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单词 brevity
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brevitynoun [ U ]

uk/ˈbrev.ə.ti/us/ˈbrev.ə.t̬i/

using only a few words or lasting only a short time:

His essays are models of clarity and brevity.
Brevity is, in almost everything, a virtue.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Not saying much

  • a man/woman of few words idiom
  • brief
  • briefly
  • cat
  • concise
  • crisp
  • curt
  • few
  • has the cat got your tongue? idiom
  • laconic
  • not waste words idiom
  • pithy
  • quietly
  • reticent
  • taut
  • terse
  • wall
  • walls have ears idiom
  • waste
  • well chosen

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brevitynoun [ U ]

us/ˈbrev·ɪ·t̬i/

the use of few words:

The essays were written with admirable brevity.

Brevity can also mean a short time:

the brevity of life
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