brevity
Meanings
Plural: brevities
Noun
- the use of brief expressions
- the attribute of being brief or fleeting
- The quality of being brief in duration.
- Succinctness; conciseness.
- A short piece of writing.
Origin / Etymology
First attested in English in 1509; either:
* Borrowed directly from Latin brevitās; or
* from Anglo-Norman brevité, from Old French brieveté, from Latin brevitātem, accusative of brevitās, from brevis (“short”).
Synonyms
briefness, concision, ephemerality, fleetingness, laconicism, succinctness, terseness, transience, transiency
Scrabble Score: 15
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