Associations to the word «Laconic»

Wiktionary

LACONIC, adjective. Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise.

Dictionary definition

LACONIC, adjective. Brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley