terseness

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Noun terseness has 1 sense

terseness - a neatly short and concise expressive style
--₁ is a kind of expressive style, style
Antonyms: verboseness, verbosity
--₁ has particulars:
conciseness, concision, pithiness, succinctness; crispness; brevity; laconism, laconicism

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Terseness

Definition: Terseness refers to the quality of being concise and brief in expression, using only the necessary words to convey information.

Examples:

Noun:

Terseness is an essential skill in technical writing.
His speech was characterized by terseness.

Adjective:

She praised her colleague for the terseness of his emails.
The article stood out for its impactful and terseness style of writing.

Related Verb:

The professor advised his students to strive for terseness in their essays.
He tersely explained the complex concept in just a few sentences.

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