Brevity
noun
The quality of expressing something in very few words; shortness.
I appreciate the brevity of your presentation
Often appears as...
- brevity is the soul of wit
- brevity in speech
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The quality of expressing something in very few words; shortness.
I appreciate the brevity of your presentation
Often appears as...
- brevity is the soul of wit
- brevity in speech
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Writing Style
Use 'brevity' to describe writing that is to the point, especially valued in academic and professional contexts.
His essay was praised for its brevity.
Pro Tip 2/3Avoid Overuse
Too much brevity can be confusing. Ensure enough detail is provided for clear understanding.
Your brevity in instructions left us puzzled.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Connotation
Brevity often implies a positive quality of not wasting words or time, especially when a quick message is needed.
The author's brevity made the book a quick read.
Pro Tip 1/3Writing Style
Use 'brevity' to describe writing that is to the point, especially valued in academic and professional contexts.
His essay was praised for its brevity.
Pro Tip 2/3Avoid Overuse
Too much brevity can be confusing. Ensure enough detail is provided for clear understanding.
Your brevity in instructions left us puzzled.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Connotation
Brevity often implies a positive quality of not wasting words or time, especially when a quick message is needed.
The author's brevity made the book a quick read.
Pro Tip 1/3Writing Style
Use 'brevity' to describe writing that is to the point, especially valued in academic and professional contexts.
His essay was praised for its brevity.
Pro Tip 2/3Avoid Overuse
Too much brevity can be confusing. Ensure enough detail is provided for clear understanding.
Your brevity in instructions left us puzzled.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Connotation
Brevity often implies a positive quality of not wasting words or time, especially when a quick message is needed.
The author's brevity made the book a quick read.
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The Power of Simple...
But most of us don't have the luxury of a captive audience. We're competing against a whole world of distractions and we're fighting for space in an attention span that continues to shrink across generations. So get to the point already. Variety may be the spice of life, but brevity is its bread and butter.
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Let's design social...
and not just avatars. And fourth, it became really hard to change our opinions. Because of the speed and brevity of social media, we are forced to jump to conclusions and write sharp opinions in 140 characters
Video examples
The Power of Simple...
But most of us don't have the luxury of a captive audience. We're competing against a whole world of distractions and we're fighting for space in an attention span that continues to shrink across generations. So get to the point already. Variety may be the spice of life, but brevity is its bread and butter.
Video examples
Let's design social...
and not just avatars. And fourth, it became really hard to change our opinions. Because of the speed and brevity of social media, we are forced to jump to conclusions and write sharp opinions in 140 characters
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Quote examples
Saint Ignatius
Spanish Saint
Realize that illness and other temporal setbacks often come to us from the hand of God our Lord, and are sent to help us know ourselves better, to free ourselves of the love of created things, and to reflect on the brevity of this life and, thus, to prepare ourselves for the life which is without end.
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Patricia Marx
American Writer
One false word, one extra word, and somebody's thinking about how they have to buy paper towels at the store. Brevity is very important. If you're going to be longwinded, it should be for a purpose. Not just because you like your words.
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Walter Pater
English Critic
With this sense of the splendour of our experience and of its awful brevity, gathering all we are into one desperate effort to see and touch, we shall hardly have time to make theories about the things we see and touch.
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Kanika Dhillon
Indian Author
In a film we have limited time and space to say what we have to, hence the visual language and brevity needs to be paramount. In a novel, however, we can dissect each thought and emotion and build on it.
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Michael Winter
Canadian Writer
Through an arbitrary problem, I had arrived at a tenet of good writing: brevity wins.
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Antonio Porchia
Italian Poet
Infancy is what is eternal, and the rest, all the rest, is brevity, extreme brevity.
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Hosea Ballou
American Clergyman
Brevity and conciseness are the parents of correction.
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Marcus Tullius Cicero
Roman Statesman
Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.
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Edsger Dijkstra
Dutch Scientist
Aim for brevity while avoiding jargon.
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William Shakespeare
English Playwright
Brevity is the soul of wit.
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Saint Ignatius
Spanish Saint
Realize that illness and other temporal setbacks often come to us from the hand of God our Lord, and are sent to help us know ourselves better, to free ourselves of the love of created things, and to reflect on the brevity of this life and, thus, to prepare ourselves for the life which is without end.
Quote examples
Patricia Marx
American Writer
One false word, one extra word, and somebody's thinking about how they have to buy paper towels at the store. Brevity is very important. If you're going to be longwinded, it should be for a purpose. Not just because you like your words.
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Walter Pater
English Critic
With this sense of the splendour of our experience and of its awful brevity, gathering all we are into one desperate effort to see and touch, we shall hardly have time to make theories about the things we see and touch.
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Kanika Dhillon
Indian Author
In a film we have limited time and space to say what we have to, hence the visual language and brevity needs to be paramount. In a novel, however, we can dissect each thought and emotion and build on it.
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Michael Winter
Canadian Writer
Through an arbitrary problem, I had arrived at a tenet of good writing: brevity wins.
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Antonio Porchia
Italian Poet
Infancy is what is eternal, and the rest, all the rest, is brevity, extreme brevity.
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Hosea Ballou
American Clergyman
Brevity and conciseness are the parents of correction.
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Marcus Tullius Cicero
Roman Statesman
Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.
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Edsger Dijkstra
Dutch Scientist
Aim for brevity while avoiding jargon.
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William Shakespeare
English Playwright
Brevity is the soul of wit.
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