brevity

🇺🇸 /ˈbrevəti/ 🇬🇧 /ˈbrevəti/
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noun
R

using few words when speaking or writing

The author's brevity made the story easy to understand.

R

lasting a short time

The brevity of summer makes us enjoy it more.

translation

n. using few words when speaking or writing; lasting a short time

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Plural brevities