English → Latin
“concise” in Latin
premōto press, push, press close or hard, oppress, overwhelm; to tighten, compress, shorten, press closely, squeeze; to make,brevisshort, small, little, narrow; brief, short; short, low, shallowcrēberthick, dense; numerous, frequent, repeated; abundant, crowded with
The English word concise itself goes back to Latin caedō, through concīsus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
concise
pressus (figuratively, of an author, orator, etc., and his manner of writing): brevis (short, likewise of an author, etc., and his thoughts, etc.): sententiis densus, creber (rich in thoughts): in angustum coactus (compressed into a small space).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for concise?
- The usual Latin words for “concise” are premō, brevis, crēber. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.