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Synonyms for brevity
ˈbrɛv ɪ tibrevi·ty
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
brevity
Synonyms:
compactness, compression, conciseness, condensation, directness, plainness, shortness, succinctness, tersenessAntonyms:
circumlocution, diffuseness, periphrasis, pleonasm, prolixity, redundance, redundancy, surplusage, tautology, tediousness, verbiage, verbosity, wordiness
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
brevity
Synonyms:
shortness, closeness, conciseness, succinctness, terseness, compendiousness, pointedness, abbreviation, abridgmentAntonyms:
length, protraction, elongation, extension, prolixity, diffusiveness, tediousness
Princeton's WordNet
brevitynoun
the use of brief expressions
Synonyms:
briefness, transiencebrevity, briefness, transiencenoun
the attribute of being brief or fleeting
Synonyms:
transitoriness, briefness, transiency, transience
Dictionary of English Synonymes
brevitynoun
brevitynoun
Synonyms:
conciseness, terseness, compression, succinctness, pithiness
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "brevity":
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#5864 | compression | |
#19386 | abbreviation | |
#24556 | condensation | |
#37781 | shortness | |
#39155 | closeness | |
#41093 | brevity | |
#59430 | compactness | |
#93289 | directness | |
#110912 | transience | |
#134784 | abridgment | |
#141473 | conciseness | |
#190108 | plainness | |
#305389 | succinctness | |
#329397 | pointedness |
How to use brevity in a sentence?
How very paltry and limited the normal human intellect is, and how little lucidity there is in the human consciousness, may be judged from the fact that, despite the ephemeral brevity of human life, the uncertainty of our existence and the countless enigmas which press upon us from all sides, everyone does not continually and ceaselessly philosophize, but that only the rarest of exceptions do.
It's staying. It's a good constraint for us and it allows for of-the-moment brevity.
What is an epigram? A dwarfish whole, its body brevity, and wit its soul.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
Brevity and conciseness are the parents of correction.
Translations for brevity
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- кракост, краткотрайност, сбитостBulgarian
- stručnost, krátkostCzech
- Knappheit, Kürze, BündigkeitGerman
- συντομίαGreek
- brevedadSpanish
- اختصارPersian
- lyhytaikaisuusFinnish
- laconisme, concision, brièvetéFrench
- géireIrish
- संक्षिप्तताHindi
- concisioneItalian
- 짧음Korean
- brevitāsLatin
- korthetNorwegian
- stuttleikNorwegian Nynorsk
- brevidadePortuguese
- лаконичность, краткостьRussian
- korthetSwedish
- சுருக்கம்Tamil
- సంక్షిప్తతTelugu
- özlülük, kısalıkTurkish
- стислістьUkrainian
- 简短Chinese
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