laconic

laconic
LACÓNIC, -Ă, laconici, -ce, adj. (Despre vorbire, stil) Care se exprimă în puţine cuvinte; scurt, succint, concis, lapidar. ♦ (Despre oameni) Care vorbeşte puţin (şi precis). – Din fr. laconique.
Trimis de ana_zecheru, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX '98

Laconic ≠ prolix
Trimis de siveco, 03.08.2004. Sursa: Antonime

LACÓNIC adj. v. concis.
Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime

lacónic adj. m., pl. lacónici; f. sg. lacónică, pl. lacónice
Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic

LACÓNI//C laconiccă (laconicci, laconic ce) şi adverbial 1) (despre vorbire) Care constă din puţine cuvinte; concis; lapidar; succint. 2) (despre persoane) Care vorbeşte puţin şi precis. /<fr. laconique
Trimis de siveco, 22.08.2004. Sursa: NODEX

LACÓNIC, -Ă adj. (Despre vorbire, stil) Scurt, succint, concis, lapidar. ♦ (Despre oameni) Care se exprimă în cuvinte puţine, însă pline de conţinut. [< fr. laconique, lat. laconicus, cf. gr. lakon – spartan].
Trimis de LauraGellner, 12.11.2006. Sursa: DN

LACÓNIC, -Ă adj. (despre vorbire, stil) scurt, succint, concis, lapidar. ♢ care se exprimă în cuvinte puţine, dar pline de conţinut. (< fr. laconique, lat. laconicus, gr. lakonikos)
Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN

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  • Laconic — La*con ic, Laconical La*con ic*al, a. [L. Laconicus Laconian, Gr. ??, fr. ?? a Laconian, Laced[ae]monian, or Spartan: cf. F. laconique.] 1. Expressing much in few words, after the manner of the Laconians or Spartans; brief and pithy; concise;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Laconic — La*con ic, n. Laconism. [Obs.] Addison. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • laconic — I adjective abbreviated, abridged, adstrictus, brevis, brief, brusque, closemouthed, compendious, compressed, concise, condensed, contracted, curt, economical of words, epigrammatic, exact, mum, pauciloquent, pithy, pointed, precise, quiet,… …   Law dictionary

  • laconic — (adj.) concise, abrupt, 1580s, probably via L. Laconicus, from Gk. Lakonikos, from Lakon person from Lakonia, the district around Sparta in southern Greece in ancient times, whose inhabitants were famously proud of their brevity of speech. When… …   Etymology dictionary

  • laconic — succinct, terse, *concise, summary, pithy, compendious Analogous words: curt, brusque (see BLUFF): *brief, short Antonyms: verbose Contrasted words: *wordy, prolix, diffuse: loquacious, *talkative, voluble, glib, garrulous …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • laconic — [adj] short, to the point breviloquent, brief, brusque, compact, compendiary, compendious, concise, crisp, curt, pithy, sententious, short and sweet*, succinct, terse; concepts 267,773,798 Ant. long winded, verbose, wordy …   New thesaurus

  • laconic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ using very few words; terse. DERIVATIVES laconically adverb. ORIGIN Greek Lak nikos, from Lak n Laconia, Sparta , the Spartans being known for their terse speech …   English terms dictionary

  • laconic — [lə kän′ik] adj. [L Laconicus < Gr Lakōnikos, Laconian < Lakōn, a Laconian, Spartan] brief or terse in speech or expression; using few words SYN. CONCISE laconically adv …   English World dictionary

  • Laconic —    Laconia, that ancient Greek country of which Lacedaemon or Sparta was the capital, was the land of the Spartans. Sparta was also known as Laconia, and Spartans as Laconians. These people were noted for their parsimonious speech. The name of… …   Dictionary of eponyms

  • laconic — [[t]ləkɒ̱nɪk[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe someone as laconic, you mean that they use very few words to say something, so that they seem casual or unfriendly. Usually so laconic in the office, Dr. Lahey seemed less guarded, more relaxed... At… …   English dictionary

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