prägnant
Meaning
meaningful and concise; to the point; apposite; pithy
Concepts
Synonyms
kurz und bündig
kernig
kurz gefasst
kurz und treffend
in Kürze
kurz gesagt
Translations
bondig
succinto
sucinto
sucinto
laconique
veciz
concís
λακωνικός
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pʁɛˈɡnant/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from French prégnant (“meaningful”, originally “pregnant”), from Latin praegnans (“pregnant”). The sense of the German adjective is not far from the French, but its particulars may have developed under influence of unrelated prägen (compare especially einprägsam).
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