concision

noun

con·​ci·​sion kən-ˈsi-zhən 

1

archaic : a cutting up or off

2

: the quality or state of being concise

Synonyms

• brevity
• briefness
• compactness
• conciseness
• crispness
• pithiness
• sententiousness
• succinctness
• terseness

Examples of concision in a Sentence

the essay is a marvel of concision and clarity

Recent Examples on the Web

This interview has been edited for clarity and concision. —Maya Silver, Outside Online, 20 Apr. 2025

This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity and concision. —Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 31 Mar. 2025

The Wailers, with then-new guitarist Al Anderson assuming a prominent role, perform with admirable crispness and concision as Marley ignites time and again. —George Varga, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025

His exuberant acting benefits from the severity of Beckett’s concision. —Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2025

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 1

Rhymes for concision

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