brevity : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: brevity	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for brevity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
brevity n the use of brief expressions the attribute of being brief or fleeting Synonym(s): brevity, briefness, transience
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brevity \Brev"ity\, n.; pl. {Brevities}. [L. brevitas, fr. brevis short: cf. F. bri[8a]vit[82]. See {Brief}.] 1. Shortness of duration; briefness of time; as, the brevity* of human life. 2. Contraction into few words; conciseness. Brevity is the soul of wit. --Shak. This argument is stated by St. John with his usual elegant brevity and simplicity. --Bp. Porteus. Syn: Shortness; conciseness; succinctness; terseness.