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Plainspoken vs Laconic - What's the difference?

plainspoken | laconic |

As adjectives the difference between plainspoken and laconic

is that plainspoken is speaking plainly or simply while laconic is using as few words as possible; pithy and concise.

plainspoken

English

Alternative forms

* plain-spoken

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Speaking plainly or simply.
    • He was a plainspoken fellow with plenty of amazing stories to tell.

    See also

    * outspoken * softspoken English adjectives ending in -en

    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

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