laconicism

habit or style of being laconic

Root

Other words with the Laconia / Sparta root

  • laconic: using very few words; terse
  • laconism: brief, terse expression
  • Spartan: austere, disciplined, or marked by simplicity

Laconicism is the habit of using very few words, named from that same Laconia/Sparta cultural image.

Her laconicism made every sentence feel deliberate.

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