Terse — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

brief and to the point; effectively cut short

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɜːs/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɜːs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɜːs/

1 syllable Say it as /tˈɜːs/.

Examples

a crisp retort
a response so curt as to be almost rude
the laconic reply; `yes'

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

curt crisp laconic

Parts of Speech

adjective

brief and to the point; effectively cut short

“a crisp retort”

Word Forms

crispness	noun	an expressive style that is direct and to the point
terseness	noun	a neatly short and concise expressive style

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

knapp

kurz und bündig; effektiv abkürzen

🇫🇷French

laconique

bref et précis ; effectivement coupé court

🇪🇸Spanish

breve

breve y al grano; acortar efectivamente

🇮🇹Italian

conciso

breve e pertinente; effettivamente tagliato corto

🇳🇱Dutch

beknopt

kort en to the point; effectief afgesneden

🇵🇹Portuguese

conciso

breve e direto ao ponto; efetivamente abreviado

🇷🇺Russian

краткий

кратко и по делу; эффективно пресекать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संक्षिप्त

संक्षिप्त और सटीक; प्रभावी ढंग से कम करें

🇧🇩Bengali

সংক্ষিপ্ত

সংক্ষিপ্ত এবং বিন্দুতে; কার্যকরভাবে ছোট কাটা

🇮🇳Tamil

கடுமையான

சுருக்கமாகவும் புள்ளியாகவும்; திறம்பட சுருக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

కఠినమైన

సంక్షిప్త మరియు పాయింట్; సమర్థవంతంగా చిన్న కట్

🇮🇳Marathi

संक्षिप्त

थोडक्यात आणि मुद्द्यापर्यंत; प्रभावीपणे लहान करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંક્ષિપ્ત

સંક્ષિપ્ત અને મુદ્દા પર; અસરકારક રીતે ટૂંકા કાપો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಿಗಿಯಾದ

ಸಂಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತ ಮತ್ತು ಬಿಂದುವಿಗೆ; ಪರಿಣಾಮಕಾರಿಯಾಗಿ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಕತ್ತರಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കഠിനമായ

സംക്ഷിപ്തവും പോയിൻ്റും; ഫലപ്രദമായി ചുരുക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਖੇਪ

ਸੰਖੇਪ ਅਤੇ ਬਿੰਦੂ ਤੱਕ; ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਸ਼ਾਲੀ ਢੰਗ ਨਾਲ ਛੋਟਾ ਕੱਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

مختصر

مختصر اور بات تک؛ مؤثر طریقے سے مختصر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

简洁的

简明扼要；有效缩短

🇯🇵Japanese

簡潔な

簡潔かつ要点を絞ったもの。効果的に短くする

🇰🇷Korean

간결한

간단하고 요점; 효과적으로 짧게 자르기

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngắn gọn

ngắn gọn và chính xác; cắt ngắn một cách hiệu quả

🇹🇭Thai

สั้น

สั้นและตรงประเด็น; ตัดสั้นได้อย่างมีประสิทธิภาพ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pendek

singkat dan langsung pada sasaran; secara efektif memotong pendek

🇵🇭Filipino

maikli

maikli at sa punto; epektibong pinutol

🇲🇾Malay

pendek

ringkas dan tepat sasaran; berkesan dipotong pendek

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مقتضب

موجزة وفي صلب الموضوع؛ قطع بشكل فعال

🇮🇷Persian

مختصر

مختصر و دقیق؛ به طور موثر کوتاه شود

🇹🇷Turkish

kısa ve öz

kısa ve öz; etkili bir şekilde kısa kesmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

תַמצִיתִי

קצר ולעניין; לקצר ביעילות

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'terse'?

The primary meaning of 'terse' is 'brief and to the point; effectively cut short'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'terse' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'terse' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'terse' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'terse' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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