brevity
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2. compactness, succinctness, pithiness. Brevity, conciseness refer to the use of few words in speaking. Brevity emphasizes the short duration of speech: reduced to extreme brevity. Conciseness emphasizes compactness of expression: clear in spite of great conciseness.
2. compactness, succinctness, pithiness. Brevity, conciseness refer to the use of few words in speaking. Brevity emphasizes the short duration of speech: reduced to extreme brevity. Conciseness emphasizes compactness of expression: clear in spite of great conciseness.
Antonyms
1, 2. length.
1, 2. length.
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| —n , pl -ties | |
| 1. | conciseness of expression; lack of verbosity |
| 2. | a short duration; brief time |
| [C16: from Latin brevitās shortness, from brevis | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
brevity
c.1500, from L. brevitatem (nom. brevitas) "shortness" in space or time, from brevis "short" (see brief).
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Example sentences
It's a touching and surreal story, lending much to the imagination in its brevity.
And furthermore, if the brevity of an article frustrates you, the paper tells you to go to their website.
Her plots develop quickly, and her prose is straight to the point--and neither narrative nor character suffers from this brevity.
Artificial intelligence is a complex subject, and some answers have been edited for brevity.
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