/brev"i tee/ , n.
1. shortness of time or duration; briefness: the brevity of human life.
2. the quality of expressing much in few words; terseness: Brevity is the soul of wit.
[ 1500-10; brevite, OF brievete. See BRIEF, -ITY ]
Syn. 2. compactness, succinctness, pithiness. BREVITY, CONCISENESS refer to the use of few words in speaking. BREVITY emphasizes the short duration of speech: reduced to extreme brevity. CONCISENESS emphasizes compactness of expression: clear in spite of great conciseness.
Ant. 1, 2. length.