briefness

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briefness

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From Middle English breffnes, brevenesse, equivalent to brief + -ness.

noun briefnesses

  1. uncountable, usually The characteristic of being brief.

    Similar: brevity, fleetingness, transiency, conciseness, terseness

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"briefness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/briefness. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{briefness_2026,
  title = {briefness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/briefness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}