Brevity

/ˈbɹɛvɪti/

Synonyms for "brevity" (73 found)

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Closest matches (15)

Noun(6 words)
Adjective(2 words)
concise expressionconcise writing

Strong matches (22)

Noun(8 words)
crispinesseditorial concisenessephemeralityfleetingnessignoreabilitylaconicismless verballymost unembellished
Adjective(2 words)
laconic phrasinglinguistic conciseness

Related words (36)

Noun(13 words)
parsimonyshort durationsparenesstautnesstemporal brevityterse styletersenessthe less the betterthe shorter the betterto the pointtransiencyunembellishmentunwording
Adjective(1 words)
succinct wording

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

5 entries
communication qualitydurationlengthtemporal propertyterseness

More specific

4 entries
brief intervalconcise wordingeconomy of languageshort window

Collocations

5 entries
academic brevitybrevity and claritybrevity in writingbrevity of expressionlinguistic brevity

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

1 entries

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

When you send a telegram, brevity is essential because you will be charged for every word.

Source: tatoeba (1906)

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Source: tatoeba (20962)

As touching the gods, I do not know whether they exist or not, nor how they are featured; for there is much to prevent our knowing: the obscurity of the subject and the brevity of human life.

Source: tatoeba (6203085)

In the brevity lies the power.

Source: tatoeba (7798566)

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