brief
English Thesaurus
1. a condensed written summary or abstract (noun.communication)
2. a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case (noun.communication)
| hyponym | : | amicus curiae brief, |
| definition | : | a brief presented by someone interested in influencing the outcome of a lawsuit but who is not a party to it (noun.communication) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
3. give essential information to someone (verb.communication)
4. concise and succinct (adj.all)
| similar | : | concise, |
| definition | : | expressing much in few words (adj.all) |
5. (of clothing) very short (adj.all)
| similar | : | short, |
| definition | : | (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length (adj.all) |
6. of short duration or distance (adj.all)
| similar | : | short, |
| definition | : | primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration (adj.all) |
7. a condensed written summary or abstract (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | brief, |
| definition | : | give essential information to someone (verb.communication) |
8. give essential information to someone (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | brief, |
| definition | : | a condensed written summary or abstract (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | briefing, |
| definition | : | detailed instructions, as for a military operation (noun.communication) |
9. concise and succinct (adj.all)
| derivation | : | brevity, |
| definition | : | the use of brief expressions (noun.communication) |
10. of short duration or distance (adj.all)
| derivation | : | briefness, |
| definition | : | the temporal property of being very short (noun.attribute) |
11. a condensed written summary or abstract (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | brief, |
| definition | : | give essential information to someone (verb.communication) |
12. give essential information to someone (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | brief, |
| definition | : | a condensed written summary or abstract (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | briefing, |
| definition | : | detailed instructions, as for a military operation (noun.communication) |
13. concise and succinct (adj.all)
| derivation | : | brevity, |
| definition | : | the use of brief expressions (noun.communication) |
14. of short duration or distance (adj.all)
| derivation | : | briefness, |
| definition | : | the temporal property of being very short (noun.attribute) |
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