brief-

brief- root words — words with the brief- root

The root brief- comes from Latin brevis, meaning short. 38 words in Dendril are built from it, including brief, briefly, abbreviate, abbreviated, abbreviates, abbreviating, abbreviation, abbreviations, abridge, abridged, abridges, abridging. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the brief- root

Explore words with brief- — words containing the brief- root and sharing its sense of "short". Examples include brief, briefly, abbreviate, abbreviated, abbreviates, abbreviating, abbreviation, abbreviations, abridge, abridged, abridges, abridging. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The brief- root means short, from Latin brevis. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.