Concise vs Pith - What's the difference?
concise | pith |
The soft, spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees.
The spongy interior substance of a feather.
The spinal cord; the marrow.
(figuratively) The essential or vital part.
* Shakespeare
To extract the pith from (a plant stem or tree).
To kill (especially cattle or laboratory animals) by cutting or piercing the spinal cord.
As an adjective concise
is brief, yet including all important information.As a noun pith is
the soft, spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees.As a verb pith is
to extract the pith from (a plant stem or tree).concise
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Synonyms
* succinct * See alsoAntonyms
* verboseDerived terms
* concisely * concision * concisenesspith
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Noun
(-)- The pith of my idea is truth.
- enterprises of great pith and moment