laconic
UK/ləˈkɒnɪk//ləˈkɑnɪk/
laconic adjective: of speech or writing, communicative through the use of as few words as possible.
Adjective (1)
laconic (comparative more laconic, superlative most laconic)
- Of speech or writing, communicative through the use of as few words as possible.
- Near-synonym: brief
- Antonyms:
- verbose, prolix, loquacious, long-winded, bombastic
- Of a speaker or writer, communicating through the use of as few words as possible.
- Near-synonyms: taciturn, untalkative, terse, quiet, spartan
- I grow laconick even beyond laconicism; for sometimes I return only yes, or no, to questionary or petitionary epistles of half a yard long.August 17, 1736, Alexander Pope, letter to Jonathan Swift
- Synonyms:
- taciturn, untalkative, terse, quiet, spartan
- Antonyms:
- talkative, chatty, verbose, prolix, loquacious, long-winded, bombastic
- Laid-back; casual; not intense.
- A key player up the other end of the ground is Harris Andrews, who sometimes gets unfairly criticised for his laconic playing style. He desperately cares for this team.2022 June 15, Donal Wilson, “Mid-season review: Brisbane Lions”, in Roar
Adjective (2) capitalized: Laconic
Laconic (comparative more Laconic, superlative most Laconic)
laconic meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
laconic in Tamil
- சுருங்கச் சொல்லல்
laconic in Urdu
- چھوٹا, جامع, کم, کوتاہ, مختصر, نپا تلا
laconic in Bengali
- মিতভাষী, সংক্ষিপ্ত
laconic in Malayalam
- മിതഭാഷിയായ, സംക്ഷിപ്തമായ, അർത്ഥപുഷ്ടമായ
More languagesFewer languages
- laconic in Kannada
- ಚುಟುಕಾದ, ಸಂಕ್ಷೇಪವಾದ, ಮಿತಭಾಷೆಯ, ಸೂತ್ರ ಪ್ರಾಯವಾದ
- laconic in Arabic
- وجيز
- laconic in Malay
- ringkas
- laconic in Thai
- สั้น sân, กระชับ grà-cháp, รวบรัด, กะทัดรัด gà-tát-rát
Synonyms of laconic
Antonyms
Forms of laconic
| comparative | more laconic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most laconic |
| comparative | more Laconic |
| superlative | most Laconic |
| alternative form (obsolete) | laconick |
Origin of laconic
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.
Words formed from laconic
Words that rhyme with laconic
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- demonic
- ionic
- masonic
- mnemonic
- monic
- monophonic
- monotonic
- pythonic
- Teutonic
- catatonic
- colonic
- histrionic
- homophonic
- infrasonic
- moronic
- planktonic
- platonic
- polytonic
- sardonic
- Slavonic
- sonic
- supersonic
- syntonic
- ambisonic
- anionic
- aplatonic
- apophonic
- arachidonic
- autochthonic
- avionic
- bacterioplanktonic
- Bonnick
- bosonic
- breviconic
- bubonic
- Byronic
- carbonic
- chthonic
- clonic
- conic
- cryonic
- Decameronic
- diatonic
- eugonic
- euphonic
- eutonic
- glyconic
- hadronic
Questions about laconic
- What does laconic mean?
- Laconic means of speech or writing, communicative through the use of as few words as possible.
- What is laconic in Tamil?
- Laconic in Tamil is சுருங்கச் சொல்லல். See Laconic meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is laconic?
- Laconic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce laconic?
- Laconic is pronounced /ləˈkɒnɪk/ (UK).
Words near laconic in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: laconic (page history and authors); Laconic (page history and authors); laconic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); laconic (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); laconic (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); laconic (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); laconic (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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