Found 4 items, similar to brevity.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak) Definition: brevity keringkasan
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: brevity kecekatan, ketangkasan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: brevity brevity n 1: the use of brief expressions 2: the attribute of being brief or fleeting [syn: briefness, transience]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Brevity Brevity \Brev"i*ty\, n.; pl. Brevities. [L. brevitas, fr. brevis short: cf. F. bri[`e]vit['e]. See Brief.] 1. Shortness of duration; briefness of time; as, the brevity of human life. [1913 Webster] 2. Contraction into few words; conciseness. [1913 Webster] Brevity is the soul of wit. --Shak. [1913 Webster] This argument is stated by St. John with his usual elegant brevity and simplicity. --Bp. Porteus. [1913 Webster] Syn: Shortness; conciseness; succinctness; terseness. [1913 Webster]