Associations to the word «Brevity»

Wiktionary

BREVITY, noun. (uncountable) The quality of being brief in duration.
BREVITY, noun. (uncountable) Succinctness; conciseness.
BREVITY, noun. (rare) (countable) A short piece of writing.

Dictionary definition

BREVITY, noun. The use of brief expressions.
BREVITY, noun. The attribute of being brief or fleeting.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats