Briefness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The characteristic of being brief. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    the attribute of being brief or fleeting wordnet
  3. 3
    the temporal property of being very short wordnet

Synonyms

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brevitytransiencebrevityconcisenesscurtnessdumbness

Etymology

From Middle English breffnes, brevenesse, equivalent to brief + -ness.

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