Concinnous

Concinnous
Concinnous Con*cin"nous, a. [L. concinnus.] Characterized by concinnity; neat; elegant. [R.] [1913 Webster]

The most concinnous and most rotund of proffessors, M. Heyne. --De Quiency. [1913 Webster]


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  • concinnous — index felicitous, harmonious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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  • concinnous — con·cin·nous …   English syllables

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  • concinnous — nəs adjective Etymology: Latin concinnus : characterized by concinnity : neat, elegant …   Useful english dictionary

  • Inconcinnous — In con*cin nous, a. [L. inconcinnus. See {In } not, and {Concinnity}.] Not concinnous; unsuitable; discordant. [Obs.] Cudworth. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • concinnate — /kon seuh nayt /, v.t., concinnated, concinnating. to arrange or blend together skillfully, as parts or elements; put together in a harmonious, precisely appropriate, or elegant manner. [1595 1605; < L concinnatus, ptp. of concinnare to prepare,… …   Universalium

  • concinnity — /keuhn sin i tee/, n., pl. concinnities. 1. Rhet. a. a close harmony of tone as well as logic among the elements of a discourse. b. an instance of this. 2. any harmonious adaptation of parts. [1525 35; < L concinnitas, equiv. to concinn(us)… …   Universalium

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