different between terse vs compendious

English

Etymology

From Latin tersus (“clean, cleansed, rubbed or wiped off; neat, spruce; terse”), perfect passive participle of terg?, terge? (“to clean, cleanse, rub, wipe, wipe off”), from Proto-Indo-European *terh?- (“to rub; to turn”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /t??s/
• (Canada, US) IPA^(key): /t??s/
• Rhymes: -??(?)s

Adjective

terse (comparative terser, superlative tersest)

1. (by extension) Of speech or style: brief, concise, to the point.

   Synonyms: concise, succinct, see also Thesaurus:concise

   Antonyms: prolix, verbose, wordy, see also Thesaurus:verbose
2. (by extension) Of manner or speech: abruptly or brusquely short; curt.

   Synonyms: abrupt, brusque, (dialectal) mardy, short-spoken
3. (obsolete) Burnished, polished; fine, smooth; neat, spruce. [from early 17th c.]

Derived terms

• tersely
• terseness

Translations

References

Further reading

• concision on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Ester, Reset, Steer, ester, estre, re-est., reest, reset, retes, seter, steer, stere, teers, teres, trees

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?terse?/, [?t?e?rs?e?(?)]
• Rhymes: -erse
• Syllabification: ter?se

Interjection

terse

1. (humorous) hi, hello

Anagrams

• Ester

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t??s/
• Homophones: tersent, terses

Verb

terse

1. first-person singular present indicative of terser
2. third-person singular present indicative of terser
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of terser
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of terser
5. second-person singular imperative of terser

Anagrams

• ester, estre, êtres, reste, resté, stère, stéré

Italian

Verb

terse

1. third-person singular past historic of tergere

Participle

terse f pl

1. feminine plural of terso

Adjective

terse

1. feminine plural of terso

Anagrams

• Ester

Latin

Participle

terse

1. vocative masculine singular of tersus

Venetian

Adjective

terse f pl

1. feminine plural of terso

English

Etymology

From Old French compendieux, from Latin compendiosus (“advantageous, abridged, brief”), from compendium.

Adjective

compendious (comparative more compendious, superlative most compendious)

1. containing a subset of words, succinctly described; abridged and summarized
2. briefly describing a body of knowledge

Related terms

• compendium
• compendia

Translations

Anagrams

• pseudomonic