different between terse vs condensed

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

Pronunciation

Verb

condensed

1. simple past tense and past participle of condense

Adjective

condensed (comparative more condensed, superlative most condensed)

1. Highly concentrated, or packed into a small space.

   a condensed typeface

Synonyms

• compact, compressed, concentrated

Derived terms

• extracondensed, hypercondensed, noncondensed, semicondensed, ultracondensed, uncondensed

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