compact

/ˈkɑmˌpækt/
nounverbadjective

An agreement or contract.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 4 meanings

  1. An agreement or contract.

  2. A slim folding case, often featuring a mirror, powder and a powder puff, small enough to fit in a woman's purse, handbag, or pocket.

  3. An automobile that is larger than a subcompact but smaller than an intermediate.

  4. A broadsheet newspaper published in the size of a tabloid but keeping its non-sensational style.

Verb 3 meanings

  1. To form an agreement or contract.

  2. To make more dense; to compress.

  3. To unite or connect firmly, as in a system.

Adjective 4 meanings

  1. Closely packed or densely constituted; having much material in a small volume.

  2. Having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space.

    “a compact laptop computer”

  3. Brief and pithy; not verbose.

    “a compact discourse”

  4. Of a topological space:

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin compactum (“agreement”).

Similar and opposite words

Opposite
loosediffusenoncompactuncompact

COMPACT at a glance

COMPACT has 7 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (C 3 + O 1 + M 3 + P 3 + A 1 + C 3 + T 1) and 19 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,349 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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