short and to the point

concise

adjective|/kənˈsaɪs/

Giving a lot of information clearly in few words.

Examples

In a meeting

Please keep the executive summary concise — one page maximum.

Over coffee

Your text was perfect — concise and easy to understand.

Why this word

brief

Concise means expressing much in few words without losing meaning, while brief just means short in duration or length

short

Concise implies efficiency and completeness despite brevity, while short only refers to length

succinct

Succinct and concise are very similar, but concise is more commonly used in general business contexts

Usage tip

Concise means brief AND complete. A one-word answer isn't concise if it's missing context.

Etymology

Latin concisus — con (together) + caedere (to cut), literally 'cut down'

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