'Laconism' definitions:
Definition of 'laconism'
(from WordNet)
noun
Terseness of expression [syn: laconism, laconicism]
Definition of 'Laconism'
From: GCIDE
- Laconism \Lac"o*nism\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to imitate Lacedaemonian manners, to speak laconically: cf. F. laconisme.]
- 1. A vigorous, brief manner of expression; laconic style. [1913 Webster]
- 2. An instance of laconic style or expression. [1913 Webster]