Meaning and example
brief and to the point; effectively cut short
A crisp retort
Plain-English interpretation
A prevalence score of 0.603 places laconic in the rare range on this site. In practical terms, the word was recognized by about 72.9% of people in the source dataset.
Related words
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Similar-prevalence words
harangueRare
- Known by
- 73.1%
a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
intransigentRare
- Known by
- 73.2%
impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason
convivialRare
- Known by
- 73.6%
occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
confabulationRare
- Known by
- 72.2%
an informal conversation
obfuscateRare
- Known by
- 73.7%
make obscure or unclear
Source attribution
Brysbaert, M., Mandera, P., McCormick, S. F., & Keuleers, E. (2019). Word prevalence norms for 62,000 English lemmas. Behavior Research Methods, 51, 467-479.
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