Laconic – Using few words
(Pronounced luh-kon-ik)
To remember the definition of the word laconic, use the following mnemonic:
With luck, she would become an iconic (laconic) film star, but she'd had to speak very few words in the parts she'd had so far.
Examples of laconic in a sentence
Paul's date was very laconic, she only said two sentences the entire evening.
To save valuable time, he gave a laconic explanation of what happened.
He has a wonderfully laconic kind of humour.
