Laconic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

brief and to the point; effectively cut short

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lækˈɑːnɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/lakˈɒnɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lakˈɒnɪk/

3 syllables Say it as /lækˈɑːnɪk/.

Examples

a crisp retort
a response so curt as to be almost rude
the laconic reply; `yes'

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

terse curt crisp

Parts of Speech

adjective

brief and to the point; effectively cut short

“a crisp retort”

Word Forms

crispness	noun	an expressive style that is direct and to the point
terseness	noun	a neatly short and concise expressive style

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

lakonisch

kurz und bündig; effektiv abkürzen

🇫🇷French

laconique

bref et précis ; effectivement coupé court

🇪🇸Spanish

lacónico

breve y al grano; acortar efectivamente

🇮🇹Italian

laconico

breve e pertinente; effettivamente tagliato corto

🇳🇱Dutch

laconiek

kort en to the point; effectief afgesneden

🇵🇹Portuguese

lacônico

breve e direto ao ponto; efetivamente abreviado

🇷🇺Russian

лаконичный

кратко и по делу; эффективно пресекать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संक्षिप्त

संक्षिप्त और सटीक; प्रभावी ढंग से कम करें

🇮🇳Tamil

லாகோனிக்

சுருக்கமாகவும் புள்ளியாகவும்; திறம்பட சுருக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

లాకోనిక్

సంక్షిప్త మరియు పాయింట్; సమర్థవంతంగా చిన్న కట్

🇮🇳Marathi

लॅकोनिक

थोडक्यात आणि मुद्द्यापर्यंत; प्रभावीपणे लहान करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

લેકોનિક

સંક્ષિપ્ત અને મુદ્દા પર; અસરકારક રીતે ટૂંકા કાપો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಲಕೋನಿಕ್

ಸಂಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತ ಮತ್ತು ಬಿಂದುವಿಗೆ; ಪರಿಣಾಮಕಾರಿಯಾಗಿ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಕತ್ತರಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലാക്കോണിക്

സംക്ഷിപ്തവും പോയിൻ്റും; ഫലപ്രദമായി ചുരുക്കുക

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

简洁

简明扼要；有效缩短

🇯🇵Japanese

簡潔な

簡潔かつ要点を絞ったもの。効果的に短くする

🇰🇷Korean

간결한

간단하고 요점; 효과적으로 짧게 자르기

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vắn tắt

ngắn gọn và chính xác; cắt ngắn một cách hiệu quả

🇹🇭Thai

พูดน้อย

สั้นและตรงประเด็น; ตัดสั้นได้อย่างมีประสิทธิภาพ

🇮🇩Indonesian

singkat

singkat dan langsung pada sasaran; secara efektif memotong pendek

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مقتضب

موجزة وفي صلب الموضوع؛ قطع بشكل فعال

🇮🇷Persian

لاکونیک

مختصر و دقیق؛ به طور موثر کوتاه شود

🇹🇷Turkish

kısa ve öz

kısa ve öz; etkili bir şekilde kısa kesmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

תַמצִיתִי

קצר ולעניין; לקצר ביעילות

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