laconic

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ləˈkɒnɪk/
• (America) IPA: /ləˈkɑnɪk/

Adjective

laconic

1. 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.

   • His sense was strong and his style laconic.

Synonyms

• concise, pithy, terse

Antonyms

• bombastic, long-winded, verbose, loquacious, prolix

Related terms

• laconical
• laconically
• laconism
• spartan

Translations

• French: laconique
• German: lakonisch, wortkarg
• Italian: laconico
• Portuguese: lacónico (Portugal), lacônico (Brazil)
• Russian: лакони́чный
• Spanish: lacónico

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