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briefness (noun)

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  • briefness — noun see brief I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • briefness — noun The characteristic of being brief …   Wiktionary

  • briefness — noun 1. the temporal property of being very short • Derivationally related forms: ↑brief • Hypernyms: ↑shortness 2. the attribute of being brief or fleeting • Syn: ↑brevity, ↑transience …   Useful english dictionary

  • brief — adjective 1》 of short duration. 2》 concise; using few words. 3》 (of clothing) not covering much of the body. noun 1》 Brit. a summary of the facts and legal points in a case given to a barrister to argue in court.     ↘a piece of work for a… …   English new terms dictionary

  • brief — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English bref, breve, from Anglo French bref, brief, from Latin brevis; akin to Old High German murg short, Greek brachys Date: 14th century 1. short in duration, extent, or length 2. a. concise b. curt, abrupt • br …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • brief — /brif / (say breef) adjective 1. of little duration. 2. using few words; concise; succinct. 3. abrupt or curt. 4. close fitting and short in length or extent: brief underpants. –noun 5. a short and concise writing or statement. 6. an outline, the …  

  • transience — noun 1. an impermanence that suggests the inevitability of ending or dying (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑transiency, ↑transitoriness • Derivationally related forms: ↑transitory (for: ↑transitoriness), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • brevity — noun 1) the report is notable for its brevity Syn: conciseness, concision, succinctness, economy of language, pithiness, incisiveness, shortness, compactness Ant: verbosity 2) the brevity of human life Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • shortness — noun 1. the property of being of short spatial extent (Freq. 1) the shortness of the Channel crossing • Ant: ↑longness • Derivationally related forms: ↑short • Hypernyms: ↑length …   Useful english dictionary

  • brevity — /ˈbrɛvəti / (say brevuhtee) noun (plural brevities) 1. shortness of time or duration; briefness: the brevity of human life. 2. condensation in speech; conciseness: *This tendency towards brevity has been a feature of Australian slang for many… …  

  • bi|ki|ni — «bih KEE nee», noun. a very scant bathing suit in two pieces for women and girls. ╂[< French, < Bikini, an atoll in the Marshall Islands, site of atomic and hydrogen bomb tests (perhaps because of the briefness of native dress in this… …   Useful english dictionary

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