laconic
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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 (General Australian): (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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Romanian[edit]
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 |
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