terseness vs crispness
crispness vs tersenessterseness and crispness both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| terseness | Yes | No | No | No |
| crispness | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
crispness is a hyponym of
terseness; that is, crispness is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
terseness:
- terseness: a neatly short and concise expressive style
- crispness: an expressive style that is direct and to the point
Other hyponyms of terseness include
conciseness, concision, pithiness, succinctness, brevity, laconicism, laconism.
| terseness (noun) | crispness (noun) |
|---|---|
| a neatly short and concise expressive style | firm but easily broken |
| a pleasing firmness and freshness | |
| an expressive style that is direct and to the point |
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