laconicadj.n.

Brit.

/ləˈkɒnɪk/, U.S.

/ləˈkɑnɪk/

Forms: Also 1500s -ike, 1600s -ique, 1600s–1700s -ick.

Etymology: < Greek Λακωνικός (Latin Lacōnicus), < Λάκων Laconian. Compare French laconique.

A. adj.

a. (With capital initial.) Of or pertaining to Laconia or its inhabitants, made or written in Laconia; Lacedæmonian, Spartan. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 613 There be many other Emerauds..taken forth of the mountain Taygetus in Laconia, and those therefore be named Laconick.

1675 Coll. Treat. Penal Laws Pref. sig. A3 Plutarch often quotes the Delphick and Laconick Commentaries.

a1683 A. Sidney Disc. Govt. (1704) iii. vi. 251 This was not peculiar to the severe Laconic Disciplin.

1807 J. Robinson Archæol. Græca ii. i. 131 The River Eurotas, which runs into the Laconic Gulf.

1850 J. Chubb On Constr. Locks & Keys 5 The Laconic keys consisted of three single teeth, in the figure of the letter E. [Cf. clavem laconicam, Plaut. Most.]

b. Characteristic of the Laconians; Spartan-like.

ΚΠ

1787 J. Adams Def. Constit. Govt. U.S.A. Pref., in Wks. (1851) IV. 287 The latest revolution that we read of, was conducted..in the Grecian style, with laconic energy.

2. Following the Laconian manner, esp. in speech and writing; brief, concise, sententious. Of persons: Affecting a brief style of speech.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [adjective]

compendious1388

briefc1430

short1487

short and sweet1545

curted1568

summarc1575

laconical1576

summary1582

succinct1585

totala1586

laconic1589

concisec1590

compendiary1609

press?1611

curt1631

Spartan1644

nutshell1647

severe1680

Lacedaemonian1780

straightforward1806

uncircumlocutory1808

shorthand1822

Spartanlike1838

unwordy1841

nutshelly1843

tight1870

Spartanic1882

unfarced1890

serried1899

taut1916

1589 King James VI in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1824) 1st Ser. III. 28 To excuis me for this my laconike writting I ame in suche haist.

a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Little French Lawyer v. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. K4^v/2 If thou wilt needs know..I will discover it..with laconick brevity.

1667 E. Chamberlayne Angliæ Notitia: 1st Pt. (1684) i. Introd. 6 Brevity and a Laconick stile is aimed at all along.

1668 W. Davenant Man's the Master ii. 1., in Wks. (1874) V. 32 This laconic fool makes brevity ridiculous.

1736 A. Pope Corr. 17 Aug. (1956) IV. 27 I grow Laconic even beyond Laconicisme.

1800 E. Hervey Mourtray Family I. 149 This cold laconic note..let down all Emma's hopes.

1833 H. Martineau Berkeley the Banker i. ii. 29 ‘None but friends, I see’, said the laconic Mr. Williams.

1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke II. viii. 119 That..laconic dignity, which is the good side of the English peasant's character.

1888 A. K. Green Behind Closed Doors iii. 28 ‘Trust me’ was his laconic rejoinder.

B. n. (The adjective used absolutely.)

†1. A laconic speaker. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [noun] > a concise expression > one who

laconic1629

aphorismer1641

aphorist1713

Spartan1810

aphorizer1851

1629 J. Gaule Panegyrick 22 in Practique Theories Christs Predict. The most compendious Laconicke with a reinserted Parenthesis of (vt tribus dicam verbis) amongst many words, will promise to dispatch in Three.

1692 R. L'Estrange Fables ccccxcii. 467 It was the Ill hap of a Learned Laconique, to make use of Three Words, when two would have done..his business hardly.

2. Laconic or concise speech. plural. Brief or concise sentences.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [noun] > a concise expression

aphorisma1593

brachylogy1623

laconicism1656

monogram1656

laconisma1682

laconic1718

1718 J. Addison Let. to Swift in Swift's Lett. II. 540 Shall we never again talk together in laconic?

1871 E. F. Burn Ad Fidem xvi. 341 A man's hand writes startling laconics on the wall.

†3. = laconicum n. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing oneself or body > [noun] > bathing > place for bathing > bath-house > hot bathroom or sweating-room

stovec1485

sudatory1615

laconicum1696

laconic1742

sweating-room1744

caldarium1753

sudatorium1757

steam1801

sudarium1852

sauna1881

sweat-lodge1887

sweat-box1974

1742 G. Leoni Notes I. Jones in N. Dubois & G. Leoni tr. A. Palladio Architecture (ed. 3) II. iv. 55/2 Laconic, the Sweating Room in the Palestræ.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	laconic
释义	laconicadj.n. Brit. /ləˈkɒnɪk/, U.S. /ləˈkɑnɪk/ Forms: Also 1500s -ike, 1600s -ique, 1600s–1700s -ick. Etymology: < Greek Λακωνικός (Latin Lacōnicus), < Λάκων Laconian. Compare French laconique. A. adj. 1. a. (With capital initial.) Of or pertaining to Laconia or its inhabitants, made or written in Laconia; Lacedæmonian, Spartan. Now rare. ΚΠ 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 613 There be many other Emerauds..taken forth of the mountain Taygetus in Laconia, and those therefore be named Laconick. 1675 Coll. Treat. Penal Laws Pref. sig. A3 Plutarch often quotes the Delphick and Laconick Commentaries. a1683 A. Sidney Disc. Govt. (1704) iii. vi. 251 This was not peculiar to the severe Laconic Disciplin. 1807 J. Robinson Archæol. Græca ii. i. 131 The River Eurotas, which runs into the Laconic Gulf. 1850 J. Chubb On Constr. Locks & Keys 5 The Laconic keys consisted of three single teeth, in the figure of the letter E. [Cf. clavem laconicam, Plaut. Most.] b. Characteristic of the Laconians; Spartan-like. ΚΠ 1787 J. Adams Def. Constit. Govt. U.S.A. Pref., in Wks. (1851) IV. 287 The latest revolution that we read of, was conducted..in the Grecian style, with laconic energy. 2. Following the Laconian manner, esp. in speech and writing; brief, concise, sententious. Of persons: Affecting a brief style of speech. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [adjective] compendious1388 briefc1430 short1487 short and sweet1545 curted1568 summarc1575 laconical1576 summary1582 succinct1585 totala1586 laconic1589 concisec1590 compendiary1609 press?1611 curt1631 Spartan1644 nutshell1647 severe1680 Lacedaemonian1780 straightforward1806 uncircumlocutory1808 shorthand1822 Spartanlike1838 unwordy1841 nutshelly1843 tight1870 Spartanic1882 unfarced1890 serried1899 taut1916 1589 King James VI in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1824) 1st Ser. III. 28 To excuis me for this my laconike writting I ame in suche haist. a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Little French Lawyer v. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. K4^v/2 If thou wilt needs know..I will discover it..with laconick brevity. 1667 E. Chamberlayne Angliæ Notitia: 1st Pt. (1684) i. Introd. 6 Brevity and a Laconick stile is aimed at all along. 1668 W. Davenant Man's the Master ii. 1., in Wks. (1874) V. 32 This laconic fool makes brevity ridiculous. 1736 A. Pope Corr. 17 Aug. (1956) IV. 27 I grow Laconic even beyond Laconicisme. 1800 E. Hervey Mourtray Family I. 149 This cold laconic note..let down all Emma's hopes. 1833 H. Martineau Berkeley the Banker i. ii. 29 ‘None but friends, I see’, said the laconic Mr. Williams. 1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke II. viii. 119 That..laconic dignity, which is the good side of the English peasant's character. 1888 A. K. Green Behind Closed Doors iii. 28 ‘Trust me’ was his laconic rejoinder. B. n. (The adjective used absolutely.) †1. A laconic speaker. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [noun] > a concise expression > one who laconic1629 aphorismer1641 aphorist1713 Spartan1810 aphorizer1851 1629 J. Gaule Panegyrick 22 in Practique Theories Christs Predict. The most compendious Laconicke with a reinserted Parenthesis of (vt tribus dicam verbis) amongst many words, will promise to dispatch in Three. 1692 R. L'Estrange Fables ccccxcii. 467 It was the Ill hap of a Learned Laconique, to make use of Three Words, when two would have done..his business hardly. 2. Laconic or concise speech. plural. Brief or concise sentences. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [noun] > a concise expression aphorisma1593 brachylogy1623 laconicism1656 monogram1656 laconisma1682 laconic1718 1718 J. Addison Let. to Swift in Swift's Lett. II. 540 Shall we never again talk together in laconic? 1871 E. F. Burn Ad Fidem xvi. 341 A man's hand writes startling laconics on the wall. †3. = laconicum n. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing oneself or body > [noun] > bathing > place for bathing > bath-house > hot bathroom or sweating-room stovec1485 sudatory1615 laconicum1696 laconic1742 sweating-room1744 caldarium1753 sudatorium1757 steam1801 sudarium1852 sauna1881 sweat-lodge1887 sweat-box1974 1742 G. Leoni Notes I. Jones in N. Dubois & G. Leoni tr. A. Palladio Architecture (ed. 3) II. iv. 55/2 Laconic, the Sweating Room in the Palestræ. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1589
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