laconic

[ luh-kon-ik ]

/ ləˈkɒn ɪk /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR laconic ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

using few words; expressing much in few words; concise: a laconic reply.

Origin of laconic

1580–90; <Latin Lacōnicus<Greek Lakōnikós Laconian, equivalent to Lákōn a Laconian + -ikos-ic

SYNONYMS FOR laconic

brief, pithy, terse; succinct.

SEE SYNONYMS FOR laconic ON THESAURUS.COM

ANTONYMS FOR laconic

voluble.

SEE ANTONYMS FOR laconic ON THESAURUS.COM

OTHER WORDS FROM laconic

la·con·i·cal·ly, adverbun·la·con·ic, adjective

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for laconic

"They merely go for the purpose of seeing the building burn," replied Smith, laconically.
The Gold Hunter's Adventures|William H. Thomes
"Reckon we might overtake him an' get home before sundown," he said, laconically, as he turned his horse.
The Border Legion|Zane Grey
When he drew up before the inn the landlord and his family and a number of loungers greeted him laconically.
The Lone Star Ranger|Zane Grey
Anyone who works for us gets paid for it, rejoined Halstead, laconically.
The Motor Boat Club in Florida|H. Irving Hancock

Yamanatz saw the sparkle in Jack's eyes and laconically remarked, "Sabe?"
Chiquita, an American Novel|Merrill Tileston

British Dictionary definitions for laconic

laconic

laconical

/ (ləˈkɒnɪk) /

adjective

(of a person's speech) using few words; terse

Derived forms of laconic

laconically, adverb

Word Origin for laconic

C16: via Latin from Greek Lakōnikos, from Lakōn Laconian, Spartan; referring to the Spartans' terseness of speech

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	laconic
释义	laconic [ luh-kon-ik ] / ləˈkɒn ɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR laconic ON THESAURUS.COM adjective using few words; expressing much in few words; concise: a laconic reply. Origin of laconic 1580–90; <Latin Lacōnicus<Greek Lakōnikós Laconian, equivalent to Lákōn a Laconian + -ikos-ic SYNONYMS FOR laconic brief, pithy, terse; succinct. SEE SYNONYMS FOR laconic ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR laconic voluble. SEE ANTONYMS FOR laconic ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM laconic la·con·i·cal·ly, adverbun·la·con·ic, adjective Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for laconic "They merely go for the purpose of seeing the building burn," replied Smith, laconically. The Gold Hunter's Adventures\|William H. Thomes "Reckon we might overtake him an' get home before sundown," he said, laconically, as he turned his horse. The Border Legion\|Zane Grey When he drew up before the inn the landlord and his family and a number of loungers greeted him laconically. The Lone Star Ranger\|Zane Grey Anyone who works for us gets paid for it, rejoined Halstead, laconically. The Motor Boat Club in Florida\|H. Irving Hancock Yamanatz saw the sparkle in Jack's eyes and laconically remarked, "Sabe?" Chiquita, an American Novel\|Merrill Tileston British Dictionary definitions for laconic laconic laconical / (ləˈkɒnɪk) / adjective (of a person's speech) using few words; terse Derived forms of laconic laconically, adverb Word Origin for laconic C16: via Latin from Greek Lakōnikos, from Lakōn Laconian, Spartan; referring to the Spartans' terseness of speech Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to laconic terse, brusque, pithy, brief, compact, compendious, concise, crisp, curt, sententious, short and sweet, succinct, breviloquent
随便看	e.a.a. each each and every one each other each way eacso ead e-address eadmund i eadred eads eadwig -eae eagan eager eager beaver eagle eagle eye eagle-eyed eagle-hawk eagle owl eagle pass eagle ray eagle scout eaglestone

laconic

adjective

Origin of laconic

SYNONYMS FOR laconic

ANTONYMS FOR laconic

OTHER WORDS FROM laconic

Example sentences from the Web for laconic

British Dictionary definitions for laconic

laconical

adjective

Derived forms of laconic

Word Origin for laconic

Words related to laconic