ENGLISH WORD FILE NO. 00484 · Core CSAT & TOEIC Vocabulary
brevity
n.
US/ˈbrɛvəti/
UK/ˈbrɛvɪti/
CSAT Frequency62/100
TOEIC Frequency55/100
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Meanings of brevity
1noun
The quality of being brief in duration or expression; conciseness.
The speaker's brevity made the presentation easy to follow.
The speaker's brevity made the presentation easy to follow.
For brevity, I'll summarize the main points of the report.
For brevity, I'll summarize the main points of the report.
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Derivatives of brevity
brief
brief (adjective/verb)
He gave a brief explanation of the new policy.
He gave a brief explanation of the new policy.
briefly
briefly (adverb)
Let me briefly describe what happened yesterday.
Let me briefly describe what happened yesterday.
brevity of life
brevity of life (noun phrase)
The poet reflected on the brevity of life in her work.
The poet reflected on the brevity of life in her work.
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Synonyms & Antonyms of brevity
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Common Phrases with brevity
for brevityfor brevity
the brevity ofthe brevity of
with brevitywith brevity
in the interest of brevityin the interest of brevity
admirable brevityadmirable brevity
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Practice Question: brevity
Choose the best word for the blank
The ___ of her response impressed the interviewer, who preferred concise answers.
- A brief
- B brevity
- C briefly
- D brevities
The sentence requires a noun to follow the possessive pronoun 'her,' and 'brevity' is the correct noun form meaning the quality of being brief.