The meaning of BREVITY is shortness of duration; especially : shortness or conciseness of expression. How to use brevity in a sentence.

Short in time (Definition of brevity from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

BREVITY definition: shortness of time or duration; briefness. See examples of brevity used in a sentence.

The brevity of something is the fact that it is short or lasts for only a short time.

Definition of brevity noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Dec 3, 2025 · If you were prepared to wait long enough, you could ride from Los Angeles all the way up to San Francisco. It is only the brevity of lifetimes that keeps us from appreciating the changes.

to give detailed instructions to (especially a barrister, group of soldiers etc).

The noun brevity means "shortness" or "conciseness." If you give a report on agriculture in the northern hemisphere in 3 minutes, you have done it with incredible brevity. Brevity comes from brevis, which …

BREVITY meaning: 1 : the quality of being brief: such as; 2 : the use of few words to say something

Short in time (Definition of brevity from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)