brevity

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

brev·ity AW [brevity brevities] BrE [ˈbrevəti] NAmE [ˈbrevəti] noun uncountable (formal)
1. the quality of using few words when speaking or writing
Syn: ↑conciseness
•The report is a masterpiece of brevity.
•Charles Dickens was not known for his brevity.
•For the sake of brevity, I'd like to make just two points.
2. the fact of lasting a short time
•the brevity of human life
see also ↑brief

Word Origin:
late 15th cent.: from Old French brievete, from Latin brevitas, from brevis ‘brief’.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  briefness, transience