# laconic

- **Language:** English
- **Level:** C2 (Proficient)
- **Part of speech:** adjective
- **Pronunciation:** /ləˈkɒnɪk/
- **English:** using very few words
- **Persian:** کم‌حرف و مختصرگو

## Example

> His laconic reply ended the conversation.
> پاسخ کوتاه او گفتگو را تمام کرد.

## Word forms

- adverb: laconically

## Synonyms

terse, brief

## Opposites

verbose

## Common phrases

- laconic reply
- laconic wit
- laconic style

## Related words

- [cogent](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/cogent): clearly expressed and convincing (C2)
- [eloquent](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/eloquent): able to speak or write in a clear and persuasive way (C2)
- [equivocal](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/equivocal): having more than one possible meaning, often on purpose (C2)
- [lucid](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/lucid): clear and easy to understand; able to think clearly (C2)
- [obfuscate](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/obfuscate): to make something less clear and harder to understand (C2)
- [unequivocal](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/unequivocal): expressing one clear meaning with no doubt (C2)
- [ambiguous](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/ambiguous): having more than one possible meaning (C1)
- [articulate](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/articulate): to express ideas clearly in words (C1)

Source: https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/laconic