brevity 音标拼音: [br'ɛvəti]
n . 短暂,简短
短暂,简短
brevity n 1 :
the use of brief expressions 2 :
the attribute of being brief or fleeting [
synonym : {
brevity },
{
briefness }, {
transience }]
Brevity \
Brev "
i *
ty \,
n .;
pl . {
Brevities }. [
L .
brevitas ,
fr .
brevis short :
cf .
F .
bri [`
e ]
vit ['
e ].
See {
Brief }.]
1 .
Shortness of duration ;
briefness of time ;
as ,
the brevity of human life .
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2 .
Contraction into few words ;
conciseness .
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Brevity is the soul of wit . --
Shak .
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This argument is stated by St .
John with his usual elegant brevity and simplicity . --
Bp .
Porteus .
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Syn :
Shortness ;
conciseness ;
succinctness ;
terseness .
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41 Moby Thesaurus words for "
brevity ":
brachylogy ,
briefness ,
brusqueness ,
compactness ,
compendiousness ,
conciseness ,
concision ,
crispness ,
curtness ,
dumbness ,
economy ,
economy of words ,
instantaneousness ,
laconicalness ,
laconicism ,
laconism ,
littleness ,
lowness ,
muteness ,
obmutescence ,
pauciloquy ,
pithiness ,
pointedness ,
quietness ,
quietude ,
reserve ,
sententiousness ,
short time ,
shortness ,
silence ,
sparingness of words ,
speechlessness ,
succinctness ,
summariness ,
swiftness ,
taciturnity ,
terseness ,
transience ,
unloquaciousness ,
untalkativeness ,
wordlessness
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