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Brevity and conciseness are the parents of correction.
Hosea Ballou

Meaning of "brevity" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BREVITY

From Latin brevitās shortness, from brevisbrief.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BREVITY

brevity  [ˈbrɛvɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BREVITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Brevity is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BREVITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of brevity in the English dictionary

The definition of brevity in the dictionary is conciseness of expression; lack of verbosity. Other definition of brevity is a short duration; brief time.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BREVITY


activity
ækˈtɪvɪtɪ
captivity
kæpˈtɪvɪtɪ
cavity
ˈkævɪtɪ
conductivity
ˌkɒndʌkˈtɪvɪtɪ
connectivity
ˌkɒnɛkˈtɪvɪtɪ
creativity
ˌkriːeɪˈtɪvɪtɪ
gravity
ˈɡrævɪtɪ
hyperactivity
ˌhaɪpərækˈtɪvɪtɪ
inactivity
ˌɪnækˈtɪvɪtɪ
interactivity
ˌɪntərækˈtɪvɪtɪ
levity
ˈlɛvɪtɪ
longevity
lɒnˈdʒɛvɪtɪ
nativity
nəˈtɪvɪtɪ
negativity
ˌnɛɡəˈtɪvɪtɪ
positivity
ˌpɒzɪˈtɪvɪtɪ
productivity
ˌprɒdʌkˈtɪvɪtɪ
reactivity
ˌriːækˈtɪvɪtɪ
relativity
ˌrɛləˈtɪvɪtɪ
selectivity
sɪˌlɛkˈtɪvɪtɪ
sensitivity
ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BREVITY

breve
brevet
brevetcy
brevetted
brevetting
breviaries
breviary
breviate
brevier
brevipennate
brevis
brevities
brew
brew up
brew-up
brewage
brewer
brewer´s droop
brewer´s grain
brewer´s yeast

WORDS THAT END LIKE BREVITY

acceleration due to gravity
acceleration of gravity
centre of gravity
depravity
exclusivity
hypersensitivity
inclusivity
insensitivity
objectivity
physical activity
quantum gravity
reflectivity
resistivity
special theory of relativity
specific gravity
subjectivity
superconductivity
thermal conductivity
transitivity
zero gravity

Synonyms and antonyms of brevity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BREVITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «brevity» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of brevity

Translation of «brevity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BREVITY

Find out the translation of brevity to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of brevity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «brevity» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

简洁
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

brevedad
570 millions of speakers

English

brevity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संक्षिप्तता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإيجاز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

краткость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

brevidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সংক্ষিপ্ততা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

brièveté
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keringkasan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kürze
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

簡潔さ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

간결하게
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Brevity
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tính không bền
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வீரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संक्षेप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kısalık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

concisione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zwięzłość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стислість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

concizie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συντομία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bondigheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

korthet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

brevity
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of brevity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BREVITY»

The term «brevity» is quite widely used and occupies the 40.170 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of brevity
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «brevity».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BREVITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «brevity» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «brevity» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about brevity

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9 QUOTES WITH «BREVITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word brevity.
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Hosea Ballou
Brevity and conciseness are the parents of correction.
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Edsger Dijkstra
Aim for brevity while avoiding jargon.
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Mohsin Hamid
I take six or seven years to write really small books. There is a kind of aesthetic of leanness, of brevity.
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Saint Ignatius
Realize that illness and other temporal setbacks often come to us from the hand of God our Lord, and are sent to help us know ourselves better, to free ourselves of the love of created things, and to reflect on the brevity of this life and, thus, to prepare ourselves for the life which is without end.
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Maxine Hong Kingston
Let my life as Poet begin. I want the life of the Poet. I have labored for over twelve years, one thousand pages of prose. Now, I want the easiness of poetry. The brevity of the poem.
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Walter Pater
With this sense of the splendour of our experience and of its awful brevity, gathering all we are into one desperate effort to see and touch, we shall hardly have time to make theories about the things we see and touch.
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Antonio Porchia
Infancy is what is eternal, and the rest, all the rest, is brevity, extreme brevity.
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Annie Proulx
I find it satisfying and intellectually stimulating to work with the intensity, brevity, balance and word play of the short story.
9
Karen Russell
Given the brevity of our time here, it does seem likely that our species, too, must have at best a blinkered understanding of the shape of things, the import of certain events and what distinguishes 'good' from 'bad' luck.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BREVITY»

Discover the use of brevity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to brevity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Brevity: A Collection of Comics by Guy and Rodd
Brevity has been described as "the soul of wit." Indeed, this wily wit fused with minimalist illustration has launched its popularity into the stratosphere. Brevity will be at the top of every cartoon lover's wish list.
Guy Endore-Kaiser, 2006
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Brevity: Secular Devotional
A devotional based not on scriptures, but on photographs of nature.
Iyan Igma, 2009
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Brevity 3
Humour.
Guy Endore-Kaiser, 2008
4
The Art of Brevity: Excursions in Short Fiction Theory and ...
Though Anglo-American scholars have served as the primary developers of contemporary short story theory since the field's inception in the 1960s, this volume adds the contributions of scholars living in other parts of the world.
Per Winther, Jakob Lothe, Hans H. Skei, 2004
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Brevity & echo: an anthology of short short stories
This collection of previously published short shorts by Emerson alumni celebrates the short short genre and the important role Emerson College's writing program has played in the history of that genre.
Abigail Beckel, Kathleen Rooney, K. Rooney, 2006
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Brevity Remix: A Brevity Treasury
Learn more about life in Brevity. Authors Guy Endore-Kaiser and Rodd Perry combine their satirical tendencies with a minimalist illustration style to create Brevity, a single-panel comic that Shakespeare himself declares "the soul of wit.
Guy Endore-Kaiser, 2008
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Brevity 4: Another Collection of Fine Comics Selected by Guy ...
Humour.
Guy Endore-Kaiser, 2009
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Brevity
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
John Patrick Davis, 2010
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Alexander Pushkin's Little Tragedies: The Poetics of Brevity
This volume includes a significant new translation by James Falen of the plays—"The Covetous Knight," "Mozart and Salieri," "The Stone Guest," and "A Feast in Time of Plague."
Svetlana Evdokimova, 2003
10
Giorgione: the painter of 'poetic brevity' : including ...
This magisterial volume based on the life and art of Venetian painter Giorgione, examines new sources and scientific analysis to reinterpret his work while presenting essential pieces in beautiful detail. Includes a catalogue raisonne.
Jaynie Anderson, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BREVITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term brevity is used in the context of the following news items.
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RBA has few words on Greece, rates steady
... on the Greek crisis and it would appear even Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens feels brevity is the best way to handle the situation. «The Australian, Jul 15»
2
Your essential Siri and Apple Music guide
You haven't lived until you've heard the William Shatner cover version of Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (for the sake of brevity I'll shorten the ... «Computerworld, Jul 15»
3
Summer's here, for now
... one of the unlooked for little perks of getting older is that I have developed an acute psychosis regarding the brevity of the summer months. «durhamregion.com, Jul 15»
4
Geologist reflects on life behind bars in China
This transcript has been edited for clarity and brevity. Q: Your work at IHS involved gathering a lot of sensitive data for clients. Were you ever ... «Science /AAAS, Jul 15»
5
Move pot to farmland, medals for students, GATE label
Sacramento, CA 95852. 150-word limit. Include name, address and phone number. Letters may be edited for clarity, brevity and content. «Sacramento Bee, Jul 15»
6
Watch John Oliver Rip Apart 15 Topics in 60 Seconds
If you can summarize your thoughts on bagels and seagulls in less than 10 seconds, then you're a bigger proponent of brevity than we are. «IFC, Jul 15»
7
SN continues de Caires' legacy to the Guyanese people
... in fact, made my work much better in terms of syntax and brevity. When I started writing my letters to the editor of SN, years ago, I knew that Mr ... «Stabroek News, Jul 15»
8
Five ways to draft smart e-mails
Though some smartphone users key in lines like 'excuse typos and brevity', slang and casual words should be strictly avoided regardless of the ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
9
Volkswagen Malaysia opens new Shah Alam parts hub
Having spent more than a decade and a half with an English tabloid daily never being able to grasp the meaning of brevity or being succinct, ... «Paul Tan's Automotive News, Jul 15»
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Toyota recalls another 29985 vehicles in Malaysia over Takata …
Having spent more than a decade and a half with an English tabloid daily never being able to grasp the meaning of brevity or being succinct, ... «Paul Tan's Automotive News, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Brevity [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/brevity>. May 2024 ».
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