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concise
English
Etymology
From Late Latin concisus (“cut short”), from concidere (“cut to pieces”), from caedere (“to cut, to strike down”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?n?sa?s/
- Rhymes: -a?s
Adjective
concise (comparative more concise, superlative most concise)
- brief, yet including all important information
Synonyms
- succinct
- terse
- See also Thesaurus:concise
Antonyms
- verbose
Derived terms
- concisely
- concision
- conciseness
Translations
Verb
concise (third-person singular simple present concises, present participle concising, simple past and past participle concised)
- (India, transitive) To make concise; to abridge or summarize.
French
Adjective
concise
- feminine singular of concis
Italian
Adjective
concise
- feminine plural of conciso
Anagrams
- conscie
- scenico
- sconcie
Latin
Participle
conc?se
- vocative masculine singular of conc?sus
References
- concise in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- concise in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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abrupt
English
Etymology
First attested in 1583. Borrowed from Latin abruptus (“broken off”), perfect passive participle of abrump? (“break off”), formed from ab (“from, away from”) + rump? (“to break”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?.b??pt/, /æ?b??pt/
- Rhymes: -?pt
Adjective
abrupt (comparative more abrupt or abrupter, superlative most abrupt or abruptest)
- (obsolete, rare) Broken away (from restraint). [Attested only in the late 16th century.]
- Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
- Curt in manner. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
- Synonyms: brusque, rude, uncivil, impolite
- Having sudden transitions from one subject or state to another; unconnected; disjointed. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
- 1641, Ben Jonson, Discoveries Made upon Men and Matter
- The abrupt style, which hath many breaches.
- 1641, Ben Jonson, Discoveries Made upon Men and Matter
- (obsolete) Broken off. [Attested from the early 17th century until the mid 18th century.]
- Extremely steep or craggy as if broken up; precipitous. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
- The mazy-running brook
Forms a deep pool; this bank abrupt and high.
- The mazy-running brook
- (botany) Suddenly terminating, as if cut off; truncate. [First attested in the early 19th century.]
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Synonyms
- (precipitous): broken, rough, rugged
- (without time to prepare): sudden; see also Thesaurus:sudden
- (uncivil): blunt, brusque
- (without transition): disconnected, unexpected
Translations
Verb
abrupt (third-person singular simple present abrupts, present participle abrupting, simple past and past participle abrupted)
- (transitive, archaic) To tear off or asunder. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
- 1643, Thomas Browne, Religio Medici
- Till death abrupts them.
- 1643, Thomas Browne, Religio Medici
- To interrupt suddenly. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
Translations
Noun
abrupt (plural abrupts)
- (poetic) Something which is abrupt; an abyss. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
Translations
References
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin abruptus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.b?ypt/
Adjective
abrupt (feminine singular abrupte, masculine plural abrupts, feminine plural abruptes)
- Extremely steep, near vertical.
- Curt and abrupt.
- Done or said forwardly and without caution to avoid shocking.
Derived terms
- abruptement
Further reading
- “abrupt” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin abruptus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
abrupt (comparative abrupter, superlative am abruptesten)
- abrupt, suddenly
- jerkingly
Declension
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin abruptus (“broken off”), perfect passive participle of abrump? (“break off”), formed from ab (“from, away from”) + rump? (“to break”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a?br?pt/
- Rhymes: -?pt
- Hyphenation: ab?rupt
Adjective
abrupt (neuter singular abrupt, definite singular and plural abrupte, comparative mer abrupt, superlative mest abrupt)
- abrupt (having sudden transitions from one subject or state to another; unconnected; disjointed)
- abrupte setninger
- abrupt sentences
- abrupt tale
- abrupt speech
- abrupte setninger
Synonyms
- plutselig (“suddenly”)
- brå (“abrupt”)
Derived terms
- abrupthet (“abruptness”)
References
- “abrupt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “abrupt” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “abrupt” in Store norske leksikon
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French abrupt, Latin abruptus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a?brupt/
Adjective
abrupt m or n (feminine singular abrupt?, masculine plural abrup?i, feminine and neuter plural abrupte)
- abrupt
- extremely steep, near vertical
Declension
References
Swedish
Pronunciation
Adjective
abrupt
- abrupt, sudden
Declension
Adverb
abrupt
- suddenly
Synonyms
- plötsligt
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