Thesaurus: brevity

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1. n. Shortness of duration; briefness of time; as, the brevity of human life.
2. n. Contraction into few words; conciseness.
3. n. the use of brief expressions
4. n. the attribute of being brief or fleeting
5. 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.
6. n:100 n. the use of brief expressions n. the attribute of being brief or fleeting