laconic
English
editAlternative forms
edit- laconick (obsolete)
Etymology
editFrom 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 (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -ɒnɪk
Adjective
editlaconic (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.
Synonyms
editAntonyms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editusing as few words as possible
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Anagrams
editRomanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French laconique.
Adjective
editlaconic m or n (feminine singular laconică, masculine plural laconici, feminine and neuter plural laconice)
Declension
editDeclension 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 |
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