laconic
21Laconic phrase — A laconic phrase is a very concise or terse statement, named after Laconia (a.k.a. Lacedaemon [Greek Λακεδαίμων ] ), a polis of ancient Greece (and region of modern Greece) surrounding the city of Sparta proper. In common usage, Sparta referred… …
22laconic — adjective Etymology: Latin laconicus Spartan, from Greek lakōnikos; from the Spartan reputation for terseness of speech Date: 1589 using or involving the use of a minimum of words ; concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious Synonyms: see …
23laconic — adjective /ləˈkɒnɪk,ləˈkɑnɪk/ Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise. Syn: concise, pithy, terse Ant: bombastic, long winded …
24laconic — Synonyms and related words: Spartan, abbreviated, abridged, aposiopestic, brief, brusque, clipped, close, close tongued, closemouthed, compact, compendious, compressed, concise, condensed, contracted, crisp, curt, cut, docked, dumb, economical of …
25lacònic — la|cò|nic Mot Pla Adjectiu variable …
26lacónic — adj. m., pl. lacónici; f. sg. lacónicã, pl. lacónice …
27laconic — la|con|ic [ləˈkɔnık US ˈka: ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: laconicus of Sparta , from Greek lakonikos; because the people of ancient Sparta were famous for not using many words] using only a few words to say something >laconically [… …
28laconic — la·con·ic || lÉ™ kÉ‘nɪk / kÉ’n adj. terse, concise, using few words …
29laconic — conical …
30laconic — [lə kɒnɪk] adjective using very few words; terse. Derivatives laconically adverb laconicism noun laconism noun Origin C16 (in the sense Laconian ): via L. from Gk Lakōnikos, from Lakōn Laconia, Sparta , the Spartans being known for their terse… …
