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Page 1 of 2 1 2 > Topic Options #173694 - 02/18/08 05:26 PM A Man/Woman of Few Words Bill Hatcher stranger Registered: 12/03/07 Posts: 4 Loc: Oregon A Belgian friend of mine living in London described an acquaintance as being a woman of few but wise words. She asked if there was a word in English to simultaneously convey both qualities. I haven't been able to think of one. The closest I can get is taciturn or laconic, neither of which necessarily implies sagacity. Any help? _________________________ Bill Top #173695 - 02/18/08 07:09 PM Re: A Man/Woman of Few Words [Re: Bill Hatcher] tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 10538 Loc: this too shall pass pithy, or compendious Top #173696 - 02/18/08 07:17 PM Re: A Man/Woman of Few Words [Re: tsuwm] Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 7210 Loc: Vermont rare? /run and hide emoticon _________________________ formerly known as etaoin... Top #173697 - 02/18/08 07:18 PM Re: A Man/Woman of Few Words [Re: tsuwm] olly old hand Registered: 12/18/06 Posts: 956 Loc: Auckland, New Zealand Prudent Top #173699 - 02/18/08 11:54 PM Re: A Man/Woman of Few Words [Re: olly] Hydra addict Registered: 08/02/06 Posts: 631 lacosapient adj. of few but wise words. ORIGIN via Latin from Greek Lakonikos, from Lakon ‘Laconia, Sparta,’ the Spartans being known for their terse speech and Latin sapient- ‘being wise,’ from the verb sapere. Okay. I made that up. Top #173726 - 02/19/08 11:09 AM Re: A Man/Woman of Few Words [Re: Hydra] dalehileman Pooh-Bah Registered: 07/10/05 Posts: 1773 Loc: Apple Valley, CA, USA aphoristic laconical http://onelook.com/?w=*&loc=revfp2&clue=few+wise+words _________________________ dalehileman Top #173732 - 02/19/08 02:52 PM Re: A Man/Woman of Few Words [Re: dalehileman] BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 5295 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague Can we be realistic about it? It's not that hard to keep your words wise when you use few. I would call her a WWofeW. (Wise Woman of few Words). Why does the owl represent wisdom? That big-eye stare, immobility and silence. Top #173741 - 02/19/08 09:46 PM Re: A Man/Woman of Few Words [Re: Hydra] Sparteye Pooh-Bah Registered: 01/05/01 Posts: 1773 Originally Posted By: Hydra ... the Spartans being known for their terse speech ... heh Top #173743 - 02/20/08 06:04 AM Re: A Man/Woman of Few Words [Re: Sparteye] Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13803 Originally Posted By: Sparteye Originally Posted By: Hydra ... the Spartans being known for their terse speech ... heh And their soft, doe-like eyes. Top #173747 - 02/20/08 10:04 AM Re: A Man/Woman of Few Words [Re: Faldage] Jackie Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 11613 Loc: Louisville, Kentucky Aww-ww...she is great, isn't she? Top Page 1 of 2 1 2 > Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview Hop to: General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. (have been consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Moderator:  Jackie  Print Topic Switch to Threaded Mode View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 8947 Members 16 Forums 13866 Topics 222192 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members michor, Daksh1, geoffhargreaves, Guadalupe, may2point0 8947 Registered Users Who's Online 0 registered (), 34 Guests and 6 Spiders online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) wofahulicodoc 64 LukeJavan8 53 may2point0 19 May 3 Tromboniator 3 geoffhargreaves 1 Top Posters wwh 13858 Faldage 13803 Jackie 11613 tsuwm 10538 LukeJavan8 8429 Buffalo Shrdlu 7210 wofahulicodoc 6787 AnnaStrophic 6511 Wordwind 6296 of troy 5400

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