lapidaire

Meaning

Adj

1. related to stone
2. (figuratively) terse (abruptly short)

Noun

lapidary, gemsmith

Concepts

lapidary

terse

succinct

curt

laconic

pithy

to the point

brief

nonverbose

concise

crisp

Synonyms

laconique

concis

bref

brusque

court

succint

Translations

lapidario

curto

lapidar

özlü

kısa

lacònic

lacônico

succinto

corto

kurz angebunden

kurz und treffend

λακωνικός

συγκεκριμένος

Edelschneider

Pronounced as (IPA)

/la.pi.dɛʁ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: lapidārius

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin lapidārius (“stony”). The terse sense is from inscription lapidaire, short inscriptions carved in stone.