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Pronunciation: [bɹˈiːfəst] (IPA)

The word "briefest" is an adjective that describes something which is of very short duration or concise. Some synonyms for "briefest" include fleeting, momentary, transitory, short-lived, brief, concise, terse, succinct, and pithy. These words describe something that is brief and to the point, conveying a message or idea in a short amount of time. "Fleeting" and "momentary" describe something that is very short and passing, while "transitory" and "short-lived" describe something that is temporary. "Brief" and "concise" describe something that is short and to the point, while "terse" and "succinct" convey the idea of being expressed in few words. "Pithy" implies brevity with substance and meaning.

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Usage examples for Briefest

Even the peasant class necessarily wear warm sheep-skins, or they would be liable often to freeze to death on the briefest exposure.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
It shall be the briefest of all transactions,-a sum in simple addition, and a check for the total.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
Go now,-it is not too early; see this man, and let the meeting be of the briefest, for if I were to tell you my own mind, I'd say I'd rather he should reject our offer.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever

Famous quotes with Briefest

  • If it were necessary to give the briefest possible definition of imperialism, we should have to say that imperialism is the monopoly stage of capitalism.
    Vladimir Lenin
  • There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled.
    Ovid
  • Originality is not something continuous but something intermittent — a flash of the briefest duration. One must have the time and be watchful (be attuned) to catch the flash and fix it.
    Eric Hoffer
  • And it came to me then. That we were wonderful traveling companions but in the end no more than lonely lumps of metal in their own separate orbits. From far off they look like beautiful shooting stars, but in reality they're nothing more than prisons, where each of us is locked up alone, going nowhere. When the orbits of these two satellites of ours happened to cross paths, we could be together. Maybe even open our hearts to each other. But that was only for the briefest moment. In the next instant we'd be in absolute solitude. Until we burned up and became nothing.
    Haruki Murakami
  • It is the same in all wars; the soldiers do the fighting, the journalists do the shouting, and no true patriot ever gets near a front-line trench, except on the briefest of propaganda-tours.
    George Orwell

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