briefness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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

from The 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

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