laconic
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- laconick (obsolete)
Etymology edit
From Latin Lacōnicus (“Spartan”), from Ancient Greek Λακωνικός (Lakōnikós, “Laconian”). Laconia was the region inhabited and ruled by the Spartans, who were known for their brevity in speech.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ləˈkɒnɪk/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ləˈkɑnɪk/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒnɪk
Adjective edit
laconic (comparative more laconic, superlative most laconic)
- Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise.
- August 17, 1736, Alexander Pope, letter to Jonathan Swift:
- I grow laconick even beyond laconicism; for sometimes I return only yes, or no, to questionary or petitionary epistles of half a yard long.
- 1738, Zachary Grey, An Attempt towards the Character of the Royal Martyr King Charles I:
- His sense was strong and his style laconic.
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Translations edit
using as few words as possible
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from French laconique.
Adjective edit
laconic m or n (feminine singular laconică, masculine plural laconici, feminine and neuter plural laconice)
Declension edit
Declension of laconic
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | laconic | laconică | laconici | laconice | ||
definite | laconicul | laconica | laconicii | laconicele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | laconic | laconice | laconici | laconice | ||
definite | laconicului | laconicei | laconicilor | laconicelor |