About The Word Brevity
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What's The Definition Of Brevity?
[n] the attribute of being brief or fleeting
[n] the use of brief expressions Synonyms | Synonyms for Brevity: briefness | transience Related Terms | Find terms related to Brevity: brachylogy | briefness | brusqueness | compactness | compendiousness | conciseness | concision | crispness | curtness | dumbness | economy | economy of words | instantaneousness | laconicalness | laconicism | laconism | littleness | lowness | muteness | obmutescence | pauciloquy | pithiness | pointedness | quietness | quietude | reserve | sententiousness | short time | shortness | silence | sparingness of words | speechlessness | succinctness | summariness | swiftness | taciturnity | terseness | transience | unloquaciousness | untalkativeness | wordlessness See Also | duration | length | terseness Brevity In Webster's Dictionary \Brev"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Brevities}. [L. brevitas, fr.
brevis short: cf. F. bri[`e]vit['e]. See {Brief}.]
1. Shortness of duration; briefness of time; as, the brevity
of human life.
2. Contraction into few words; conciseness.
Brevity is the soul of wit. --Shak.
This argument is stated by St. John with his usual
elegant brevity and simplicity. --Bp. Porteus.
Syn: Shortness; conciseness; succinctness; terseness.
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