The difference between Concise and Terse

When used as adjectives, concise means brief, yet including all important information, whereas terse means burnished, polished.


Concise is also verb with the meaning: to make concise.

check bellow for the other definitions of Concise and Terse

  1. Concise as an adjective:

    brief, yet including all important information

  1. Concise as a verb (India, transitive):

    To make concise; to abridge or summarize.

  1. Terse as an adjective (obsolete):

    Burnished, polished; fine, smooth; neat, spruce.

  2. Terse as an adjective (by extension):

    Of speech or style: brief, concise, to the point.

    Examples:

    "synonyms concise succinct ''see also'' [[Thesaurus:concise]]"

    "antonyms prolix verbose wordy ''see also'' [[Thesaurus:verbose]]"

  3. Terse as an adjective (by extension):

    Of manner or speech: abruptly or brusquely short; curt.

    Examples:

    "synonyms abrupt brusque mardy q3=dialectashort-spoken"

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