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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

2. brief

adjective. ['ˈbriːf'] concise and succinct.

Antonyms

Etymology

  • brief (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • brevis (Latin)

4. brief

adjective. ['ˈbriːf'] (of clothing) very short.

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Antonyms

Etymology

  • brief (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • brevis (Latin)

5. brief

verb. ['ˈbriːf'] give essential information to someone.

Synonyms

Etymology

  • brief (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • brevis (Latin)

6. brief

noun. ['ˈbriːf'] a condensed written summary or abstract.

Etymology

  • brief (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • brevis (Latin)