brevities

Noun

brevity (countable and uncountable, plural brevities)

1. (uncountable) The quality of being brief in duration.
   • Thanks to Global Positioning Systems we can see that Europe and North America are parting at about the speed a fingernail grows—roughly two yards in a human lifetime. If you were prepared to wait long enough, you could ride from Los Angeles all the way up to San Francisco. It is only the brevity of...2005, Bill Bryson, A short history of nearly everything

   Synonyms:

   ephemerality

2. (uncountable) Succinctness; conciseness.
   • [B]revity is the soul of wit,
     And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes[.]c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

   Synonyms:

   concision

3. (countable, rare) A short piece of writing.