laconism
Origin of laconism
1- Also la·con·i·cism [luh-kon-uh-siz-uhm]. /ləˈkɒn əˌsɪz əm/.
Words Nearby laconism
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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 EvansI 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 ChesterfieldThis I shall endeavour to interpret, by developing to the best of my ability the laconism of the philosophical naturalist.
What is Property? | P. J. ProudhonHis 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 GaboriauThis 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
laconicism (ləˈkɒnɪˌsɪzəm)
/ (ˈlækəˌnɪzəm) /
economy of expression
a terse saying
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