brevity
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5.3
- noun
- /ˈbrɛvɪti/
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brevedad
- No, they say brevity is the soul of wit.
- for the sake of brevity
- Brevity and clarity
- Brevity and simplicity
No, they say brevity is the soul of wit.
- No, they say brevity is the soul of wit.
- How you express them will change because, you know, brevity is overtaking lengthy communications.
- But there's so much power in brevity and there's so much power in leaving so much out.
- I'll just mention a few subsequent events with a simple brevity of word.
- So what I try to do is give a little brevity to gambling, brevity to life.
- I mean, it does help me practice brevity in all areas of life because you just, you have to, you know, you, you, you.
- First, for brevity, because I think other colleagues have made some of the general points far better than I would, and second because the experience of those with Ms.
Examples
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The standard practice was to pay for inscriptions by letter, so brevity was the soul of savings.
Academic text (1995) -
After all, we know that brevity is the soul of wit.
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And for the sake of brevity, I'll tell you what the six were.
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We lack time, so forgive my brevity.
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Because of the need for some brevity, three limitations of the article are immediately obvious.
Academic text (1994) -
I think of just the brevity of life, the fragility, the between and the line between health and health problems.
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But contemplating the brevity of life brings some perspective to how we use our attention.
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Therefore, since brevity is the soul of wit, I will be brief.
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I'm not one for long stories, I'm someone who's always appreciated brevity in any form.
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Many writers appreciate brevity, as it keeps their messages clear and to the point.
Synonyms
2
7.7
Using few words to say or write a lot
1
5.5
Saying something clearly with few words
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6.7
Saying a lot with very few words
1
3.5
A small amount of time or a small distance
1
6.3
The quality of expressing ideas clearly using few words
Using only a few words to say something important
To say or write something using very few words
A short time or using few words
Antonyms
How Brief
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Brevity comes from the Latin root brevis, meaning 'short'. It is the same root as the common word brief, so brevity means the quality of being short in speech or writing.