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terseness vs succinctness

succinctness vs terseness

terseness and succinctness both are nouns.

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

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