2021-02-06
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด S – Succinct – concise
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ออกเสียง Succinct = ‘suhk-SINGKT’
ออกเสียง concise = ‘kuhn-SAHYS’
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SYNONYM STUDY FOR CONCISE
Concise, succinct, terse
all refer to speech or writing that uses few words to say much.
Concise usually implies that unnecessary details
or verbiage have been eliminated from a more wordy statement:
a concise summary of the speech.
Succinct, on the other hand, impliesthat
the message is as originally composedand is expressed
in as few words as possible:
a succinct statement of the problem.
Terse sometimes suggests brevity combined with wit
or polish to produce particularly effective expression:
a terse, almost aphoristic, style.
It may also suggest brusqueness or curtness:
a terse reply that was almost rude.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Choose the Right Synonym for succinct
CONCISE, TERSE, SUCCINCT, LACONIC, SUMMARY, PITHY, COMPENDIOUS
mean very brief in statement or expression.
CONCISE suggests the removal of all that is superfluous or elaborative.
a concise description
TERSE implies pointed conciseness.
a terse reply
SUCCINCT implies the greatest possible compression.
a succinct letter of resignation
LACONIC implies brevity to the point of seeming rude, indifferent,
or mysterious.
an aloof and laconic stranger
SUMMARY suggests the statement of main points
with no elaboration or explanation.
a summary listing of the year's main events
PITHY adds to SUCCINCT or TERSE the implication of richness
of meaning or substance.
a comedy sharpened by pithy one-liners
COMPENDIOUS applies to what is at once full in scope and brief and concise in treatment.
a compendious dictionary
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Choose the Right Synonym for concise
CONCISE, TERSE, SUCCINCT, LACONIC, SUMMARY, PITHY, COMPENDIOUS
mean very brief in statement or expression.
CONCISE suggests the removal of all that is superfluous or elaborative.
a concise description
TERSE implies pointed conciseness. a terse reply
SUCCINCT implies the greatest possible compression.
a succinct letter of resignation
LACONIC implies brevity to the point of seeming rude, indifferent,
or mysterious. an aloof and laconic stranger
SUMMARY suggests the statement of main points with no elaboration or explanation.
a summary listing of the year's main events
PITHY adds to SUCCINCT or TERSE the implication of richness of meaning or substance.
a comedy sharpened by pithy one-liners
COMPENDIOUS applies to what is at once full in scope and brief and concise in treatment. a compendious dictionary
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Did You Know?
Many students think that adding unnecessary sentences
with long words will make their writing more impressive.
But in fact almost every reader values concision,
since concise writing is usually easier to read, better thought out, and better organized
—that is, simply better writing.
Words such as short don't have the full meaning of concise,
which usually means not just "brief" but "packed with information".
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
A Succinct History of Succinct
The history of "succinct" might not be short, but it's a cinch to remember.
"Succinct" traces to the Latin verb succingere ("to gird about"),
which comes from "cingere" ("to gird"),
the word that gave us "cincture" and "cinch."
The earliest uses of succinct meant "confined" or "girded up,"
and, as such, it was often used in reference to garments
encircled by a band.
Eventually, "succinct" was extended to the realm of insects,
where it meant "supported by a band of silk around the middle"
(as in "the succinct pupa of a butterfly").
Later, the word was applied to writings.
A "succinct" piece of writing is "compressed" or "compact"
and uses as few words as possible.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Words with Lost Meanings
Some words just don't mean what they used to...
Succinct
Definition = being girded (“encircledwith a band, such as a belt”)
Succinct is not one of the words most in use today,
but it does come up from time to time;
when encountered it typically has the meaning
of “marked by compact precise expression without wasted words.”
When it first came into English, in the 15th century,
it was with the “girded” meaning.
Although this meaning is now quite obsolete,
it is not surprising that it was the first oneattached to succinct,
which may be traced to the Latin cingere (“to gird”),
which has also served as the root of cinch and discinct
(“loosely dressed”).
In curles on either cheek plaid, wings he wore
Of many a colourd plume sprinkl'd with Gold,
His habit fit for speed succinct, and held
Before his decent steps a Silver wand.
— John Milton, Paradise Lost, 1674
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions
Succinct & concise
These adjectives apply to the stating of muchin few words.
Succinct, from Latin words meaning “girded,” “tucked up,”
emphasizes compactness and omission of all elaboration:
“This story is succinct because it contains no editorializing and very little description of setting.”
Concise, from a Latin term meaning “to cut,”
implies solidity and density achieved through
the elimination of all unnecessary word:
“Many of Hemingway’s stories are concise because they contain few adjectives and adverbs and little direct characterization.”
Related words are laconic, terse, epigrammatic, pithy, brief, curt, and condensed.
