ˈbrevəd.ē, -ətē, -i noun
( -es )
Etymology: Latin brevitas, from brevi- + -tas -ty
1. : shortness of duration : briefness of time
the brevity of human life
2. : expression in few words : terseness , conciseness
brevity is the soul of wit — Shakespeare
3. : a short piece (as of writing, music)
Kipling's work … consisted not of a few big books but of an infinite number of significant brevities — Katharine F. Gerould