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1. brief
adjective. ['ˈbriːf'] of short duration or distance.
Antonyms
Etymology
- brief (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- brevis (Latin)
Rhymes with Brief
- disbelief
- bas-relief
- vancleef
- mccleaf
- salif
- relief
- motif
- matif
- massif
- hafif
- belief
- stief
- sharif
- saif
- okeeffe
- o'keeffe
- okeefe
- o'keefe
- grief
- greiff
- greif
- grefe
- graeff
- graefe
- graef
- thief
- sheaf
- seife
- seif
- reiff
How do you pronounce brief?
Pronounce brief as brif.
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How do you spell brief? Is it breif ?
A common misspelling of brief is breif
Sentences with brief
1. Adjective
Close your email with a brief sentence like "_Thank you for your time and attention.
2. Noun, singular or mass
In these cases, you can keep the sympathy card brief and general.
Quotes about brief
1. The creative act lasts but a brief moment, a lightning instant of give-and-take, just long enough for you to level the camera and to trap the fleeting prey in your little box.
- Henri Cartier-Bresson
2. When a small child, I thought that success spelled happiness. I was wrong, happiness is like a butterfly which appears and delights us for one brief moment, but soon flits away.
- Anna Pavlova
3. Pity the selfishness of lovers: it is brief, a forlorn hope; it is impossible.
- Elizabeth Bowen
2. brief
adjective. ['ˈbriːf'] concise and succinct.
Antonyms
Etymology
- brief (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- brevis (Latin)
3. brief
noun. ['ˈbriːf'] a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case.
Antonyms
Etymology
- brief (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- brevis (Latin)
4. brief
adjective. ['ˈbriːf'] (of clothing) very short.
Synonyms
Etymology
- brief (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- brevis (Latin)
5. brief
verb. ['ˈbriːf'] give essential information to someone.
Antonyms
Etymology
- brief (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- brevis (Latin)