brevity
The quality of being brief in durationThe quality of being brief in duration.
» In the brevity lies the power.
In der Kürze liegt die Kraft.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)The quality of being brief in duration.
Kürze
кра́ткостьkrátkostʹ
the attribute of being brief or fleeting
(uncountable)Succinctness; conciseness.
Bündigkeit, Knappheit
кра́ткостьkrátkostʹ, лакони́чностьlakoníčnostʹ
сти́слістьstýslistʹ
(countable, rare)A short piece of writing.
Examples
8 sentencesIn the brevity lies the power.
deIn der Kürze liegt die Kraft.
Tom prefers to explicate rather than summarize, believing clarity is more important than brevity.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
ruКраткость — сестра таланта.
deIn der Kürze liegt die Würze.
Brevity is not your strong point.
ruКраткость не твой конёк.
Brevity will help you to be understood by others.
Translations
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Origin
First attested in English in 1509; either:First attested in English in 1509; either:
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Forms
plural: brevitiesSynonyms
8 synonyms- the attribute of being brief or fleeting:briefnesstransience
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable