When you send a telegram, brevity is essential because you will be charged for every word.
Source: tatoeba (1906)
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)
obmutescencepauciloquypithinesspointednessquietnessquietudereservesententiousnessshort timeshortnesssilencesparingness of wordsspeechlessnesssuccinctnesssummarinessswiftnesstaciturnitytersenesstransienceunloquaciousness
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Noun(13 words)
parsimonyshort durationsparenesstautnesstemporal brevityterse styletersenessthe less the betterthe shorter the betterto the pointtransiencyunembellishmentunwording
Adjective(1 words)
succinct wording
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4 entriesbrief intervalconcise wordingeconomy of languageshort window
Collocations
5 entriesacademic brevitybrevity and claritybrevity in writingbrevity of expressionlinguistic brevity
Inflections
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13 total sentences available.
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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