brevity
noun
[ ˈbrɛvɪti ]
• concise and exact use of words in writing or speech.
• "the staff will edit manuscripts with a view to brevity and clarity"
Similar:
conciseness,
concision,
succinctness,
economy of language,
compendiousness,
shortness,
briefness,
pithiness,
pith,
incisiveness,
crispness,
compactness,
compression,
laconicism,
terseness,
pointedness,
curtness,
abruptness,
brachylogy,
Origin:
late 15th century: from Old French brievete, from Latin brevitas, from brevis ‘brief’.
