ETYM Latin brevitas, from brevis short: cf. French bričvité. Related to Brief.
1. The attribute of being brief or fleeting; SYN. briefness, transience.
2. The use of brief expressions.

The temporal property of being very short.

Terseness achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words; SYN. pithiness, succinctness.

1. The property of being of physically short.
2. The property of being of short in time.
3. The property of being shorter than average stature.
4. The property of being truncated or short; SYN. truncation.

A neatly short and concise expressive style.