brevity

Meaning

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

Synonyms

conciseness

shortness

terseness

briefness

concision

succinctness

simplicity

transience

rudeness

simplification

hurry

smallness

abbreviation

summariness

temporariness

minuteness

curtness

Translations

Kürze

brièveté

concision

brevità

brevedad

Bündigkeit

beknoptheid

kısalık

concisione

brevitas

özlülük

βραχύτητα

brevidade

Prägnanz

laconisme

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɹɛvəti/

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”).
By surface analysis, brief + -ity