HOW TO PRONOUNCE
laconic
/lɑˈkɑnɪk/
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Put the main beat on “con.”
Use three syllables, with the second strongest. Both c letters represent hard k sounds here, including the consonant at the very end of the word.
3 syllables · Stress on syllable 2
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“His laconic reply filled a single line.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does laconic mean?
adjective
- Of speech or writing, communicative through the use of as few words as possible.
- Of a speaker or writer, communicating through the use of as few words as possible.
- Laid-back; casual; not intense.
More meanings (1)
adjective
- Of or relating to ancient Laconia in Greece.
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IPA pronunciation
/lɑˈkɑnɪk/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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They intercepted some letters written to the ephors, which gave an account of this fatal overthrow, after their short laconic manner.
Jude did not pause to remember that, in the laconic words of the historian, “insulted Nature sometimes vindicated her rights” in such circumstances.
More book examples (3)
Hence, nothing but endless patience will do to bring the laconic witness to say at least enough to make his information coherent, even though brief.
Descriptions of the work of the Flying Service must be almost as bald as those laconic reports sent in by naval and military airmen to head-quarters.
But their father, though very laconic in his expressions of pleasure, was really glad to see them; he had felt their importance in the family circle.