succinct
French, adjective/syk.sɛ̃/
succinct is spelled S-U-C-C-I-N-C-T (8 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written French, the 51,956th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Succinct is a French adjective meaning “succinct, concise; laconic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est court, bref”.
What does succinct mean in English?
adjective
- 1
succinct, concise; laconic
- 2
informallight, scanty, frugal
un repas succinct
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est court, bref. 2. Léger. 3. Qui est concis dans ses propos.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of succinct
- succincte feminine
- succincts masculine plural
- succinctes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce succinct?
- /syk.sɛ̃/
- \syk.sɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to succinct
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is succinct in French?
succinct appears about once in every 3 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).