What is "brevities"

Brevity \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.

2. Contraction into few words; conciseness.

   Brevity is the soul of wit.
   --Shak.

   This argument is stated by St. John with his usual elegant brevity and simplicity.
   --Bp. Porteus.

   Syn: Shortness; conciseness; succinctness; terseness.

n. (plural of brevity English)