prägnant

See also: prægnant

German

Etymology

From French prégnant (“meaningful”, originally “pregnant”), from Latin praegnans (“pregnant”). The sense of the German adjective is not far from the French, but its particulars may have developed under influence of unrelated prägen (compare especially einprägsam).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁɛˈɡnant/, /pʁe-/
• Rhymes: -ant

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Adjective

prägnant (comparative prägnanter, superlative am prägnantesten)

1. meaningful and concise; to the point; apposite; pithy

Synonyms

• aussagekräftig
• treffend

Derived terms

• Prägnanz

Related terms

• imprägnieren

Further reading

• “prägnant” in Duden online