briefness

2 definitions found

briefness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Briefness \Brief"ness\ (br[=e]f"n[e^]s), n.
     The quality of being brief; brevity; conciseness in discourse
     or writing.
     [1913 Webster] Brier

briefness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  briefness
      n 1: the temporal property of being very short
      2: the attribute of being brief or fleeting [syn: brevity,
         briefness, transience]