Difference between Brief and Concise

What is the difference between Brief and Concise?

Brief as an adjective is of short duration or distance. while Concise as an adjective is brief, yet including all important information

Brief

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of short duration or distance. Concise.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To knowledgeably summarize a recent development to some person with decision-making power. To write a legal argument and submit it to a court.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An attorney's legal argument in written form for submission to a court. A short news story or report.

Example sentence: There is a brief moment when all there is in a man's mind and soul and spirit is reflected through his eyes, his hands, his attitude. This is the moment to record.

Concise

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: brief, yet including all important information

Example sentence: Does a black person make them an African American? No. There are Hispanics that are very, very dark skinned so the word has lost its meaning, it's not a very concise or proper word to use even today and it wasn't then.

We hope you now know whether to use Brief or Concise in your sentence.

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