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• brief — brief; brief·less; brief·ly; brief·ness; de·brief; …   English syllables

• brief — [[t]brif[/t]] adj. brief•er, brief•est, n. v. 1) lasting or taking a short time 2) using few words; concise: a brief report[/ex] 3) abrupt; curt 4) clo scanty: a brief bathing suit[/ex] 5) a short and concise statement or written item 6) law a) a …   From formal English to slang

• Loch Ness Monster — For other uses, see Loch Ness Monster (disambiguation). Nessie redirects here. For other uses, see Nessie (disambiguation). the Loch Ness Monster (Nessie, Niseag[1] …   Wikipedia

• Mike Ness — live in July 2009 Background information Birth name Michael James Ness Born April 3, 1962 …   Wikipedia

• Norman F. Ness — Norman Frederick Ness (* 15. April 1933 in Springfield (Massachusetts)) ist ein US amerikanischer Geophysiker und Astrophysiker, der für die Erforschung von extraterrestrischen Magnetfeldern mit Raumsonden bekannt ist. Ness erhielt seinen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• a|cute´ness — a|cute «uh KYOOT», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. acting keenly on the senses; sharp and severe: »A toothache can cause acute pain. SYNONYM(S): intense. 2. coming quickly to a turning point; brief and severe: »An acute disease like pneumonia reaches a …   Useful english dictionary

• blunt´ness — blunt «bluhnt», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. without a sharp edge or point: »He sharpened the blunt knife. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under dull. (Cf. ↑dull) 2. Figurative. saying what one thinks very frankly, without trying to be tactful; outspoken; …   Useful english dictionary

• com|pact´ness — com|pact1 «adjective. kuhm PAKT, KOM pakt; verb. KUHM|PAKT; noun. KOM pakt», adjective, verb, noun. –adj. 1. closely and firmly packed together; closely joined: »The leaves of a cabbage are folded into a compact head. SYNONYM(S): solid, dense,… …   Useful english dictionary

• com|pen´di|ous|ness — com|pen|di|ous «kuhm PEHN dee uhs», adjective. brief but comprehensive; concise: »a compendious review of American literature. SYNONYM(S): succinct. ╂[< Latin compendiōsus < compendium; see etym. under compendium (Cf. ↑compendium)]… …   Useful english dictionary

• con|cise´ness — con|cise «kuhn SYS», adjective. expressing much in few words; brief but full of meaning: »The chairman s concise report covered all the subjects briefly. ╂[< Latin concīsus, past participle of concīdere < com (intensive) + caedere cut]… …   Useful english dictionary