Etymology: [ l&-'kä-nik ] (adjective.) 1589. From Latin Lacōnicus (“Spartan”) Ancient Greek Λακωνικός (Lakōnikos, “Laconian”). Laconia was the region surrounding and ruled by the Spartans, who were known for their brevity in speech.
Synonyms: concise, pithy, terse, breviloquent, brief, brusque, compact, compendiary, compendious, crisp, curt, sententious, short and sweet, succinct
Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise, Laconian; characteristic of, or like, the Spartans; hence, stern or severe; cruel; unflinching, terse, concise, using few words, Using as few words as possible to communicate much information; pithy and concise, In this sense laconic is the usual form, Expressing much in few words, after the manner of the Laconians or Spartans; brief and pithy; brusque; epigrammatic, Laconism, If you describe someone as laconic, you mean that they use very few words to say something, so that they seem casual or unfriendly. Usually so laconic in the office, Dr. Lahey seemed less guarded, more relaxed. using only a few words to say something (laconicus , from lakonikos; because the people of ancient Sparta were famous for not using many words), Very concise and pithy A Spartan was called a Lacon from Laconia, the land inwhich he dwelt The Spartans were noted for their brusque and sententious speech When Philip of Macedon wrote to the Spartan magistrates, “If I enter Laconia, I will level Lacedæmon to the ground,” the ephors wrote word back the single word, “If ” (See above Lacedæmonian Letter ) In 1490 O'Neil wrote to O'Donnel: “Send me the tribute, or else- ” To which O'Donnel replied: “I owe none, or else- ”, Very concise and pithy A Spartan was called a Lacon from Laconia, the land in which he dwelt The Spartans were noted for their brusque and sententious speech When Philip of Macedon wrote to the Spartan magistrates, “If I enter Laconia, I will level Lacedæmon to the ground,” the ephors wrote word back the single word, “If ” (See above Lacedæmonian Letter ) In 1490 O'Neil wrote to O'Donnel: “Send me the tribute, or else- ” To which O'Donnel replied: “I owe none, or else- ”, brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand", \luh-KON-ik\, adjective: Using or marked by the use of a minimum of words; brief and pithy; brusque, In a terse manner, given to using few words, in a dry laconic manner; "I know that," he said dryly, in a dry laconic manner; "I know that,", he said dryly, In a laconic manner, briefly, concisely, tersely, with few words,
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Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise
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Laconian; characteristic of, or like, the Spartans; hence, stern or severe; cruel; unflinching
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terse, concise, using few words sıfat
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Using as few words as possible to communicate much information; pithy and concise
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In this sense laconic is the usual form
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Expressing much in few words, after the manner of the Laconians or Spartans; brief and pithy; brusque; epigrammatic
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Laconism
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If you describe someone as laconic, you mean that they use very few words to say something, so that they seem casual or unfriendly. Usually so laconic in the office, Dr. Lahey seemed less guarded, more relaxed. using only a few words to say something (laconicus , from lakonikos; because the people of ancient Sparta were famous for not using many words)
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Very concise and pithy A Spartan was called a Lacon from Laconia, the land inwhich he dwelt The Spartans were noted for their brusque and sententious speech When Philip of Macedon wrote to the Spartan magistrates, “If I enter Laconia, I will level Lacedæmon to the ground,” the ephors wrote word back the single word, “If ” (See above Lacedæmonian Letter ) In 1490 O'Neil wrote to O'Donnel: “Send me the tribute, or else- ” To which O'Donnel replied: “I owe none, or else- ”
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Very concise and pithy A Spartan was called a Lacon from Laconia, the land in which he dwelt The Spartans were noted for their brusque and sententious speech When Philip of Macedon wrote to the Spartan magistrates, “If I enter Laconia, I will level Lacedæmon to the ground,” the ephors wrote word back the single word, “If ” (See above Lacedæmonian Letter ) In 1490 O'Neil wrote to O'Donnel: “Send me the tribute, or else- ” To which O'Donnel replied: “I owe none, or else- ”
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brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand"
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\luh-KON-ik\, adjective: Using or marked by the use of a minimum of words; brief and pithy; brusque
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laconically
In a terse manner, given to using few words - "Calvin Coolidge was so laconic that when a long winded dinner companion said "I bet I can get you to say three words," he replied "you lose.""
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laconically
in a dry laconic manner; "I know that," he said dryly
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