BREVITY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BREVITY?

Need another word that means the same as “brevity”? Find 16 synonyms and 30 related words for “brevity” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Brevity” are: briefness, transience, conciseness, concision, succinctness, economy of language, shortness, pithiness, pith, incisiveness, crispness, compactness, compression, transitoriness, ephemerality, impermanence

Brevity as a Noun

Definitions of "Brevity" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “brevity” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The attribute of being brief or fleeting.
• Concise and exact use of words in writing or speech.
• The use of brief expressions.
• Shortness of time.

Synonyms of "Brevity" as a noun (16 Words)

briefness	A document stating the facts and points of law of a client’s case.
compactness	A small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman’s purse. He is known for the brevity and compactness of his prose.
compression	The action of compressing or being compressed.
conciseness	Terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words.
concision	Terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words.
crispness	A pleasing firmness and freshness. Crispness of fresh lettuce.
economy of language	An act of economizing; reduction in cost.
ephemerality	The property of lasting for a very short time.
impermanence	The state or fact of lasting for only a limited period of time. She describes the impermanence of human existence.
incisiveness	Keenness and forcefulness of thought or expression or intellect.
pith	The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience. The pith and core of socialism.
pithiness	Terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words.
shortness	The quality of lasting a small amount of time. I apologize for the shortness of this letter.
succinctness	Terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words.
transience	The attribute of being brief or fleeting. The transience of life and happiness.
transitoriness	An impermanence that suggests the inevitability of ending or dying.

Usage Examples of "Brevity" as a noun

• The staff will edit manuscripts with a view to brevity and clarity.
• The brevity of human life.
• For brevity, it is worth using these little symbols.

Associations of "Brevity" (30 Words)

abbreviate	Shorten. Network is often abbreviated to net.
abbreviated	Very short. The abbreviated speech.
abbreviation	A shortened form of a word or phrase. Nursing records must be written without abbreviation.
brief	Instruct a barrister by brief. A pair of extremely brief black shorts.
clarity	The quality of clear water. When she awoke the clarity was back in her eyes.
concise	Giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words; brief but comprehensive. A concise explanation.
conciseness	Terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words.
ephemeral	An ephemeral plant. The ephemeral joys of childhood.
fleeting	Lasting for a very short time. A fleeting glance.
illusive	Deceptive; illusory. An illusive haven.
illusory	Based on or having the nature of an illusion. Secret activities offer presidents the alluring but often illusory promise that they can achieve foreign policy goals without the bothersome debate and open decision that are staples of democracy.
interlude	Perform an interlude. Short instrumental interludes between songs.
laconic	Brief and to the point; effectively cut short. The laconic reply yes.
layover	A brief stay in the course of a journey. There was only a forty eight minute layover.
mortality	Death, especially on a large scale. The causes of mortality among infants and young children.
overview	A general summary of a subject. A brief overview of the survey.
pithiness	Terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words.
pithy	Concise and full of meaning- Hervey Allen. Welcomed her pithy comments.
provisional	A provisional stamp. A provisional government.
sententious	Abounding in or given to pompous or aphoristic moralizing. Too often the significant episode deteriorates into sententious conversation.
short	Marked by rude or peremptory shortness. You go deep and you go short.
succinct	Briefly giving the gist of something. Succinct comparisons.
succinctness	Terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words.
temporary	A person employed on a temporary basis typically an office worker who finds employment through an agency. A temporary job.
terse	Brief and to the point; effectively cut short. Short and terse and easy to understand.
transience	The state or fact of lasting only for a short time; transitoriness. The transience of life and happiness.
transient	Lasting a very short time. Transient laborers.
transitional	Relating to or characteristic of a process or period of transition. A transitional government was appointed.
transitory	Lasting a very short time. Transitory periods of medieval greatness.
truncate	Shorten by cutting off the top or end. A truncated pyramid.