n.; pl. Brevities [ L. brevitas, fr. brevis short: cf. F. brièvité. See Brief. ] 1. Shortness of duration; briefness of time; as, the brevity of human life. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Contraction into few words; conciseness. [ 1913 Webster ]

Brevity is the soul of wit. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

This argument is stated by St. John with his usual elegant brevity and simplicity. Bp. Porteus. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Shortness; conciseness; succinctness; terseness. [ 1913 Webster ]

DING DE-EN Dictionary

Kürze { f }

brevity [Add to Longdo]

EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

簡潔	[かんけつ, kanketsu] (adj-na, n) brevity; conciseness; simplicity; (P) #9,194 [Add to Longdo]
簡略	[かんりゃく, kanryaku] (adj-na, n) simple; simplicity; brief; brevity; (P) #13,359 [Add to Longdo]
下手の長談義	[へたのながだんぎ, hetanonagadangi] (exp) (id) Brevity is the soul of wit [Add to Longdo]
簡	[かん, kan] (n) brevity; simplicity [Add to Longdo]
簡約	[かんやく, kanyaku] (adj-na, n, adj-no) conciseness; brevity; simplification [Add to Longdo]
草々;草草	[そうそう, sousou] (adj-na, int, n) (1) brevity; rudeness; hurry; (2) (letters ending with this start with 前略, 冠省, etc.) (See 匆々・2) Yours Sincerely [Add to Longdo]
草草不一	[そうそうふいつ, sousoufuitsu] (n) Sincerely yours (with the nuance of "please excuse the brevity of this letter") [Add to Longdo]
単簡	[たんかん, tankan] (adj-na, n) brevity; simplicity [Add to Longdo]

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