laconism

[ lak-uh-niz-uhm ]

/ ˈlæk əˌnɪz əm /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR laconism ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

laconic brevity.

a laconic utterance or sentence.

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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Example sentences from the Web for laconism

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
This laconism came from the lips of a young man who was walking along the Levee of New Orleans.
The Free Lances|Mayne Reid
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
She answered other questions with equal firmness and laconism.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850.|Various

You may, perhaps, imagine that laconism could no further go.
Friend Mac Donald|Max O'Rell

British Dictionary definitions for laconism

laconism

laconicism (ləˈkɒnɪˌsɪzəm)

/ (ˈlækəˌnɪzəm) /

noun rare

economy of expression

a terse saying

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单词	laconism
释义	laconism [ lak-uh-niz-uhm ] / ˈlæk əˌnɪz əm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR laconism ON THESAURUS.COM noun laconic brevity. a laconic utterance or sentence. 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for laconism 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 This laconism came from the lips of a young man who was walking along the Levee of New Orleans. The Free Lances\|Mayne Reid 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 She answered other questions with equal firmness and laconism. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850.\|Various You may, perhaps, imagine that laconism could no further go. Friend Mac Donald\|Max O'Rell British Dictionary definitions for laconism laconism laconicism (ləˈkɒnɪˌsɪzəm) / (ˈlækəˌnɪzəm) / noun rare economy of expression a terse saying Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to laconism peace, quiet, reticence, stillness, lull, secrecy, blackout, calm, taciturnity, quietude, censorship, dumbness, quietness, uncommunicativeness, hush, quiescence, death, sleep, quietus, sulk
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laconism

noun

Origin of laconism

Words nearby laconism

Example sentences from the Web for laconism

British Dictionary definitions for laconism

laconicism (ləˈkɒnɪˌsɪzəm)

noun rare

Words related to laconism