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laconic

[ luh-kon-ik ]

adjective

  1. using few words; expressing much in few words; concise:

    a laconic reply.

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laconic

/ əˈɒɪ /

adjective

  1. (of a person's speech) using few words; terse
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDzԾ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ·Dzi·· adverb
  • ܲl·Dzi adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of laconic1

1580–90; < Latin ōԾܲ < Greek ōԾó Laconian, equivalent to áō a Laconian + -ikos -ic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of laconic1

C16: via Latin from Greek ōԾDz, from ō Laconian, Spartan; referring to the Spartans' terseness of speech
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Van Loon, added: "So now and then he could come across as laconic, a bit too easy going. Maybe at times some youth managers even thought of him as lazy."

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Serving as an introduction to an engaging new artistic voice, the film captures a certain laconic, free-floating malaise and anxiety that are indicative of an emergent generational sensibility.

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The film is an evocation of character, place and time, the tempo alternating between moody and lively, like our central odd couple, laconic Benny and chatterbox Kathy.

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Garland is strongest with impressions: chirping birds over bloody lawns, the laconic humor of exhausted soldiers on a stakeout, a quick shot of Lee deleting some of her own photos, a private mode of self-care.

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On “Ganger,” his breakout LP, he finds his bearings through all sorts of production styles, from bossa nova to stoner loops to wild vocal treatments, but his laconic delivery hides dense thickets of allusions.

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ˈDzԾlaconical