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briefness

/ˈbɹifnəs/ noun

The characteristic of being brief.

Word Origin Briefness comes from brief, from Latin brevis 'short.' The -ness suffix (from Old English -nes, a state or condition) turns it into a noun. So briefness is the quality of being short. The same Latin root gives us brevity, abbreviate (to make shorter), and abbreviation. The PIE root *mregʷ- meant 'short' and also gives us merry (originally 'short-lasting' pleasure?).

noun The characteristic of being brief. countable

The briefness of his speech surprised everyone at the conference.

(名词) 简短性；简洁性；简短；简洁

他演讲的简短让会议上的每个人都感到惊讶。

(sustantivo) brevedad; concisión [La característica de ser breve.]

**La brevedad** de su discurso sorprendió a todos en la conferencia.

(nom) brièveté; concision; laconisme [Caractère de ce qui est bref, de courte durée ou concis.]

La brièveté de son discours a surpris tout le monde lors de la conférence.

(Substantiv) Kürze; Knappheit [Die Eigenschaft, kurz oder von geringer Dauer zu sein.]

Die **Briefness** seiner Rede überraschte alle Konferenzteilnehmer.

(名詞) 簡潔であること、短いこと。手短で要点を押さえた性質。

彼のスピーチの簡潔さに会議の出席者たちは驚いた。

(substantivo) brevidade; concisão; sucintez [A característica de ser breve.]

A brevidade de seu discurso surpreendeu todos na conferência.

Synonyms: brevity conciseness shortness succinctness terseness concision pithiness compactness Antonyms: lengthiness verbosity wordiness prolixity
Word parts: brief + ness

Related words

briefly briefing brevity abbreviate abbreviation

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