Definition of Brevety
Brev"i*ty (&?;), n.; pl.
Brevities (&?;). [L. brevitas, fr. brevis
short: cf. F. brièvité. See Brief.]
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's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The quality of being brief in duration.
- Being concise.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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