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Concise vs. Laconic — What's the Difference?

Concise vs. Laconic — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Concise and Laconic

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Concise

Concise is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Laconic

(of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words
His laconic reply suggested a lack of interest in the topic

Concise

Giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words; brief but comprehensive
A concise account of the country's history

Laconic

Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.

Concise

Expressing much in few words; clear and succinct.
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Laconic

Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise.

Concise

Brief, yet including all important information

Laconic

Expressing much in few words, after the manner of the Laconians or Spartans; brief and pithy; concise; brusque; epigrammatic. In this sense laconic is the usual form.
I grow laconic even beyond laconicism; for sometimes I return only yes, or no, to questionary or petitionary epistles of half a yard long.
His sense was strong and his style laconic.

Concise

(obsolete) Physically short or truncated

Laconic

Laconian; characteristic of, or like, the Spartans; hence, stern or severe; cruel; unflinching.
His head had now felt the razor, his back the rod; all that laconical discipline pleased him well.

Concise

To make concise; to abridge or summarize.

Laconic

Laconism.

Concise

Expressing much in a few words; condensed; brief and compacted; - used of style in writing or speaking.
The concise style, which expresseth not enough, but leaves somewhat to be understood.
Where the author is . . . too brief and concise, amplify a little.

Laconic

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

Concise

Expressing much in few words;
A concise explanation

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