brevity

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈbɹɛvəti/

Noun

brevity

1. (uncountable) The quality of being brief in duration.
2. (uncountable) Succinctness; conciseness.
3. (rare, countable) A short piece of writing.

Synonyms

• (quality of being brief in duration) ephemerality, fleetingness, transiency; see also Thesaurus:transience
• (succinctness) concision, laconicism, terseness; see also Thesaurus:succinctness

Related terms

• breve
• brief

Translations

• French: concision, brièveté
• German: Kürze
• Portuguese: brevidade
• Russian: кра́ткость
• Spanish: brevedad

Translations

• French: concision, laconisme
• German: Bündigkeit, Knappheit
• Russian: кра́ткость
• Spanish: concisión

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