Brief vs. Succinct — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Brief and Succinct
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Brief
Short in time, duration, length, or extent.
Succinct
Characterized by clear, precise expression in few words; concise and terse
A succinct reply.
A succinct style.
Brief
Succinct; concise
A brief account of the incident.
Succinct
(Archaic) Encircled as if by a girdle; girded.
Brief
Curt; abrupt
We were upset because he was so brief with us.
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Succinct
Brief and to the point.
You should give clear, succinct information to the clients.
Brief
A short, succinct statement.
Succinct
Compressed into a tiny area.
Unlike general lossless data compression algorithms, succinct data structures retain the ability to use them in-place, without decompressing them first.
Brief
A condensation or an abstract of a larger document or series of documents.
Succinct
(archaic) Wrapped by, or as if by a girdle; closely fitting, wound or wrapped or drawn up tightly.
Brief
(Law) A document concisely stating the legal points being made, including often the citation and explanation of supporting legal authority.
Succinct
Girded or tucked up; bound; drawn tightly together.
His habit fit for speed succinct.
Brief
Roman Catholic Church A papal letter that is not as formal as a bull.
Succinct
Compressed into a narrow compass; brief; concise.
Let all your precepts be succinct and clear.
The shortest and most succinct model that ever grasped all the needs and necessities of mankind.
Brief
A briefing.
Succinct
Briefly giving the gist of something;
A short and compendious book
A compact style is brief and pithy
Succinct comparisons
A summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject
Brief
Often briefs Short, tight-fitting underpants.
Brief
Briefs Chiefly British The instructions that are given to explain a task or assignment.
Brief
To give instructions or preparatory information to
Briefed the astronauts before the mission.
Brief
To summarize.
Brief
Of short duration; happening quickly.
Her reign was brief but spectacular.
Brief
Concise; taking few words.
His speech of acceptance was brief but moving.
Brief
Occupying a small distance, area or spatial extent; short.
Her skirt was extremely brief but doubtless cool.
Brief
(obsolete) Rife; common; prevalent.
Brief
(legal) A writ summoning one to answer; an official letter or mandate.
Brief
(legal) An answer to any action.
Brief
(legal) A memorandum of points of fact or of law for use in conducting a case.
Brief
A position of interest or advocacy.
Brief
(legal) An attorney's legal argument in written form for submission to a court.
Brief
(English law) The material relevant to a case, delivered by a solicitor to the barrister who tries the case.
Brief
A short news story or report.
We got a news brief.
Brief
Underwear briefs.
I wear boxers under trousers but for sports I usually wear a brief.
Brief
(obsolete) A summary, précis or epitome; an abridgement or abstract.
Brief
A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose.
Brief
(slang) A ticket of any type.
Brief
(transitive) To summarize a recent development to some person with decision-making power.
The U.S. president was briefed on the military coup and its implications on African stability.
Brief
To write a legal argument and submit it to a court.
Brief
Briefly.
Brief
Soon; quickly.
Brief
Short in duration.
How brief the life of man.
Brief
Concise; terse; succinct.
The brief style is that which expresseth much in little.
Brief
Rife; common; prevalent.
Brief
Briefly.
Adam, faltering long, thus answered brief.
Brief
Soon; quickly.
Brief
A short concise writing or letter; a statement in few words.
Bear this sealed brief,With winged hastle, to the lord marshal.
And she told meIn a sweet, verbal brief.
Brief
An epitome.
Each woman is a brief of womankind.
Brief
An abridgment or concise statement of a client's case, made out for the instruction of counsel in a trial at law. This word is applied also to a statement of the heads or points of a law argument.
It was not without some reference to it that I perused many a brief.
Brief
A writ issuing from the chancery, directed to any judge ordinary, commanding and authorizing that judge to call a jury to inquire into the case, and upon their verdict to pronounce sentence.
Brief
A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose.
Brief
A type of men's underpants without legs, fitting tightly and held by an elastic waistband; also called Jockey shorts.
Brief
To make an abstract or abridgment of; to shorten; as, to brief pleadings.
Brief
A document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case
Brief
A condensed written summary or abstract
Brief
Give essential information to someone;
The reporters were briefed about the President's plan to invade
Brief
Of short duration or distance;
A brief stay in the country
In a little while
It's a little way away
Brief
Concise and succinct;
Covered the matter in a brief statement
Brief
(of clothing) very short;
An abbreviated swimsuit
A brief bikini
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