Home › Words › B › briefeningbriefeningbriefening means the act or process of making or becoming brief.EtymologyFrom briefen + -ing.nounThe act or process of making or becoming briefDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.briefen 82% match — To make or become brief vs briefening →briefness 69% match — The characteristic of being brief. vs briefening →briefer 66% match — One who provides a briefing. vs briefening →backbrief 66% match — A summary of a received briefing, given by the briefed person to the commanding officer, to ensure that instructions have been properly understood. vs briefening →briefly 65% match — In a brief manner, summarily. vs briefening →briefing 64% match — A concise summary of a current situation vs briefening →brevity 63% match — The quality of being brief in duration. vs briefening →abbreviated 63% match — Shortened; made briefer. vs briefening →