- the quality of being brief; shortness of time
- the quality of being concise; terseness
Origin of brevity
Classical Latin brevitas from brevis, brief
noun
The definition of brevity is defined as the quality of being brief.
An example of brevity is a point made quickly and clearly.
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noun
- The quality or state of being brief in duration.
- Concise expression; terseness.
Origin of brevity
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brachylogy
the practice of conciseness in speech or writing.
laconism, laconicism
1. the practice of using few words to say much.
2. a laconic utterance. —laconic, n., adj. —laconical, adj.
pauciloquy
Rare. the speaking of few words; taciturnity or brevity. —pauciloquent, adj.
syntomy, syntomia
Rare. brevity; conciseness.
telegraphese
the brief, sometimes cryptic language used in telegrams.
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Noun
(countable and uncountable, plural brevities)
- (uncountable) The quality of being brief in duration.
- (uncountable) Succinctness; conciseness.
- (rare, countable) A short piece of writing.
Origin
First attested in English in 1509; either:
- Borrowed directly from Latin brevitās; or
- from Anglo-Norman brevité < from Old French brieveté < from Latin brevitātem, accusative of brevitās, from brevis (“short”).
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Sentence Examples
- You did a good job on the brevity of this newsletter this week.
- Your Dictionary's definition has the best brevity.
- The very brevity of the New Testament narratives is astounding.
- I like the brevity of this review.
- Do you consider brevity in reporting good or bad?
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