succinct. Milton.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Succinct — (v. lat.), 1) gegürtet; daher Succinctorium, j. Bruchband; 2) kurz, kurzgefaßt, gedrängt, körnig … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
succinct — I adjective abbreviated, brews, brief, compact, compendious, concise, condensed, curt, epigrammatic, expressed in few words, irreducible, laconic, pauciloquent, pithy, sententious, short, summary, synoptic, terse, to the point, trenchant II index … Law dictionary
succinct — terse, *concise, laconic, summary, pithy, compendious Analogous words: *brief, short: compressed, condensed, contracted (see CONTRACT vb): compact, *close: curt, brusque, blunt (see BLUFF) Antonyms: discursive … New Dictionary of Synonyms
succinct — [adj] brief, to the point blunt, boiled down*, breviloquent, brusque, compact, compendiary, compendious, concise, condensed, curt, cut to the bone*, in a nutshell*, in few words*, laconic, pithy, short, summary, terse; concept 267 Ant. lengthy,… … New thesaurus
succinct — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ briefly and clearly expressed. DERIVATIVES succinctly adverb succinctness noun. ORIGIN from Latin succingere tuck up … English terms dictionary
succinct — [sək siŋkt′] adj. [ME, girdled, girded < L succinctus, prepared, short, contracted, pp. of succingere, to gird, tuck up, prepare < sub ,SUB + cingere, to gird: see CINCH] 1. clearly and briefly stated; terse 2. characterized by brevity and… … English World dictionary
