Concinnity

“Concinnity” (kun-SIN-uh-tee) – from the Latin for “well put together” – is studied elegance of design or arrangement. The word is usually used to refer to literary style.

Example (as used by Elizabeth Ward): “He has what one character calls ‘the gifts of concinnity and concision,’ that deft swipe with a phrase that can be so devastating in children.”

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