laconism
laconism · laconisms
Extreme brevity in expressionExtreme brevity in expression.
» Laconism isn't your pastime.
Meaning
2 senses(rhetoric, uncountable)Extreme brevity in expression.
terseness of expression
(countable)A very or notably brief expression.
Examples
1 sentencesLaconism isn't your pastime.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From Latin Laconia, from Ancient Greek Λακεδαίμων (Lakedaímōn, “the region surrounding theFrom Latin Laconia, from Ancient Greek Λακεδαίμων (Lakedaímōn, “the region surrounding the city of Sparta”).
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Forms
plural: laconismsSynonyms
11 synonymsClose in meaning
- terseness of expression:laconicism
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedlaconic
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable