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Showing words for BREVITY using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Brevity

brevity

6 Letter Words for Brevity

brevit, verity

5 Letter Words for Brevity

biter, brevi, brite, rebit, rivet, tiber, tibey, tirve, tiver, tribe, verby, verty, vitry

4 Letter Words for Brevity

bevy, bier, birt, bite, brei, bret, brev, brey, brie, brit, btry, byre, byte, eiry, iter, ivry, reit, ribe, rite, rive, tier, tire, tivy, trey, trib, trie, trye, tyer, verb, veri, vert, very, vibe, vier, vite, ybet, yerb, yeti, yite

3 Letter Words for Brevity

ber, bet, bey, bit, bvt, bye, eir, ert, ety, eyr, ire, ive, ivy, rbi, reb, rei, rev, rib, rie, rit, riv, rte, rti, rye, ter, tib, tie, tri, try, tye, tyr, vei, ver, vet, vie, yer, yet

Definitions for Brevity

[1] shortness of time or duration; briefness: the brevity of human life.
[2] the quality of expressing much in few words; terseness: Ironically, it is long-winded Polonius in Shakespeare's Hamlet who famously says that brevity is the soul of wit.
[3] conciseness of expression; lack of verbosity
[4] a short duration; brief time

Words related to Brevity

condensation, economy, transitoriness, terseness, conciseness, crispness, concision, ephemerality, transience, pithiness, impermanence, succinctness, curtness

Words nearby Brevity

brevicollis, brevier, breviloquent, brevipennate, brevirostrate, brevity, brevity is the soul of wit, brew, brew up, brewage, brewer's blackbird

Origin of Brevity

1500–10; < Anglo-French brevite, Old French brievete. See brief, -ity

Word origin for Brevity

C16: from Latin brevitās shortness, from brevis brief

Synonyms for Brevity

conciseness, concision, condensation, crispness, curtness, economy, ephemerality, impermanence, pithiness, pointedness, succinctness, terseness, transience, transitoriness