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terseness

terseness noun: the characteristic of being terse.

Noun

terseness (usually uncountable, plural tersenesses)

  1. (usually) The characteristic of being terse.

Synonyms of terseness

Forms of terseness

pluraltersenesses

Origin of terseness

From terse + -ness.

Questions about terseness

What does terseness mean?
Terseness means the characteristic of being terse.
What part of speech is terseness?
Terseness is a noun.
What is the plural of terseness?
The plural of terseness is tersenesses.

Words near terseness in the dictionary

  1. TERs
  2. Tersanctus
  3. Terschelling
  4. terse
  5. tersely
  6. terseness
  7. tersenesses
  8. terser
  9. tersest
  10. tersion
  11. terskite

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