Definition of Brevity

1. Noun. The use of brief expressions.

Generic synonyms: Terseness
Derivative terms: Brief

2. Noun. The attribute of being brief or fleeting.
Exact synonyms: Briefness, Transience
Generic synonyms: Duration, Length
Derivative terms: Brief, Brief, Transient

Definition of Brevity

1. n. Shortness of duration; briefness of time; as, the brevity of human life.

Definition of Brevity

1. Noun. The quality of being brief in duration. ¹

2. Noun. Succinctness; conciseness. ¹

3. Noun. (rare countable) A short piece of writing. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Brevity

1. shortness of duration [n -TIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Brevity

brevicollis
brevier
breviers
brevilingual
breviloquence
breviloquent
breviped
brevipen
brevipennate
brevipens
brevirostral
brevirostrate
brevis
brevitic
brevities
brevity (current term)
brevium
brevotoxins
brew
brew up
brewable
brewage
brewages
brewed
brewer
brewer's droop
brewer's mole
brewer's rice
brewer's yeast
brewer's yeasts

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