brevity
noun /ˈbrevəti/
/ˈbrevəti/
[uncountable] (formal)- the quality of using few words when speaking or writing synonym conciseness
- The report is a masterpiece of brevity.
- Charles Dickens was not known for his brevity.
- For the sake of brevity, I’d like to make just two points.
- the fact of lasting a short time
- the brevity of human life
see also brief
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Old French brievete, from Latin brevitas, from brevis ‘brief’.