terseness

Definitions of terseness

1. noun

   a neatly short and concise expressive style
   antonyms:

   verboseness

   an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words

   types:

   conciseness, concision, pithiness, succinctness

   terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words

   crispness

   an expressive style that is direct and to the point

   brevity

   the use of brief expressions

   breviloquence, laconicism, laconism

   terseness of expression

   type of:

   expressive style, style

   a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period