Definition
The quality of using only a few words or taking only a short time.
Etymology
From Latin “brevitas,” meaning “shortness,” from “brevis,” meaning “short.” It entered English through French in the 15th century.
Kelly Says
“Brevity is the soul of wit” is a famous line that uses a long word to praise short speech. The word itself is a reminder that languages often use elegant Latin roots to talk about being simple and brief.
Translations
ARالعربية
اليقازة
al iqáza
CACatalà
brevitat
brevité
CSČeština
kratkovost
kratskovost
DADansk
brevitet
bʁeːvɪtɛt
DEDeutsch
Kurzheit
ˈkʊʁtsˌhaɪt
ELΕλληνικά
αππεπλητεσ
apópólités
ESEspañol
brevedad
breˈveda
FRFrançais
breveté
bʁəvete
HIहिन्दी
एस्लीकाल्स
brevité
HUMagyar
rövidség
røːvidʃɛɡ
IDBahasa Indonesia
brevity
brevité
ITItaliano
brevità
breˈviːtɑː
JA日本語
安为の当前
brevity no saki
MSBahasa Melayu
breviti
brevité
NLNederlands
breviteit
breːvɪtɛit
NONorsk
brevitet
bʁeːvɪtɛt
PLPolski
krótkość
kʐɔtkɔʂ
PTPortuguês
brevidade
bɾɛvɨˈðaði
RORomână
brevitate
brevitété
RUРусский
бревета
brevétà
SVSvenska
breviteten
bʁeːvɪtɛtɛn
SWKiswahili
breviti
brevité
TEతెలుగు
கைகுகைகுகை
brevité
UKУкраїнська
бревита
brevétà
VITiếng Việt
brevity
brevité