'Brevity' definitions:
Definition of 'brevity'
From: WordNet
noun
The use of brief expressions
noun
The attribute of being brief or fleeting [syn: brevity, briefness, transience]
Definition of 'Brevity'
From: GCIDE
- Brevity \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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Contraction into few words; conciseness. [1913 Webster]
- Brevity is the soul of wit. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- This argument is stated by St. John with his usual elegant brevity and simplicity. --Bp. Porteus. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Shortness; conciseness; succinctness; terseness. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'brevity'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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