laconicism
Economy of words
Laconicism is the quality or habit of using few words—expressing much with little.
The term comes from Laconia, the region of ancient Greece containing Sparta, whose citizens were famous for terse speech.
A laconicism is also a specific instance of such brevity: a pithy remark or curt reply.
The adjective form is laconic.
Brief to bluntness
- succinctExpressed with minimal words
- pithyConcise and forceful
- conciseBriefly and clearly stated
- curtAbruptly rude in speech
clipped · crisp · compact · epigrammatic · aphoristic · gnomic · sententious · monosyllabic
Abrupt and dismissive
- bluntDull or tactlessly direct
- abruptSharp and unexpected
- gruffHarsh in manner
- curtAbruptly rude in speech
reticent · taciturn · tightlipped · uncommunicative · reserved · clipped · short · distant
Ability to restrain impulses
- moderationAvoidance of excess
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
- reserveSupply kept back
- composureEmotional self-control
discretion · understatement · economy · measure · sobriety · prudence · judiciousness · selectivity
Lack of complexity
- essentialismDoctrine of fixed natures
- sparenessAbsence of excess
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
- economySystem of trade and production
streamlined · unadorned · bare · pared-down · understated · reduction · distillation · elegance
terse
Brief to bluntness
curt · clipped · crisp · compact · epigrammatic · aphoristic · gnomic · sententious · monosyllabic · telegraphic
brusque
Abrupt and dismissive
curt · reticent · taciturn · tightlipped · uncommunicative · reserved · clipped · short · distant · standoffish
self-control
Ability to restrain impulses
- moderationAvoidance of excess
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
- reserveSupply kept back
composure · discretion · understatement · economy · measure · sobriety · prudence · judiciousness · selectivity · deliberateness
simplicity
Lack of complexity
- essentialismDoctrine of fixed natures
- sparenessAbsence of excess
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
economy · streamlined · unadorned · bare · pared-down · understated · reduction · distillation · elegance · refinement
Lacedaemon
Ancient Greek city-state
- SpartaAncient Greek warrior state
- LeonidasAncient Spartan warrior-king
- ThermopylaeGreek coastal pass, ancient battle
agoge · hoplite · phalanx · Doric · austerity · discipline · stoicism · Plutarch · Herodotus · Xenophon
laconicismverbosity
Unnecessary word excess
prolixity · wordiness · long-windedness · verbiage · verboseness