BREVITY IS THE SOUL OF WIT

Meaning of BREVITY IS THE SOUL OF WIT in English

Краткость -душа остроумия. Ср. Коротко и ясно, оттого и прекрасно. Не то мудрено, что переговорено, а то, что недоговорено. Краткость - сестра таланта

English sayings. Английские поговорки. 2012

BREVITY IS THE SOUL OF WIT — Краткость – душа ума. Shakespeare (Шекспир).
English-Russian aphorisms, русские афоризмы
BREVITY — brevitá, curtitá
English interlingue dictionary
BREVITY — noun (plural -ties) Etymology: Latin brevitas, from brevis Date: 15th century shortness of duration
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SOUL — I Immaterial aspect or essence of a person, conjoined with the body during life and separable at death. The concept …
Английский словарь Британика
WIT — I. ˈwit, usu -id.+V verb ( past wist ˈwist ; past part wist present part witting present first & third …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOUL — I. ˈsōl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English soule, from Old English sāwol, sāwl; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BREVITY — ˈbrevəd.ē, -ətē, -i noun ( -es ) Etymology: Latin brevitas, from brevi- + -tas -ty 1. : shortness of duration …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BREVITY — (n.) Contraction into few words; conciseness.
Английский словарь Webster
BREVITY — (n.) Shortness of duration; briefness of time; as, the brevity of human life.
Английский словарь Webster
BREVITY — ( n. ) Shortness of duration; briefness of time; as, the brevity of human life.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BREVITY — ( n. ) Contraction into few words; conciseness.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WIT — wit 1 /wit/ , n. 1. the keen perception and cleverly apt expression of those connections between ideas that awaken …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUL — — soullike , adj. /sohl/ , n. 1. the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BREVITY — /brev"i tee/ , n. 1. shortness of time or duration; briefness: the brevity of human life. 2. the quality of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BREVITY — n. briefness, shortness, conciseness, terseness
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WIT — I. ˈwit verb ( wist ˈwist ; wit·ting present first & third singular wot ˈwät) Etymology: Middle English witen (1st …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOUL — I. ˈsōl noun Etymology: Middle English soule, from Old English sāwol; akin to Old High German sēula soul Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BREVITY — noun ( plural -ties ) Etymology: Latin brevitas, from brevis Date: 15th century : shortness of duration ; especially : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WIT — (·inf) of wit. 2. wit ·v mind; intellect; understanding; sense. 3. wit ·noun to know; to learn. 4. wit ·v …
Webster English vocab
SOUL — adj sole. 2. soul ·adj sole. 3. soul ·noun a pure or disembodied spirit. 4. soul ·vi to afford suitable …
Webster English vocab
BREVITY — noun contraction into few words; conciseness. 2. brevity ·noun shortness of duration; briefness of time; as, the brevity of human …
Webster English vocab
BREVITY — [ 'brɛvɪti ] ■ noun 1》 concise and exact use of words. 2》 shortness of time. Origin C15: from OFr. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WIT — [wit] vb wist ; wit.ting pres 1st & 3d sing wot [ME witen (1st & 3d sing. pres. wot, past …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOUL — [soul] n [ME soule, fr. OE sawol; akin to OHG seula soul] (bef. 12c) 1: the immaterial essence, animating principle, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BREVITY — [brev.i.ty] n, pl -ties [L brevitas, fr. brevis] (15c): shortness of duration; esp: shortness or conciseness of expression
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOUL — in religion and philosophy, the immaterial aspect or essence of a human being, that which confers individuality and humanity, often …
Britannica English vocabulary
SOUL — soul, Soul BrE AmE səʊl ⇨sɒʊl AmE soʊl (= sole) ▷ souls səʊlz ⇨sɒʊlz AmE soʊlz ▶ ˈ soul ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BREVITY — brevity BrE AmE ˈbrev ət i -ɪt- AmE \ -ət̬-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WIT — / wɪt; NAmE / noun 1. [ U , sing. ] the ability to say or write things that are …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOUL — / səʊl; NAmE soʊl/ noun SPIRIT OF PERSON 1. [ C ] the spiritual part of a person, believed to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BREVITY — / ˈbrevəti; NAmE / noun [ U ] ( formal ) 1. the quality of using few words when speaking …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WIT — wit /wɪt/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: 'knowledge, intelligence' ] 1 . AMUSING [uncountable] the ability …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOUL — soul S3 W3 /səʊl $ soʊl/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sawol ] 1 . SB’S …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BREVITY — brev ‧ i ‧ ty AC /ˈbrevəti, ˈbrevɪti/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] formal [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Latin ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WIT — n. 1 (in sing. or pl.) intelligence; quick understanding (has quick wits; a nimble wit). 2 a the unexpected, quick, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOUL — n. 1 the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being, often regarded as immortal. 2 the moral or emotional …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BREVITY — n. 1 economy of expression; conciseness. 2 shortness (of time etc.) (the brevity of happiness). [AF brevet÷, OF brievet÷ f. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WIT — n. 1 (in sing. or pl.) intelligence; quick understanding (has quick wits; a nimble wit). 2 a the unexpected, quick, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOUL — n. 1 the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being, often regarded as immortal. 2 the moral or emotional …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BREVITY — n. 1 economy of expression; conciseness. 2 shortness (of time etc.) (the brevity of happiness). [ AF breveté, OF brieveté …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WIT — 1. n.1 (in sing. or pl.) intelligence; quick understanding (has quick wits; a nimble wit). 2 a the unexpected, quick, …
Oxford English vocab
SOUL — n.1 the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being, often regarded as immortal. 2 the moral or emotional or …
Oxford English vocab
BREVITY — n.1 economy of expression; conciseness. 2 shortness (of time etc.) (the brevity of happiness). Etymology: AF brevet{eacute}, OF brievet{eacute} f. …
Oxford English vocab
WIT — ( wits) 1. Wit is the ability to use words or ideas in an amusing, clever, and imaginative way. Boulding …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOUL — ( souls) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Your soul is the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BREVITY — The brevity of something is the fact that it is short or lasts for only a short time. ( FORMAL …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BREVITY — The ~ of something is the fact that it is short or lasts for only a short time. (FORMAL) The …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WIT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a ready wit ▪ an intelligent man with a ready wit addle sb’s brains/wits ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOUL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES heart and soul (= all your feelings ) ▪ She loved Peter with all her …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IS — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby is born ▪ Let me know as soon as the baby is born. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BREVITY — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Fans were disappointed by the brevity of the concert. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Due …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WIT — [noun] [U]Is it really beyond the wit (= wits) of the council to realise they can't postpone this decision indefinitely?He …
Cambridge English vocab
SOUL — (DEEP FEELINGS) [noun] [U] - the quality of a person or work of art which shows or produces deep good …
Cambridge English vocab
BREVITY — [noun] [U] - lasting only a short time or using only a few words; shortnessThe first of these two poems …
Cambridge English vocab
SOUL — n. Immaterial aspect or essence of a person, conjoined with the body during life and separable at death. The concept …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WIT — Synonyms and related words : ESP, IQ, Italian hand, ability, acumen, acuteness, address, adeptness, adroitness, airmanship, alertness, apprehension, art, artfulness, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BREVITY — Synonyms and related words : brachylogy, briefness, brusqueness, compactness, compendiousness, conciseness, concision, crispness, curtness, dumbness, economy, economy of words, instantaneousness, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WIT — n. half wit mother wit to wit
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WIT — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: MIND 1, brain, gray matter, head, ||upper story, ||upperworks Related Words: perspicacity, sagacity; apprehension, awareness, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SOUL — n. Function: noun 1 an animating essence or principle held to be inseparably associated with life or living beings FF1C; …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WIT — I. ||wit verb Synonyms: understand 3, assume, believe, ||conceit, conceive, gather, imagine, ||reckon, suppose, think II. wit noun 1. Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOUL — noun 1. an animating essence or principle held to be inseparably associated with life or living beings philosophers who teach …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
WIT — noun 1 clever use of words ADJECTIVE ▪ great ▪ quick , ready ▪ acerbic , barbed , biting , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WIT — n. 25B6; noun he needed all his wits to escape : INTELLIGENCE, shrewdness, astuteness, cleverness, canniness, (common) sense, wisdom, sagacity, …
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