different between spartan vs laconic

English

Etymology

By analogy with the ancient Spartans, who famously possessed these qualities.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sp??(?)t?n/

Adjective

spartan (comparative more spartan, superlative most spartan)

1. Austere, frugal, characterized by self-denial.
2. Resolute in the face of danger or adversity.

3. Lacking in decoration and luxury.

Translations

Anagrams

• partans, tarpans, trapans

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

spartan m (definite singular spartanen, indefinite plural spartanar, definite plural spartanane)

1. form removed by a 2016 spelling decision; superseded by spartanar

Swedish

Noun

spartan c

Etymology

From Latin spartanus, equivalent to Sparta +? -an

1. Spartan, inhabitant of the ancient Greek town of Sparta

Declension

English

Etymology

Wikiquote

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From Latin Lac?nicus (“Spartan”), from Ancient Greek ????????? (Lak?nikós, “Laconian”). Laconia was the region inhabited and ruled by the Spartans, who were known for their brevity in speech.

Alternative forms

• laconick (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /l??k?n?k/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /l??k?n?k/
• Rhymes: -?n?k

Adjective

laconic (comparative more laconic, superlative most laconic)

1. Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise.
   • August 17, 1736, Alexander Pope, letter to Jonathan Swift

     I grow laconick even beyond laconicism; for sometimes I return only yes, or no, to questionary or petitionary epistles of half a yard long.

   • 1738, Zachary Grey, An Attempt towards the Character of the Royal Martyr King Charles I

     His sense was strong and his style laconic.

Synonyms

• concise, pithy, terse

Antonyms

• bombastic, long-winded, verbose, loquacious, prolix

Related terms

• laconical
• laconically
• laconism
• spartan

Translations

Anagrams

• calcino, calocin, cloacin, colanic, conical

Romanian

Etymology

From French laconique

Adjective

laconic m or n (feminine singular laconic?, masculine plural laconici, feminine and neuter plural laconice)

1. laconic

Declension