English dictionary

brevity

/'br/E/v/I/t/i/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the use of brief expressions

noun.communication

Source: WordNet 3.0
the attribute of being brief or fleeting

noun.attribute

Synonyms briefness transience

Source: WordNet 3.0
Shortness of duration; briefness of time; as, the <i>brevity</i> of human life.

noun

Source: webster1913