laconismn.

Brit.

/ˈlakənɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈlɑkəˌnɪzəm/

Etymology: < Greek λακωνισμός, < λακωνίζειν to Laconize v. Compare French laconisme.

1. (With capital initial.) Partiality for the Lacedæmonians; the practice of favouring the Lacedæmonian interest. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > other national politics > [noun] > principles, policies, or partisans in ancient Greece

laconism1655

philippizer1771

1655 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. I. iii. 104 Xenophon..was banish'd for Laconism, upon his going to Agesilaus.

1869 A. W. Ward tr. E. Curtius Hist. Greece II. iii. ii. 375 ‘Laconism’ was with increasing plain-spokenness designated as treason against the national interests of Athens.

a. The habit or practice of imitating the Lacedæmonian manners, esp. in brevity of speech.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [noun]

fastness?a1200

compendiousness1398

short speaking14..

shortness?c1450

brevity1509

briefness1530

pithiness1557

laconism1570

succinctness1609

parsimony1650

laconicism1656

nexility1656

syntomy1656

conciseness1659

closeness1712

compendiosity1727

pressness1728

abruptness1731

concision1774

laconicalness1830

compactness1841

terseness1864

Spartanhood1880

Spartanism1880

brachylogy1882–3

condensity1885

1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Miii/1 Laconisme, laconismus.

1607 T. Walkington Optick Glasse 31 I doe here passe the limits of laconisme.

1669 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. I iii. x. 109 Is not Laconisme, or a short stile, provided it be ful and evident, best?

1695 J. Collier Misc. upon Moral Subj. 119 And as the Language of the Face is universal, so 'tis very comprehensive. No Laconism can reach it.

1807 I. D'Israeli Curiosities of Lit. 1st Ser. (ed. 5) II. 429 This spiritual laconism invigorated the arm of men.

1836 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 40 484 There is a good tone of laconism hit off in that dialogue.

1858 J. Kavanagh Adèle I. i. 6 His will was brief to laconism.

b. A laconic speech; a short and pithy sentence.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [noun] > a concise expression

aphorisma1593

brachylogy1623

laconicism1656

monogram1656

laconisma1682

laconic1718

a1682 Sir T. Browne Christian Morals (1716) i. 27 The Hand of Providence writes often by Abbreviatures..which, like the Laconism on the Wall, are not to be made out but by a Hint or Key.

1823 I. D'Israeli Curiosities of Lit. 2nd Ser. I. 425 The ‘laconisms’ of the Lacedæmonians evidently partook of the proverbial style.

1838 D. Jerrold C. Snub in Men of Char. iii, in Wks. (1864) III. 426 The highway laconism of ‘your money or your life’.

1865 R. F. Burton (title) Wit and Wisdom from West Africa; or, a book of..Idioms, Enigmas, and Laconisms.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	laconism
释义	laconismn. Brit. /ˈlakənɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈlɑkəˌnɪzəm/ Etymology: < Greek λακωνισμός, < λακωνίζειν to Laconize v. Compare French laconisme. 1. (With capital initial.) Partiality for the Lacedæmonians; the practice of favouring the Lacedæmonian interest. rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > other national politics > [noun] > principles, policies, or partisans in ancient Greece laconism1655 philippizer1771 1655 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. I. iii. 104 Xenophon..was banish'd for Laconism, upon his going to Agesilaus. 1869 A. W. Ward tr. E. Curtius Hist. Greece II. iii. ii. 375 ‘Laconism’ was with increasing plain-spokenness designated as treason against the national interests of Athens. 2. a. The habit or practice of imitating the Lacedæmonian manners, esp. in brevity of speech. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [noun] fastness?a1200 compendiousness1398 short speaking14.. shortness?c1450 brevity1509 briefness1530 pithiness1557 laconism1570 succinctness1609 parsimony1650 laconicism1656 nexility1656 syntomy1656 conciseness1659 closeness1712 compendiosity1727 pressness1728 abruptness1731 concision1774 laconicalness1830 compactness1841 terseness1864 Spartanhood1880 Spartanism1880 brachylogy1882–3 condensity1885 1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Miii/1 Laconisme, laconismus. 1607 T. Walkington Optick Glasse 31 I doe here passe the limits of laconisme. 1669 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. I iii. x. 109 Is not Laconisme, or a short stile, provided it be ful and evident, best? 1695 J. Collier Misc. upon Moral Subj. 119 And as the Language of the Face is universal, so 'tis very comprehensive. No Laconism can reach it. 1807 I. D'Israeli Curiosities of Lit. 1st Ser. (ed. 5) II. 429 This spiritual laconism invigorated the arm of men. 1836 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 40 484 There is a good tone of laconism hit off in that dialogue. 1858 J. Kavanagh Adèle I. i. 6 His will was brief to laconism. b. A laconic speech; a short and pithy sentence. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [noun] > a concise expression aphorisma1593 brachylogy1623 laconicism1656 monogram1656 laconisma1682 laconic1718 a1682 Sir T. Browne Christian Morals (1716) i. 27 The Hand of Providence writes often by Abbreviatures..which, like the Laconism on the Wall, are not to be made out but by a Hint or Key. 1823 I. D'Israeli Curiosities of Lit. 2nd Ser. I. 425 The ‘laconisms’ of the Lacedæmonians evidently partook of the proverbial style. 1838 D. Jerrold C. Snub in Men of Char. iii, in Wks. (1864) III. 426 The highway laconism of ‘your money or your life’. 1865 R. F. Burton (title) Wit and Wisdom from West Africa; or, a book of..Idioms, Enigmas, and Laconisms. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1570
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