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单词 ordknapp
释义

ordknapp

Swedish

Etymology

ord (word) + knapp (scarce)

Adjective

ordknapp (comparative mer ordknapp, superlative mest ordknapp)

  1. taciturn, silent, shy; frugal in words, not using more words than necessary
  2. expressive, eloquent; expressing much meaning with few words
    Ju ordknappare en dikt är, desto mer innehåll väntar man
    The more expressive a poem is, the more content you would expect

Usage notes

  • As the excerpt shows, the comparative ordknappare can appear, but is rare. The superlative ordknappast would hardly be used.

Declension

Inflection of ordknapp
IndefinitePositiveComparativeSuperlative2
Common singularordknappmer ordknappmest ordknapp
Neuter singularordknapptmer ordknapptmest ordknappt
Pluralordknappamer ordknappamest ordknappa
DefinitePositiveComparativeSuperlative
Masculine singular1ordknappemer ordknappemest ordknappe
Allordknappamer ordknappamest ordknappa
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.

Synonyms

taciturn
  • fåordig
  • förtegen
  • ordkarg
  • tyst
  • tystlåten
expressive
  • kärnfull
  • lakonisk
  • pregnant
  • uttrycksfull
  • ordknapphet
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