Synonyms for laconicism
Most common
brevity conciseness terseness succinctness epigram monophrasis
All synonyms
Noun
1. Brevity — extreme brevity in expression
brevity, conciseness, terseness, succinctness, brachiologia, laconicalness
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
Extreme brevity in expression.
Related words
- Word family
- laconic
- Other spellings
- laconism
Forms
- Plural
- laconicisms → brevities, tersenesses, epigrams, monophrases…
Example sentences
- brevity Brevity will help you to be understood by others.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| laconicism | steady | |
| brevity | steady | |
| conciseness | falling | |
| terseness | falling | |
| succinctness | steady | |
| epigram | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- brevity3, epigram3
- 9 letters
- terseness2
- 11 letters
- conciseness, monophrasis
- 12 letters
- succinctness, brachiologia
- 13 letters
- laconicalness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (brevity3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- laconisme