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terseness

noun as in compactness

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It has the terseness of the French, without the grandiloquence of the Spanish, being derived directly from the Latin.

In spite of the curt terseness of the word, Nancy quite understood the anxiety that lay behind that short "well?"

"No, Gregory; it is not," Mrs. Forrester returned with some terseness, for she felt his remark to be unbecoming.

He scarcely ever reached again this terseness and vivacity of style, and this entrain.

"His methods do not lack terseness," remarked Lewes, when he and Challis were out of earshot of the cottage.

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On this page you'll find 21 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to terseness, such as: conciseness, concision, condensation, crispness, curtness, and economy.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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