concision

[ kuhn-sizh-uhn ]

noun

1. concise quality; brevity; terseness.
2. Archaic. a cutting up or off; mutilation.

concision

/ kənˈsɪʒən /

noun

1. the quality of being concise; brevity; terseness

Other Words From

• noncon·cision noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of concision¹

1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French ) < Latin concīsiōn- (stem of concīsiō ), equivalent to concīs ( us ) concise + -iōn- -ion