terseness

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English terse

Proto-Germanic *-in-

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti

Proto-Germanic *-ōną

Proto-Germanic *-inōną

Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-

Proto-Germanic *-atjaną

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Germanic *-þuz

Proto-Germanic *-assuz

Proto-Germanic *-inassuz

Proto-West Germanic *-nassī

Old English -nes

Middle English -nesse

English -ness

English terseness

From terse + -ness.

Noun

terseness (usually uncountable, plural tersenesses)

1. The characteristic of being terse.

Synonyms

• (conciseness): conciseness, laconicism, succinctness; see also Thesaurus:succinctness