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concise
/kənˈsaɪs/
knapp
Please keep your report concise.
Bitte halte deinen Bericht knapp.
formell
knapp, prägnant, auf das Wesentliche beschränkt
The teacher praised her concise answers.
Die Lehrerin lobte ihre knappen Antworten.
Often used in academic or business writing.
Verwandte Ausdrücke
Profi-Tipp
Writing tip
When drafting, remove filler words and keep only essential information to achieve conciseness.
Goldene Regel
Rule for conciseness
A concise sentence conveys the main idea with the fewest words without losing meaning.
Wortursprung
From Latin concisus, past participle of concidere ‘to cut down’, from con‑ ‘together’ + caedere ‘to cut’.
Verwendungshinweise
Used to describe speech or writing that is brief but clear; avoid over‑use in informal conversation.
Wortzerlegung
con-
together
prefix-cise
to cut
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