brevity Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the use of brief expressions
  2. noun the attribute of being brief or fleeting
    briefness; transience.

WordNet

Brev"i*ty noun
Etymology
L. brevitas, fr. brevis short: cf. F. brièvité. See Brief.
Wordforms
plural Brevities
Definitions
  1. Shortness of duration; briefness of time; as, the brevity of human life.
  2. Contraction into few words; conciseness.
    Brevity is the soul of wit. Shak.
    This argument is stated by St. John with his usual elegant brevity and simplicity. Bp. Porteus.
    Syn. -- Shortness; conciseness; succinctness; terseness.

Webster 1913