brevity[noun]Synonyms:- shortness, briefness, impermanence, transience, transitoriness
- conciseness, crispness, curtness, economy, pithiness, succinctness, terseness
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brev‧i‧ty AC /ˈbrevəti, ˈbrevɪti/
noun [uncountable] formal[
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Latin;
Origin: brevitas, from brevis; ⇒ brief1]
1. the quality of expressing something in very few words ⇒
brief:
Letters published in the newspaper are edited for brevity and clarity.2. the quality of continuing for only a short time ⇒
brief:
the brevity of her visit [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲