laconism

[ lak-uh-niz-uhm ]

/ ˈlæk əˌnɪz əm /

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noun

laconic brevity.

a laconic utterance or sentence.

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Also la·con·i·cism

[luh-kon-uh-siz-uhm]. /ləˈkɒn əˌsɪz əm/.

Origin of laconism

1560–70; <Greek lakōnismós, noun answering to lakōnízein to favor or imitate the Spartans. See laconic, -ism

Words nearby laconism

Laconia, Laconian, laconic, laconical, laconicum, laconism, La Coruña, Lacoste, lacquer, lacquer tree, lacquey

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How to use laconism in a sentence

For a day or two following Devereau's unsatisfactory laconism nothing developed.
Winner Take All|Larry Evans
I am glad you have connected your negotiations and anecdotes; and, I hope, not with your usual laconism.
The PG Edition of Chesterfield's Letters to His Son|The Earl of Chesterfield
This I shall endeavour to interpret, by developing to the best of my ability the laconism of the philosophical naturalist.
What is Property?|P. J. Proudhon
His friend obeyed him, more alarmed by Andre's laconism than he could have been by some sudden explosion of passion.
Caught In The Net|Emile Gaboriau

This laconism came from the lips of a young man who was walking along the Levee of New Orleans.
The Free Lances|Mayne Reid

British Dictionary definitions for laconism

laconism

laconicism (ləˈkɒnɪˌsɪzəm)

/ (ˈlækəˌnɪzəm) /

noun rare

economy of expression

a terse saying

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laconism

Origin of laconism

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British Dictionary definitions for laconism

laconicism (ləˈkɒnɪˌsɪzəm)