brevity

brev·i·ty

 (brĕv′ĭ-tē)

n.

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

2. Concise expression; terseness.

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[Latin brevitās, 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

[C16: from Latin brevitās shortness, from brevis brief]

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brev•i•ty

(ˈbrɛv ɪ ti)

n.

1. shortness of time or duration; briefness.

2. the quality of expressing much in few words.

[1500–10; < Anglo-French brevite, Old French brievete. See brief, -ity]

syn: brevity, conciseness refer to the use of few words in speaking. brevity emphasizes the short duration of speech: reduced to extreme brevity. conciseness emphasizes compactness of expression: clear in spite of great conciseness.

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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

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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]

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Translations

إيجاز

krátkoststručnost

korthed

Kürze

concision

stuttleiki, gagnorîur stíll

brevit...brevità

korthet

kısalık

简短

brevity

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

brevity

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

brevity

[ˈbrɛvɪtɪ] n → brevità

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brief

(briːf) adjective

not long; short. a brief visit; a brief account. kort, vlugtig وَجيز، قَصير кратък breve krátký, stručný kurz kort; kortvarig σύντομοςbreve lühike کوتاه؛ کم lyhyt brefקצר संक्षिप्त kratak rövid singkat stuttur breve 短時間の 짧은 trumpas īss; neilgs singkat kortkortvarig, stuttkrótki لنډ، لږ breve scurt краткий krátky, stručný kratek kratak kort, kortvarig, kortfattad โดยย่อ kısa 短暫的 короткий, стислий ngắn gọn 短暂的

noun

a short statement of facts (especially in a lawsuit, of a client's case). a lawyer's brief. saakbrief, saakskrif لَمْحَةٌ مُخْتَصَره / موجَزَ адвокатско досие resumo zpráva, stručný výtah die Zusammenfassung sagsresumé περίληψη των γεγονότων (σε δίκη) informe, expediente lühi-kokkuvõte عبارت های کوتاهی از وقایع kirjelmä dossierתדריך, סכום, סיכום सारपत्र izvod iz spisa tényállás pernyataan singkat yfirlit memoria 摘要書 개요 trumpas bylos išdėstymas rezumējums; īss lietas izklāsts ringkas resuméresymé; saksresyméstreszczenie, oświadczenie, wyciąg د پیښو لنډ عبارتونه resumo scurtă expunere краткое изложение, резюме správa kratka razlaga podnesak resumé, sammandrag คำกล่าวสรุปสำนวนคดีของทนาย dava özeti 概要 короткий виклад справи مختصر ، چھوٹا bản tóm tắt của luật sư bào chữa 概要

verb

to give detailed instructions to (especially a barrister, group of soldiers etc). The astronauts were briefed before the space mission. opdrag gee, inligting gee يُعْطي تَعْليمات инструктирам instruir dát instruktáž genaue Anweisungen geben orientere; briefe ενημερώνω, δίνω λεπτομερείς οδηγίες dar instrucciones a; constituir instrueerima اطلاعات لازم را دادن antaa selonteko donner des instructions à לְתָדְרֵך वकील, इत्यादि को दिया जाने वाला विस्तृत निर्देश informirati (ügyvédi) megbízást ad memberi pengarahan upplÿsa, kynna dare istruzioni a 事前に説明する 요약하다 instruktuoti instruēt memberi arahan instruerenbrife, orientere, sette inn i situasjonen zrobić odprawę وړ اطلاعات ورکول instruir a da instrucţiuni инструктировать dať inštruktáž dati napotke dati uputstva instruera, ge direktiv สรุปคำสั่ง gerekli bilgileri vermek, brifing yapmak 向...提供詳細指示 інструктувати تفصیلات سمجھانا chỉ dẫn chi tiết 向…介绍基本情况，向...下达指示

ˈbriefing noun

instructions and information. The pilots were given a briefing before they left. finale opdragte kry تَعْليمات инструктаж instrução instruktáž die Instruktion orientering; briefing οδηγίες, ενημέρωσηinstrucciones, sesión informativa briifing رهنمود käskynjako instructionsתדרוך विवरण और निर्देश्‍ा upute eligazítás instruksi, pengarahan leiðbeiningar og upplÿsingar istruzioni 状況説明 브리핑 instruktažas, brifingas instruktāža memberi taklimat instructiesorienteringodprawa لارښود instrução briefing; instrucţiuni инструктаж inštrukcie navodila instruktaža orientering, instruktion[er] สรุปแบบสั้น ๆ bigi ve talimat, brifing 簡報會 інструктаж ہدایات و معلومات lời chỉ dẫn 情况简介，简报

ˈbriefly adverb

He told me briefly what he knew. kort, kortliks باخْتِصار накратко resumidamente stručně kurz i korthed; kortfattet με λίγα λόγια, εν συντομίαbrevemente, resumidamente, en pocas palabras lühidalt بطور خلاصه lyhyesti brièvement בְּקִצוּר , בְּקִצוּר संक्षिप्त रूप से kratko röviden secara singkat í stuttu máli brevemente 簡潔に 간단히 trumpai īsi; koncentrēti secara ringkas kortkort, i korte vendingerkrótko د خلاصی په ډول em resumo pe scurt кратко stručne (na) kratko ukratko kortfattat สั้น ๆ kısaca, özetle 簡要地 коротко, стисло مختصر طور پر ngắn gọn 简要地

briefs noun plural

(used especially in shops) women's pants or men's underpants. a pair of briefs. knapbroekie لِباس تَحْتاني قَصير бельо roupa de baixo kalhotky, slipy der Slip trusser; underbukser σλιπάκι calzoncillos; bragas; ropa interior aluspüksid زیرشلواری کوتاه alushousut slipתחתונים छोटा पैंट gaćice od trikoa bugyi celana dalam (nær)buxur slip ブリーフ 브리프 apatinės kelnės biksītes; (īsās) apakšbikses seluar dalam slipje, onderbroektruserspodenki دشلوار لاندی لنډ کمیس cuecas slip трусы nohavičky, spodky hlačke gaćice kalsong[er] กางเกงชั้นใน don 短褲 труси مردوں کے جانگیے ، یا عورتوں کے زیر جامے quần đùi 短裤

brevity (ˈbrevəti) noun

shortness (of speech, writing, time etc). He is well known for the brevity of his speeches. kortheid إيجاز краткотрайност brevidade stručnost, krátkost die Kürze korthed συντομία, βραχύτητα brevedad, concisión lühidus ایجاز lyhyys concisionקוצר संक्षिप्त sažetost rövidség keringkasan stuttleiki, gagnorður stíll brevità, concisione 簡潔さ 짧음 trumpumas īsums keringkasan ucapan kortheid, bondigheidkorthet krótkość, zwięzłość د خبرو لنډوالی brevidade concizie краткость krátkosť, stručnosť kratkost kratkoća korthet, koncishet ความสั้น kısalık 簡短 стислість اجمال ، قلیل الفاظی sự ngắn gọn 简短

ˈbriefcase noun

a light case for papers, made of leather etc. a businessman's briefcase. aktetas مَحْفَظَةِ الوثائِق куфарче pasta diplomatický kufřík die Aktentasche mappe; attachétaske χαρτοφύλακαςmaletín mapp کیف اسناد salkku porte-documents תִיק מִסְמָכִים दस्तावेज रखने का बैग aktovka aktatáska tas kantor, aktentas skjalataska borsa, cartella 書類かばん 서류 가방 portfelis, aplankas (ādas) mape; portfelis beg bimbit aktentasstresskoffert, dokumentmappeaktówka بریفکیس، د اسنادو بکس pasta ser­vietă портфель diplomatka, aktovka aktovka aktentašna portfölj กระเป๋าเอกสาร evrak çantası 公事包 портфель; кейс کاغذات وغیرہ رکھنے کے لئے چھوٹا کیس cặp đựng giấy tờ, tài liệu 公文包

in brief

in a few words. In brief, we have been successful. kortliks, kortom بالأخْتِصار накратко em resumo ve stručnosti kurzgesagt kort sagt; kort fortalt εν ολίγοις en resumen, en resumidas cuentas lühidalt خلاصه lyhyesti en résumé בקצור, בקיצור संक्षेप में ukratko röviden secara singkat í stuttu máli, í einu orði sagt in breve 要するに 요약하면 trumpai sakant īsumā; īsi sakot dengan kata pendek in het kortkort sagt krótko mówiąc خلاصه em resumo pe scurt вкратце skrátka skratka ukratko i korthet โดยสังเขป kısaca, özet olarak 簡而言之 коротко, стисло مختصر طور پر tóm lại 简言之

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