briefness

Definitions of briefness
  1. noun
    the temporal property of being very short
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    type of:
    shortness
    the property of being of short temporal extent
  2. noun
    the attribute of being brief or fleeting
    synonyms: brevity, transience
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    type of:
    duration, length
    continuance in time
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