Hemingwayesque
Iceberg-theory prose
Hemingwayesque describes writing or prose style resembling Ernest Hemingway's: spare, declarative sentences with minimal adjectives, understated emotion, and terse dialogue.
The style favors simple words, avoids elaborate description, and leaves much unsaid: His Hemingwayesque account of the fishing trip was all short sentences and loaded silences.
Often used admiringly, though sometimes to suggest self-conscious imitation.
Brief to bluntness
- laconicBrief in expression
- economicalUsing resources sparingly
- conciseBriefly and clearly stated
- succinctExpressed with minimal words
spare · understated · minimalist · unadorned · stripped-down · lean · taut · crisp
Excessive masculine pride
- bullfightingCombat sport with bovines
- boxingCombat sport using fists
- warArmed struggle between groups
- safariWildlife observation journey
fishing · hunting · whiskey · courage · virility · bravado · outdoorsman · soldier
Tough, cynical fiction style
- unflinchingRefusing to show fear
- rawIn original state
- bleakDreary and without cheer
- starkSevere and unadorned
brutal · unvarnished · harsh · sobering · noir · cynical · unsentimental · unsparing
terse
Brief to bluntness
- laconicBrief in expression
- economicalUsing resources sparingly
- conciseBriefly and clearly stated
succinct · spare · understated · minimalist · unadorned · stripped-down · lean · taut · crisp · direct
machismo
Excessive masculine pride
- bullfightingCombat sport with bovines
- boxingCombat sport using fists
- warArmed struggle between groups
safari · fishing · hunting · whiskey · courage · virility · bravado · outdoorsman · soldier · matador
hardboiled
Tough, cynical fiction style
- unflinchingRefusing to show fear
- rawIn original state
- bleakDreary and without cheer
stark · brutal · unvarnished · harsh · sobering · noir · cynical · unsentimental · unsparing · fatalistic
Paris
France's chief city
Pamplona · Africa · Michigan · café · bullring · trout stream · battlefield · bar · ocean · savanna
HemingwayesqueProustian
Evoking involuntary memory
verbose · ornate · Dickensian · florid · baroque
Hemingwayesquesentimental
Excessively emotional about memories
effusive · maudlin · lachrymose · melodramatic · confessional
Hemingwayesquedelicate
Easily broken or harmed
dainty · effeminate · sentimental · sensitive · precious