brevity

brev·i·ty  (brv-t)

n.

1. The quality or state of being brief in duration.

2. Concise expression; terseness.

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[Latin brevits, from brevis, short; see brief.]

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brevity [ˈbrɛvɪtɪ]

n pl -ties

1. conciseness of expression; lack of verbosity

2. a short duration; brief time

[from Latin brevitās shortness, from brevis brief]

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Brevity

brachylogy

the practice of conciseness in speech or writing.

laconism, laconicism

1. the practice of using few words to say much.
2. a laconic utterance. — laconic, n., adj. — laconical, adj.

pauciloquy

Rare. the speaking of few words; taciturnity or brevity. — pauciloquent, adj.

syntomy, syntomia

Rare. brevity; conciseness.

telegraphese

the brief, sometimes cryptic language used in telegrams.

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Brevity 

See Also: TIME

1. As compact as a drop of pure water —Richard E. Shepard, New York Times, November 3, 1986

   The simile attempts to explain the mystery of the Flamenco Puro dance troop’s creative wellsprings.

2. Brief as a classified ad —Anon
3. Brief as a drop of dew —Cale Young Rice
4. Brief as a grouch’s smile —Anon
5. Brief as a sinner’s prayer —Anon
6. Brief as a twinge —Margaret Atwood
7. Brief as the Z column in a pocket dictionary —Irvin S. Cobb

   Or, to be even more specific, “Brief as the Z column in this dictionary.”

8. Brief as youth in retrospect —Elyse Sommer
9. (Smiled) briefly, on and off like a light switch —Gavin Lyall
10. Concise as a telegram —Elyse Sommer
11. Short as any dream —William Shakespeare
12. Short, clear as a bird-note, trailing away —E. B. White

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	brevity - the use of brief expressions terseness - a neatly short and concise expressive style
	2.	brevity - the attribute of being brief or fleeting briefness, transience length, duration - continuance in time; "the ceremony was of short duration"; "he complained about the length of time required"

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brevity

noun

1. shortness, transience, impermanence, ephemerality, briefness, transitoriness The bonus of this homely soup is the brevity of its cooking time.

2. conciseness, economy, crispness, concision, terseness, succinctness, curtness, pithiness The brevity of the letter concerned me.
conciseness rambling, verbiage, tautology, wordiness, verbosity, redundancy, diffuseness, tediousness, prolixity, long-windedness, discursiveness, circuity, verboseness

Quotations
"Brevity is the soul of wit" [William Shakespeare Hamlet]
"I strive to be brief, and I become obscure" [Horace Ars Poetica]

Translations

brevity [ˈbrevɪtɪ] N (= shortness) → brevedad f; (= conciseness) → concisión f
brevity is the soul of wit → lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno

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brevity [ˈbrɛvɪti] n [event] → brièveté f; [speech] → concision f

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brevity

n

(= shortness) → Kürze f

(= conciseness) → Kürze f, → Bündigkeit f, → Knappheit f; brevity is the soul of wit (Prov) → in der Kürze liegt die Würze (Prov)

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brevity [ˈbrɛvɪtɪ] n → brevità

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brevity brief