Brĕv'i-ty, n.

n. [Lat. brevitās, from brevis, short; Fr. brièveté, Pr. brevitat. See BRIEF.]

1. Shortness of duration; briefness of time; as, the brevity of human life.
2. Contraction into few words; shortness; conciseness.

This argument is stated by St. John with his usual elegant brevity and simplicity. Porteus.