laconism

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Noun
  - 1.2.1 See also
  - 1.2.2 Translations

English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin laconia, from Ancient Greek Λακεδαίμων (Lacedaemon, “the region surrounding the city of Sparta”)

Noun [edit]

laconism (plural laconisms)

(uncountable, rhetoric) Extreme brevity in expression.
(countable) A very or notably brief expression.

See also [edit]

Laconism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Calvin Coolidge on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Calvin Coolidge

Translations [edit]

brevity in expression

Finnish: lakonisuus (fi)

Spanish: laconismo (es) m

brief expression

Finnish: toteamus (fi)

Spanish: laconismo (es) m

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