briefness
- noun
- /ˈbrifnəs/
:
brevedad
- Despite the briefness of the meeting, we managed to cover all the important topics.
Examples
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Thus, the wearing of the art parallels the briefness of the encounter between humans and spirits.
Academic text (1991) -
Please pardon the briefness of this comment as I am in between recording sessions and students.
Blog text (10) -
I had never been very comfortable with large ideas—astrophysics, biology—all seemed cavernous and dismal compared to the bright briefness of human history.
Fiction book (1993) -
The presence of these catalogues in Borges's fiction is often seen in traditional Borgesian criticism as the result of his "poetics of briefness," that is, his preference for allusions rather than description (see Christ).
Academic text (1998) -
The briefness of her speech made it easy for everyone to understand.
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The author is known for the briefness of his writing, favoring concise expression over lengthy descriptions.
Synonyms
14
5.3
Using few words when speaking or writing
2
7.7
Using few words to say or write a lot
1
5.5
Saying something clearly with few words
1
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
Antonyms
How Concise
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word briefness comes from the Latin word brevis, meaning 'short', and the ending -ness that turns a word into the name of a quality. So, briefness is the name for being short in time or in words.