brevity
/ˈbɹɛvəti/ noun C2- The quality of being brief in duration.
- Succinctness; conciseness.
Plural brevities
From the library
She answered with equal indifference and brevity, and the other said no more.
A simple phrase can be transformed entirely by appending a particle, allowing locals to express complex emotional undertones with astonishing brevity.
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