brevity is the soul of wit
1brevity is the soul of wit — ► brevity is the soul of wit proverb the essence of a witty statement lies in its concise wording and delivery. [ORIGIN: from Shakespeare s Hamlet (II. ii. 90).] Main Entry: ↑brevity …
2brevity is the soul of wit — The best way to communicate intelligently is to be concise and not to use unnecessary words …
3brevity is the soul of wit — In quot. 1600–1 soul of wit should be understood as ‘essence of wisdom’; wit is now commonly understood in its modern sense, the ‘(power of giving sudden intellectual pleasure by) unexpected, quick, and humorous combining or contrasting of ideas… …
4brevity is the soul of wit — proverb the essence of a witty statement lies in its concise wording and delivery Origin: from Shakespeare s Hamlet ii. ii. 90 …
5brevity — ► NOUN 1) concise and exact use of words. 2) shortness of time. ● brevity is the soul of wit Cf. ↑brevity is the soul of wit ORIGIN Latin brevitas, from brevis brief …
6Brevity — Brev i*ty, n.; pl. {Brevities}. [L. brevitas, fr. brevis short: cf. F. bri[ e]vit[ e]. See {Brief}.] 1. Shortness of duration; briefness of time; as, the brevity of human life. [1913 Webster] 2. Contraction into few words; conciseness. [1913… …
7soul — [sōl] n. [ME soule < OE sawol, akin to Ger seele, Goth saiwala < Gmc * saiwalo, lit., ? that belonging to the sea (< * saiwa > SEA): from the early Gmc belief that souls originate in and return to the sea] 1. an entity which is… …
8wit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Cleverness Nouns 1. wit, wittiness; Atticism; salt; sense of humor, funny bone, esprit, point, fancy, whim, humor, drollery, pleasantry; comedy; jocularity, jocosity, jocoseness; levity, facetiousness;… …
9Brevity — Infobox Comic strip caption=Cover of the second Brevity book released August 2007. title=Brevity 2 creator=Guy Rodd current= status=Current syndicate=United Media comictype=print genre=humor first=January 3 2005 last=Brevity is a single panel… …
10brevity — /brev i tee/, n. 1. shortness of time or duration; briefness: the brevity of human life. 2. the quality of expressing much in few words; terseness: Brevity is the soul of wit. [1500 10; < AF brevite, OF brievete. See BRIEF, ITY] Syn. 2.… …
