Word meaning
brevity
noun · BREV-ih-tee
What does brevity mean?
Brevity means concise and exact use of words; shortness of time.
Brevity in a sentence
“The speech was praised for its brevity.”
Synonyms for brevity
- conciseness
- succinctness
- shortness
Where does brevity come from?
From Latin brevis, "short."
How to remember brevity
- Say it out loud a few times: BREV-ih-tee.
- Write one sentence of your own using brevity, about something that happened to you today.
- Quiz yourself tomorrow, in three days, and next week. Spaced reviews are what make new words stick.
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- fastidious — very attentive to accuracy and detail; hard to please.
- kindred — similar in kind; related.
- veracity — conformity to facts; truthfulness.
- recalcitrant — having an obstinately uncooperative attitude.
- dichotomy — a division or contrast between two things that are opposed or entirely different.