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Laconic vs Iconic - What's the difference?

laconic | iconic |

As adjectives the difference between laconic and iconic

is that laconic is using as few words as possible; pithy and concise while iconic is relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon.

laconic

English

(Laconic phrase)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise.
  • * Alexander Pope
    • I grow laconic even beyond laconicism; for sometimes I return only yes, or no, to questionary or petitionary epistles of half a yard long.
  • * Welwood
    • His sense was strong and his style laconic .

    Synonyms

    * concise, pithy, terse

    Antonyms

    * bombastic, long-winded, verbose, loquacious, prolix

    Related terms

    * laconical * laconically * spartan

    Anagrams

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    iconic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon.
  • Famously and distinctively representative of its type.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=April 29 , author=Nathan Rabin , title=TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Treehouse of Horror III” (season 4, episode 5; originally aired 10/29/1992) citation , page= , passage=In time The Simpsons would, indeed, resort to spoofing such decidedly non-spooktacular fare like E.T and Mr. And Mrs. Smith (both in “Treehouse Of Horror XVIII”) but in 1992 the field was wide-open and the show could cherry-pick the most iconic and beloved fright fare of all time.}}
  • (linguistics) Representing something; symbolic.
    • an iconic gesture in sign language

    Antonyms

    * (relating to an icon) aniconic * (linguistics) batonic