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Princeton's WordNet

  1. briefnessnoun

    the temporal property of being very short

  2. brevity, briefness, transiencenoun

    the attribute of being brief or fleeting

Wiktionary

  1. briefnessnoun

    The characteristic of being brief.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Briefnessnoun

    Conciseness; shortness.

    Etymology: from brief.

    They excel in grandity and gravity, in smoothness and propriety, in quickness and briefness. William Camden, Remains.

ChatGPT

  1. briefness

    Briefness refers to the quality or characteristic of being short in duration, concise, or succinct. It is often associated with limiting one's words or expressions to only what is necessary, avoiding unnecessary details or elaboration. It can also refer to a short or limited amount of time.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Briefnessnoun

    the quality of being brief; brevity; conciseness in discourse or writing

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of briefness in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of briefness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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