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(brevɪti)

uncountable noun

The brevity of something is the fact that it is short or lasts for only a short time.

[formal]

The bonus of this homely soup is the brevity of its cooking time. [+ of]

The brevity of the letter concerned me.

Synonyms: conciseness, economy, crispness, concision More Synonyms of brevity

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brevity in British English

(ˈbrɛvɪtɪ)

nounWord forms: plural -ties

conciseness of expression; lack of verbosity

a short duration; brief time

Word origin

C16: from Latin brevitās shortness, from brevis brief

brevity in American English

(ˈbrɛvəti)

noun

the quality of being brief; shortness of time

the quality of being concise; terseness

Word origin

L brevitas < brevis, brief

Examples of 'brevity' in a sentence
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Both see fun in physics, both love simplicity and brevity.The problem of my lack of brevity was tackled next.His numerous speeches were models of clarity and brevity.If brevity is the soul of wit, it likewise is the heart of helpful attribution.But what it lacks in brevity, this report makes up for in audacity.The old saying, brevity is the soul of wit, does not necessarily hold true in this case.

Quotations

Brevity is the soul of witWilliam ShakespeareHamlet

I strive to be brief, and I become obscureHoraceArs Poetica

1 (noun) in the sense of shortness

Definition

a short duration

The bonus of this homely soup is the brevity of its cooking time.

Synonyms

shortness

transience

the superficiality and transience of the club scene

impermanence

ephemerality

briefness

transitoriness

2 (noun) in the sense of conciseness

Definition

lack of verbosity

The brevity of the letter concerned me.

Synonyms

conciseness

economy

crispness

concision

terseness

succinctness

curtness

pithiness

Opposites

rambling

verbiage

tautology

wordiness

verbosity

redundancy

diffuseness

tediousness

prolixity

long-windedness

discursiveness

circuity

verboseness

Quotations

Brevity is the soul of wit [William Shakespeare – Hamlet]I strive to be brief, and I become obscure [Horace – Ars Poetica]

Additional synonyms

in the sense of transience

the superficiality and transience of the club scene

Synonyms

briefness,

brevity,

shortness,

impermanence,

ephemerality,

evanescence (formal),

transitoriness,

fleetingness,

momentariness,

fugacity,

fugitiveness

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释义	Trends of brevity View usage for: brevity (brevɪti) uncountable noun The brevity of something is the fact that it is short or lasts for only a short time. [formal] The bonus of this homely soup is the brevity of its cooking time. [+ of] The brevity of the letter concerned me. Synonyms: conciseness, economy, crispness, concision More Synonyms of brevity More Synonyms of brevity brevity in British English (ˈbrɛvɪtɪ) nounWord forms: plural -ties 1. conciseness of expression; lack of verbosity 2. a short duration; brief time Word origin C16: from Latin brevitās shortness, from brevis brief brevity in American English (ˈbrɛvəti) noun 1. the quality of being brief; shortness of time 2. the quality of being concise; terseness Word origin L brevitas < brevis, brief Examples of 'brevity' in a sentence brevity Both see fun in physics, both love simplicity and brevity. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The problem of my lack of brevity was tackled next. Kiam, Victor Going For It!: How to Succeed As an Entrepreneur (1986) His numerous speeches were models of clarity and brevity. Times, Sunday Times (2013) If brevity is the soul of wit, it likewise is the heart of helpful attribution. Christianity Today (2000) But what it lacks in brevity, this report makes up for in audacity. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The old saying, brevity is the soul of wit, does not necessarily hold true in this case. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Quotations Brevity is the soul of witWilliam ShakespeareHamlet I strive to be brief, and I become obscureHoraceArs Poetica 1 (noun) in the sense of shortness Definition a short duration The bonus of this homely soup is the brevity of its cooking time. Synonyms shortness transience the superficiality and transience of the club scene impermanence ephemerality briefness transitoriness 2 (noun) in the sense of conciseness Definition lack of verbosity The brevity of the letter concerned me. Synonyms conciseness economy crispness concision terseness succinctness curtness pithiness Opposites rambling , verbiage , tautology , wordiness , verbosity , redundancy , diffuseness , tediousness , prolixity , long-windedness , discursiveness , circuity , verboseness Quotations Brevity is the soul of wit [William Shakespeare – Hamlet]I strive to be brief, and I become obscure [Horace – Ars Poetica] Additional synonyms in the sense of transience the superficiality and transience of the club scene Synonyms briefness, brevity, shortness, impermanence, ephemerality, evanescence (formal), transitoriness, fleetingness, momentariness, fugacity, fugitiveness Nearby words of brevity breeding breeze breezy brevity brew bribe bribery Synonyms of 'brevity' brevity Explore 'brevity' in the dictionary
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