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terseness vs conciseness

conciseness vs terseness

terseness and conciseness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
terseness Yes No No No
conciseness Yes No No No
As nouns, conciseness is a hyponym of terseness; that is, conciseness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than terseness:
  • terseness: a neatly short and concise expressive style
  • conciseness: terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words
Other hyponyms of terseness include concision, pithiness, succinctness, crispness, brevity, laconicism, laconism.
terseness (noun) conciseness (noun)
a neatly short and concise expressive style terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words
Difference between terseness and conciseness

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