ordknapphet

Swedish

Etymology

ordknapp + -het

Noun

ordknapphet c

  1. taciturnity, shyness; frugality in words, not using more words than necessary
  2. expressivity, eloquence; the ability to express much meaning with few words
    med kaleidoskopisk ordknapphet
    with caleidoscopic expressivity

Declension

Declension of ordknapphet 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative ordknapphet ordknappheten
Genitive ordknapphets ordknapphetens

Synonyms

taciturnity
expressivity
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