Definition of laconic in English:

laconic

adjective ləˈkɒnɪkləˈkɑnɪk

(of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words.
（人、讲话或文风）简短的
his laconic reply suggested a lack of interest in the topic
他简短的回答显得他对该话题缺乏兴趣。
Example sentencesExamples
- Wielding batons, they looked like versions of Robocop minus the laconic wit and intelligence chip.
- Ella and Joe do not remark on this departure from his usual laconic monosyllables.
- He spoke in an unfeasibly low voice, with the lyrical and laconic speech so typical of the Jamaicans.
- He's nothing if not honest, blunt, irascible, generous, laconic, witty and enigmatic.
- Becky's a laconic but never sarcastic presence in the film, commenting on Paul's life with absolute confidence and a great deal of compassion.
- His laconic intellect and twinkling eye will never be forgotten by those who knew him.
- Is Australia's comic style too laconic to fit the rapid-fire style of a classic screwball?
- In David McPhail's hands, George is laconic, with an embittered acceptance of an underachieving life.
- The language in the book is terse and concise, almost laconic, and very much to the point.
- The problem is likely to be, at least in part, Hilberg's laconic style.
- This book is perhaps the best introduction to the Pali texts, with their peculiarly meticulous and laconic style.
- Barthes's writing has always fed controversy: its laconic pronouncements irritate those who hold other views.
- Ian had a self - deprecating sense of humour, perfect comic timing and laconic delivery which never failed to puncture the pretentious.
- Costner's laconic style works for Charley, who is intended to be someone who doesn't show a lot of emotion.
- McCarthy did thrive on television, where his laconic, relaxed style showed off to best effect.
- Brazil's broadcasting style is calm and laconic, overlaid with a sporadic bullying streak towards the polite Beecroft.
- In contrast to the laconic style of most garage MCs, Mills rhymes in a startling, panicked yelp.
- The dialogue, though, is chanted in a peculiarly laconic way.
- Her beaming presence and laconic style are likeable and lifelike enough.
- This interpretation was then bolstered by Tacitus' dry laconic wit and Lucretius' pagan atomism.
Synonyms
brief, concise, terse, succinct, short, economical, elliptical, crisp, pithy, to the point, incisive, short and sweet, compendious
abrupt, blunt, curt, clipped, monosyllabic, brusque, pointed, gruff, sharp, tart
epigrammatic, aphoristic, gnomic
taciturn, of few words, uncommunicative, reticent, quiet, untalkative, reserved, silent, speechless, tight-lipped, unforthcoming, brusque

Derivatives

laconically

adverb ləˈkɒnɪk(ə)liləˈkɑnək(ə)li

I like how their love expresses itself laconically and naturally in the activities of daily life and in the telling of, and listening to, stories.
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘You make your first record,’ says Goldenhorse stalwart Geoff Maddock laconically, ‘and no one knows who you are.’
- When asked about other brewhouses in Shanghai and whether they pose any kind of threat to The Fest, Paul simply smiles and says laconically: ‘We have Mr Gu.’
- ‘Too soon to tell,’ Zhou laconically riposted.
- ‘Fan letters,’ he says laconically, ripping them open and reading out some choice sentences.

laconicism

noun ləˈkɒnɪsɪz(ə)mləˈkɑnəˌsɪzəm

In the former category were the blunt epigrams of Otto Luening's Third Short Sonata, the graceful, playful modesty of Ibert's ‘Jeux’ and the altogether more wintry laconicism of Edison Denisov's Four Pieces for the two instruments.
Example sentencesExamples
- His peculiar mix of laconicism and loquaciousness means that when he talks you tend to listen closely.
- Unlike traditional heroes who launch into long and passionate monologues about their integrity and the unfairness of the world, Roark does it with a disdainful, almost contemptuous taciturnity and laconicism.
- LaMarche is a young master, who writes with urgency and moral force about an America that rarely appears in our literature - working America, beaten-down America, the secret, ashamed, aggressive America, a place deformed by our belief in power, our insistence on individuality, our obsession with action/violence, our laconicism, our essential loneliness.
- In its starkness and simplicity, Dead Man returns to the crystalline laconicism of Jarmusch's Stranger Than Paradise; and though we may sense that this saga is essentially without hope, we are still wryly bemused and frequently amused.

laconism

noun ˈlakəˌnɪz(ə)mˈlækəˌnɪzəm

Terence Morgan's Drake, endowed from the start with an uncanny self-confidence, struck exactly the right balance between poker-faced laconism and Errol Flynn-like exuberance.
Example sentencesExamples
- CIA bods clearly tend toward the ‘strong, silent’ type as this sentence is a model of laconism.
- The principal hallmarks of Echenoz's style are his laconism, his dry wit, and the precision with which he chooses words and images.
- Comparing the book with Shahnama-e-Islam, Maulana Akhlaque Hussain Qasmi said that the author had done a very good job in applying eloquence and laconism to his writing skill.

Origin

Mid 16th century (in the sense 'Laconian'): via Latin from Greek Lakōnikos, from Lakōn 'Laconia, Sparta', the Spartans being known for their terse speech.

The Spartans or Laconians of ancient Greece were known for their austere lifestyle and pithy speech. When Philip of Macedon threatened to invade Laconia in the 4th century bc, he wrote to its governing magistrates to try to frighten them into submission, saying that if he entered Laconia he would raze it to the ground. They are reported to have sent a one-word reply—‘If’. Since the 16th century laconic has meant ‘using very few words’. See also spartan

Rhymes

anachronic, animatronic, bionic, Brythonic, bubonic, Byronic, canonic, carbonic, catatonic, chalcedonic, chronic, colonic, conic, cyclonic, daemonic, demonic, diatonic, draconic, electronic, embryonic, euphonic, harmonic, hegemonic, histrionic, homophonic, hypersonic, iconic, ionic, ironic, isotonic, macaronic, Masonic, Miltonic, mnemonic, monotonic, moronic, Napoleonic, philharmonic, phonic, Platonic, Plutonic, polyphonic, quadraphonic, sardonic, saxophonic, siphonic, Slavonic, sonic, stereophonic, subsonic, subtonic, symphonic, tectonic, Teutonic, thermionic, tonic, transonic, ultrasonic

Definition of laconic in US English:

laconic

adjectiveləˈkɑnɪkləˈkänik

(of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words.
（人、讲话或文风）简短的
his laconic reply suggested a lack of interest in the topic
他简短的回答显得他对该话题缺乏兴趣。
Example sentencesExamples
- The dialogue, though, is chanted in a peculiarly laconic way.
- Barthes's writing has always fed controversy: its laconic pronouncements irritate those who hold other views.
- Becky's a laconic but never sarcastic presence in the film, commenting on Paul's life with absolute confidence and a great deal of compassion.
- In contrast to the laconic style of most garage MCs, Mills rhymes in a startling, panicked yelp.
- This book is perhaps the best introduction to the Pali texts, with their peculiarly meticulous and laconic style.
- Is Australia's comic style too laconic to fit the rapid-fire style of a classic screwball?
- McCarthy did thrive on television, where his laconic, relaxed style showed off to best effect.
- In David McPhail's hands, George is laconic, with an embittered acceptance of an underachieving life.
- Brazil's broadcasting style is calm and laconic, overlaid with a sporadic bullying streak towards the polite Beecroft.
- His laconic intellect and twinkling eye will never be forgotten by those who knew him.
- Ella and Joe do not remark on this departure from his usual laconic monosyllables.
- The language in the book is terse and concise, almost laconic, and very much to the point.
- Ian had a self - deprecating sense of humour, perfect comic timing and laconic delivery which never failed to puncture the pretentious.
- The problem is likely to be, at least in part, Hilberg's laconic style.
- Costner's laconic style works for Charley, who is intended to be someone who doesn't show a lot of emotion.
- He's nothing if not honest, blunt, irascible, generous, laconic, witty and enigmatic.
- This interpretation was then bolstered by Tacitus' dry laconic wit and Lucretius' pagan atomism.
- Her beaming presence and laconic style are likeable and lifelike enough.
- Wielding batons, they looked like versions of Robocop minus the laconic wit and intelligence chip.
- He spoke in an unfeasibly low voice, with the lyrical and laconic speech so typical of the Jamaicans.
Synonyms
brief, concise, terse, succinct, short, economical, elliptical, crisp, pithy, to the point, incisive, short and sweet, compendious
taciturn, of few words, uncommunicative, reticent, quiet, untalkative, reserved, silent, speechless, tight-lipped, unforthcoming, brusque

Origin

Mid 16th century (in the sense ‘Laconian’): via Latin from Greek Lakōnikos, from Lakōn ‘Laconia, Sparta’, the Spartans being known for their terse speech.

词汇	laconic
释义	Definition of laconic in English: laconic adjective ləˈkɒnɪkləˈkɑnɪk (of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words. （人、讲话或文风）简短的 his laconic reply suggested a lack of interest in the topic 他简短的回答显得他对该话题缺乏兴趣。 Example sentencesExamples Wielding batons, they looked like versions of Robocop minus the laconic wit and intelligence chip. Ella and Joe do not remark on this departure from his usual laconic monosyllables. He spoke in an unfeasibly low voice, with the lyrical and laconic speech so typical of the Jamaicans. He's nothing if not honest, blunt, irascible, generous, laconic, witty and enigmatic. Becky's a laconic but never sarcastic presence in the film, commenting on Paul's life with absolute confidence and a great deal of compassion. His laconic intellect and twinkling eye will never be forgotten by those who knew him. Is Australia's comic style too laconic to fit the rapid-fire style of a classic screwball? In David McPhail's hands, George is laconic, with an embittered acceptance of an underachieving life. The language in the book is terse and concise, almost laconic, and very much to the point. The problem is likely to be, at least in part, Hilberg's laconic style. This book is perhaps the best introduction to the Pali texts, with their peculiarly meticulous and laconic style. Barthes's writing has always fed controversy: its laconic pronouncements irritate those who hold other views. Ian had a self - deprecating sense of humour, perfect comic timing and laconic delivery which never failed to puncture the pretentious. Costner's laconic style works for Charley, who is intended to be someone who doesn't show a lot of emotion. McCarthy did thrive on television, where his laconic, relaxed style showed off to best effect. Brazil's broadcasting style is calm and laconic, overlaid with a sporadic bullying streak towards the polite Beecroft. In contrast to the laconic style of most garage MCs, Mills rhymes in a startling, panicked yelp. The dialogue, though, is chanted in a peculiarly laconic way. Her beaming presence and laconic style are likeable and lifelike enough. This interpretation was then bolstered by Tacitus' dry laconic wit and Lucretius' pagan atomism. Synonyms brief, concise, terse, succinct, short, economical, elliptical, crisp, pithy, to the point, incisive, short and sweet, compendious abrupt, blunt, curt, clipped, monosyllabic, brusque, pointed, gruff, sharp, tart epigrammatic, aphoristic, gnomic taciturn, of few words, uncommunicative, reticent, quiet, untalkative, reserved, silent, speechless, tight-lipped, unforthcoming, brusque Derivatives laconically adverb ləˈkɒnɪk(ə)liləˈkɑnək(ə)li I like how their love expresses itself laconically and naturally in the activities of daily life and in the telling of, and listening to, stories. Example sentencesExamples ‘You make your first record,’ says Goldenhorse stalwart Geoff Maddock laconically, ‘and no one knows who you are.’ When asked about other brewhouses in Shanghai and whether they pose any kind of threat to The Fest, Paul simply smiles and says laconically: ‘We have Mr Gu.’ ‘Too soon to tell,’ Zhou laconically riposted. ‘Fan letters,’ he says laconically, ripping them open and reading out some choice sentences. laconicism noun ləˈkɒnɪsɪz(ə)mləˈkɑnəˌsɪzəm In the former category were the blunt epigrams of Otto Luening's Third Short Sonata, the graceful, playful modesty of Ibert's ‘Jeux’ and the altogether more wintry laconicism of Edison Denisov's Four Pieces for the two instruments. Example sentencesExamples His peculiar mix of laconicism and loquaciousness means that when he talks you tend to listen closely. Unlike traditional heroes who launch into long and passionate monologues about their integrity and the unfairness of the world, Roark does it with a disdainful, almost contemptuous taciturnity and laconicism. LaMarche is a young master, who writes with urgency and moral force about an America that rarely appears in our literature - working America, beaten-down America, the secret, ashamed, aggressive America, a place deformed by our belief in power, our insistence on individuality, our obsession with action/violence, our laconicism, our essential loneliness. In its starkness and simplicity, Dead Man returns to the crystalline laconicism of Jarmusch's Stranger Than Paradise; and though we may sense that this saga is essentially without hope, we are still wryly bemused and frequently amused. laconism noun ˈlakəˌnɪz(ə)mˈlækəˌnɪzəm Terence Morgan's Drake, endowed from the start with an uncanny self-confidence, struck exactly the right balance between poker-faced laconism and Errol Flynn-like exuberance. Example sentencesExamples CIA bods clearly tend toward the ‘strong, silent’ type as this sentence is a model of laconism. The principal hallmarks of Echenoz's style are his laconism, his dry wit, and the precision with which he chooses words and images. Comparing the book with Shahnama-e-Islam, Maulana Akhlaque Hussain Qasmi said that the author had done a very good job in applying eloquence and laconism to his writing skill. Origin Mid 16th century (in the sense 'Laconian'): via Latin from Greek Lakōnikos, from Lakōn 'Laconia, Sparta', the Spartans being known for their terse speech. The Spartans or Laconians of ancient Greece were known for their austere lifestyle and pithy speech. When Philip of Macedon threatened to invade Laconia in the 4th century bc, he wrote to its governing magistrates to try to frighten them into submission, saying that if he entered Laconia he would raze it to the ground. They are reported to have sent a one-word reply—‘If’. Since the 16th century laconic has meant ‘using very few words’. See also spartan Rhymes anachronic, animatronic, bionic, Brythonic, bubonic, Byronic, canonic, carbonic, catatonic, chalcedonic, chronic, colonic, conic, cyclonic, daemonic, demonic, diatonic, draconic, electronic, embryonic, euphonic, harmonic, hegemonic, histrionic, homophonic, hypersonic, iconic, ionic, ironic, isotonic, macaronic, Masonic, Miltonic, mnemonic, monotonic, moronic, Napoleonic, philharmonic, phonic, Platonic, Plutonic, polyphonic, quadraphonic, sardonic, saxophonic, siphonic, Slavonic, sonic, stereophonic, subsonic, subtonic, symphonic, tectonic, Teutonic, thermionic, tonic, transonic, ultrasonic Definition of laconic in US English: laconic adjectiveləˈkɑnɪkləˈkänik (of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words. （人、讲话或文风）简短的 his laconic reply suggested a lack of interest in the topic 他简短的回答显得他对该话题缺乏兴趣。 Example sentencesExamples The dialogue, though, is chanted in a peculiarly laconic way. Barthes's writing has always fed controversy: its laconic pronouncements irritate those who hold other views. Becky's a laconic but never sarcastic presence in the film, commenting on Paul's life with absolute confidence and a great deal of compassion. In contrast to the laconic style of most garage MCs, Mills rhymes in a startling, panicked yelp. This book is perhaps the best introduction to the Pali texts, with their peculiarly meticulous and laconic style. Is Australia's comic style too laconic to fit the rapid-fire style of a classic screwball? McCarthy did thrive on television, where his laconic, relaxed style showed off to best effect. In David McPhail's hands, George is laconic, with an embittered acceptance of an underachieving life. Brazil's broadcasting style is calm and laconic, overlaid with a sporadic bullying streak towards the polite Beecroft. His laconic intellect and twinkling eye will never be forgotten by those who knew him. Ella and Joe do not remark on this departure from his usual laconic monosyllables. The language in the book is terse and concise, almost laconic, and very much to the point. Ian had a self - deprecating sense of humour, perfect comic timing and laconic delivery which never failed to puncture the pretentious. The problem is likely to be, at least in part, Hilberg's laconic style. Costner's laconic style works for Charley, who is intended to be someone who doesn't show a lot of emotion. He's nothing if not honest, blunt, irascible, generous, laconic, witty and enigmatic. This interpretation was then bolstered by Tacitus' dry laconic wit and Lucretius' pagan atomism. Her beaming presence and laconic style are likeable and lifelike enough. Wielding batons, they looked like versions of Robocop minus the laconic wit and intelligence chip. He spoke in an unfeasibly low voice, with the lyrical and laconic speech so typical of the Jamaicans. Synonyms brief, concise, terse, succinct, short, economical, elliptical, crisp, pithy, to the point, incisive, short and sweet, compendious taciturn, of few words, uncommunicative, reticent, quiet, untalkative, reserved, silent, speechless, tight-lipped, unforthcoming, brusque Origin Mid 16th century (in the sense ‘Laconian’): via Latin from Greek Lakōnikos, from Lakōn ‘Laconia, Sparta’, the Spartans being known for their terse speech.
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