Entry Word: laconic

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning <the sportscasterʼs color commentary tends to be laconic but very much to the point> — see concise
2 tending not to speak frequently (as by habit or inclination) <the laconic man found the monasteryʼs vow of silence was very much to his liking> — see silent 2