concision

noun

con·​ci·​sion kən-ˈsi-zhən 

1

: the quality or state of being concise

2

archaic : a cutting up or off

Synonyms of concision

• conciseness
• shortness

Examples of concision in a Sentence

the essay is a marvel of concision and clarity

Recent Examples on the Web

Joan Didion, the mistress of concision and a Hemingway admirer, began her career writing captions and sidebars to fit around pictures in women’s magazines. — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

This conversation has been edited and condensed for concision and clarity. — Hok-Hang Cheung, ARTnews.com, 31 Aug. 2026

That concision is evident in an almost brutally economical edit and in sharp, precise writing which provides narrative elements and deftly sketches character before moving busily on. — Caspar Salmon, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026

Rochester’s degree of contempt for these people speaks in the concision itself. — Literary Hub, 6 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English concisioun "slaughter, mutilation," borrowed from Latin concīsiōn-, concīsiō "dividing up (of words into clauses)" (Late Latin also, "cutting to pieces, mutilation"), from concīdere "to cut up, break up, slaughter, chop to pieces" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at concise

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for concision

• abscission
• collision
• decision
• derision
• division
• elision
• envision
• excision
• incision
• misprision
• precision
• prevision