laconism Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun terseness of expression
    laconicism.

WordNet

Lac"o*nism noun
Etymology
Gr. , fr. to imitate Lacedæmonian manners, to speak laconically: cf. F. laconisme.
Definitions
  1. A vigorous, brief manner of expression; laconic style.
  2. An instance of laconic style or expression.

Webster 1913