pithiness

  • 1Pithiness — Pith i*ness, n. The quality or state of being pithy. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2pithiness — pithy ► ADJECTIVE (pithier, pithiest) 1) (of a fruit or plant) containing much pith. 2) (of language or style) terse and vigorously expressive. DERIVATIVES pithily adverb pithiness noun …

    English terms dictionary

  • 3pithiness — noun see pithy …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 4pithiness — See pithily. * * * …

    Universalium

  • 5pithiness — pith·i·ness || pɪθɪnɪs n. brevity, conciseness, succinctness, terseness …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 6pithiness — pith·i·ness …

    English syllables

  • 7pithiness — noun terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words • Syn: ↑conciseness, ↑concision, ↑succinctness • Derivationally related forms: ↑succinct (for: ↑succinctness), ↑ …

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  • 8brevity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. concision, briefness, shortness, transientness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. shortness, conciseness, concision, briefness, terseness, pointedness, pithiness, compression, succinctness, crispness,… …

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  • 9conciseness — noun terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑concision, ↑pithiness, ↑succinctness • Derivationally related forms: ↑succinct (for: ↑ …

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  • 10succinctness — noun terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words • Syn: ↑conciseness, ↑concision, ↑pithiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑succinct, ↑pithy (for: ↑pithines …

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