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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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
These agencies may be all grouped together, for the sake of brevity, under the expression of the laws of growth.
The book has a lightness to its horror, and a brevity, and can be easily closed up and put away.
Points will be given for brevity and conciseness of your answer.
She bemoans the way electronic media, with their demand for spectacle and brevity, have shortened our attention spans.
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