What is the Latin word for briefness, brevity?

The usual Latin words for “briefness, brevity” are brevitās, breviloquentia, dīcō; also Thūcȳdidēs. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“briefness, brevity” in Latin

brevitāsshortness; narrowness; briefness, brevity, shortness; conciseness, terseness, brevity breviloquentiabrevity, conciseness (of speech)dīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention; to declare, state; to tell ThūcȳdidēsA celebrated Greek historian; An Athenian statesman

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

briefness, brevity

brevitas (dicendi); breviloquentia (as a quality). The expressive brevity of Thucydides, astricta brevitas Thucydidis. With all possible brevity, quam brevissime.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for briefness, brevity?: The usual Latin words for “briefness, brevity” are brevitās, breviloquentia, dīcō; also Thūcȳdidēs. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.