| slovo | definícia |
brevity
(encz) | brevity,stručnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Brevity
(gcide) | Brevity \Brev"i*ty\, n.; pl. Brevities. [L. brevitas, fr.
brevis short: cf. F. bri[`e]vit['e]. See Brief.]
1. Shortness of duration; briefness of time; as, the brevity
of human life.
[1913 Webster]
2. Contraction into few words; conciseness.
[1913 Webster]
Brevity is the soul of wit. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
This argument is stated by St. John with his usual
elegant brevity and simplicity. --Bp. Porteus.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Shortness; conciseness; succinctness; terseness.
[1913 Webster] |
brevity
(wn) | brevity
n 1: the use of brief expressions
2: the attribute of being brief or fleeting [syn: brevity,
briefness, transience] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
Brevity
(gcide) | Brevity \Brev"i*ty\, n.; pl. Brevities. [L. brevitas, fr.
brevis short: cf. F. bri[`e]vit['e]. See Brief.]
1. Shortness of duration; briefness of time; as, the brevity
of human life.
[1913 Webster]
2. Contraction into few words; conciseness.
[1913 Webster]
Brevity is the soul of wit. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
This argument is stated by St. John with his usual
elegant brevity and simplicity. --Bp. Porteus.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Shortness; conciseness; succinctness; terseness.
[1913 Webster] |
|