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. — al_ex_an_der
Tom prefers to explicate rather than summarize, believing clarity is more important than brevity.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
ruКраткость — сестра таланта. — ascolto
deIn der Kürze liegt die Würze. — samueldora
Brevity is not your strong point.
ruКраткость не твой конёк. — marafon
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