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Brevity

n.thoughtful, capableprofessional

What it means

Effective expression using few words or little time.

Reach for it when praising short communication that retains what matters

The editor valued brevity in every emergency notice.

Choose between these

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  • playful

    pithiness

    short expression also has force and substance

    not when Pithiness can sound clever or slogan-like when sober clarity matters.

  • professional

    compactness

    information occupies little space while retaining structure

    not when Compactness may produce density rather than clarity.

  • professional

    economy

    nothing unnecessary remains in style or design

    not when Economy can refer to money and may make the sentence ambiguous.

  • formal

    concision

    economical wording preserves meaning and structure

    not when Concision applies mainly to expression, not duration.

  • formal

    succinctness

    a complete idea is expressed compactly

    not when Succinctness is technical-sounding and awkward for an event's short length.

  • formal

    terseness

    extreme shortness and abruptness are factual

    not when Terseness often sounds unfriendly, unlike skillful brevity.

Said against

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  • verbosity
  • long-windedness
  • prolixity

It naturally appears in

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  • for the sake of brevity

    For the sake of brevity, the notice links to the full procedure.

  • admirable brevity

    The chair closed the meeting with admirable brevity.

  • brevity and clarity

    Brevity and clarity matter equally in an evacuation message.

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