Laconophile
/ˈlæk.ə.nəˌfaɪl/noun
A person who admires or loves brevity, concision, or terse expression.
Did you know?It comes from Laconia, the region of Sparta, whose famously terse speakers gave us the word 'laconic'—so even silence can have an ancient, almost ritual prestige.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
Lakōn
“A Spartan or inhabitant of Laconia”
Ancient Greek
Greek
Lakōnikos
“Spartan; terse or concise in manner”
Late Greek
Greek
-philos
“Loving; fond of”
Modern coinage
English
laconophile
“A lover of brevity or laconic expression”
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