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brevity vs length

length vs brevity

brevity and length both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
brevity Yes No No No
length Yes No No No
As nouns, length is a hypernym of brevity; that is, length is a word with a broader meaning than brevity:
  • brevity: the attribute of being brief or fleeting
  • length: continuance in time
Other hypernyms of brevity include duration.
brevity (noun) length (noun)
the attribute of being brief or fleeting a section of something that is long and narrow
the use of brief expressions the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
continuance in time
the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end
size of the gap between two places
Difference between brevity and length

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