Myopic vs Laconic - What's the difference?
myopic | laconic |
nearsighted; unable to see distant objects unaided
shortsighted; improvident
narrow minded
A short-sighted individual.
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Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise.
* Alexander Pope
* Welwood
As adjectives the difference between myopic and laconic
is that myopic is nearsighted; unable to see distant objects unaided while laconic is using as few words as possible; pithy and concise.As a noun myopic
is a short-sighted individual.myopic
English
(Myopia)Adjective
(en adjective)- Corrective lenses compensate for the excessive positive diopters of the myopic eye.
- A stronger prescription for myopic night drivers is often needed.
Synonyms
* short-sighted * near-sightedAntonyms
* hyperopicNoun
(en noun)citation
See also
* presbyopiclaconic
English
(Laconic phrase)Adjective
(en adjective)- 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 .