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terseness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | style, expressive style |
| Has types | concision, crispness, laconicism, laconism, pithiness, brevity, succinctness, conciseness |
| Derivation | terse |
Examples of terseness
terseness
Of course code and language can share attributes such as elegance, terseness, style and so forth.
From the economist.com
In contrast, in classical Chinese, known for its terseness, single character words are common.
From the economist.com
The manager maintained his terseness afterwards, fixing inquisitors with a glare of unstinting disdain.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Their primary advantage isn't terseness, or even consistency.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Can such terseness save the print medium?
From the theatlantic.com
The terseness of her recipes suggests that either everybody knew what they were doing, or there weren't many options.
From the washingtonpost.com
To be fair to yourself, I kind of doubt the training for a psychologist and the training for terseness don't run on the same track.
From the economist.com
Coach Warren Gatland, whose terseness and lack of extravagant gesture hides a man as passionate as any Welshman, has done a magnificent job.
From the theaustralian.com.au
It is one part the edited and careful excellence of old media combined with the speed and less-edited terseness, the immediacy, of Twitter.
From the businessweek.com
- A neatly short and concise expressive style
- The characteristic of being terse
