brevityn.[L. brevitas, fr. brevis short: cf. F. brivit. See Brief.]1. Shortness of duration; briefness of time; as, the brevity of human life.()2. Contraction into few words; conciseness.()Brevity is the soul of wit. (Shak.)This argument is stated by St. John with his usual elegant brevity and simplicity. (Bp. Porteus.)()