Dictionary
brev•i•ty
Pronunciation: (brev'i-tē), [key]—
n.
1. shortness of time or duration; briefness:
the brevity of human life.
2. the quality of expressing much in few words; terseness:
Brevity is the soul of wit. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.