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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “brevity”

“brevity” is pronounced /ˈbɹɛvəti/ (BRE-vuh-tee) in American English and /bɹɛvɪti/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “brev”.
The sound

Say “brevity” in 3 beats

Say it like this

brevity

/ˈbɹɛvəti/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /bɹɛvɪti/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

3 beats
  1. brevbɹɛstress
  2. itvə
  3. yti
IPA (American)
/ˈbɹɛvəti/
IPA (British)
/bɹɛvɪti/
Respelling
BRE-vuh-tee
Syllables
3 — BREV-it-y
Stress
Stress the first syllable: BREV-it-y. “brev” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun
Difficulty
Legend — spelling and sound part company here
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈbɹɛvəti/

British

/bɹɛvɪti/

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Meaning

What “brevity” means

  1. noun

    the use of brief expressions

  2. noun

    the attribute of being brief or fleeting

Say it in a sentence

“Her emails are admired for their brevity and plain wording.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
bbɹrɛshort evvəschwattilong e

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Questions

“brevity”, answered

How do you pronounce “brevity”?

“brevity” is pronounced /ˈbɹɛvəti/ (BRE-vuh-tee) in American English and /bɹɛvɪti/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “brev”. Build it as BREV-it-y, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “brevity” have?

3: brev · it · y. The beat lands on the first, “brev”.

Is “brevity” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈbɹɛvəti/ (BRE-vuh-tee); British English says /bɹɛvɪti/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “brevity” mean?

As a noun: the use of brief expressions For example: “Her emails are admired for their brevity and plain wording.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “brevity”?

Stress the first syllable: BREV-it-y. “brev” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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