Laconic
adjSynonymAntonymSSC PYQ × 7/lɑkˈɑnɪk/ · लकॉनिक
Using very few words to express what you mean
Using only a few words to say something
using very few words
अल्पभाषी, बहुत कम शब्दों में कहने वाला
संक्षिप्त, अल्पभाषी
He gave a laconic reply of two words.
Her laconic style suits a telegram.
Radhika's laconic reply said everything that needed to be said.
Daily use: Laconic jawab tha, do shabd ka.
प्राचीन Laconia यानी Sparta के लोग बहुत कम बोलते थे। उनकी वही नपी-तुली बोली = laconic। Verbose और garrulous इसके ठीक उल्टे हैं।
Laconia was the region of ancient Sparta, whose people were famous for speaking very few words. A laconic reply is a Spartan reply — short and to the point. Verbose and garrulous are its opposites.
Synonyms: concise, terse, succinct, pithy; antonyms: verbose, wordy, prolix, garrulous। Laconic (कम शब्द), taciturn (स्वभाव से चुप), reticent (किसी बात पर चुप) अलग रखिए।
Synonyms: concise, terse, succinct, brief, pithy; antonyms: verbose, wordy, prolix, garrulous, rambling. Keep laconic (few words) apart from taciturn (silent by nature) and reticent (unwilling to speak about something).