different between concise vs summary

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)

1. 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)

1. (India, transitive) To make concise; to abridge or summarize.

French

Adjective

concise

1. feminine singular of concis

Italian

Adjective

concise

1. feminine plural of conciso

Anagrams

• conscie
• scenico
• sconcie

Latin

Participle

conc?se

1. 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

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin summ?rius, from Latin summa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?m??i/
• Homophone: summery

Adjective

summary (comparative more summary, superlative most summary)

1. Concise, brief or presented in a condensed form

   A summary review is in the appendix.

2. Performed speedily and without formal ceremony.

   They used summary executions to break the resistance of the people.

3. (law) Performed by skipping the procedures of a standard and fair trial.

   Summary justice is bad justice.

Derived terms

• summarily

Translations

Noun

summary (plural summaries)

1. An abstract or a condensed presentation of the substance of a body of material.

Synonyms

• upshot, bottom line, short form (slang)
• Thesaurus:summary

Derived terms

Translations