Spartann.adj.
/ˈspɑːtən/ A. n.
1. A native or inhabitant of Sparta; a Laconian or Lacedæmonian.Coverdale (1535) has Sparcians in 1 Macc. xii, xiv.
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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > native or inhabitant of ancient or medieval Europe > ancient Greeks and neighbours > [noun] > native or inhabitant of states, regions, or cities
Thebienc1374
Spartiatec1384
myrmidonc1425
Spartanc1425
Phocianc1487
Argive?1532
Locrian1536
Locrensian1542
Achaean1550
Mantinean1550
Mytilenean1550
Tegeate1584
Pylian1585
Epidaurian?1589
Thessalian1608
Olympian1609
Sicyonian1642
Samothracian1653
Dorian1662
Attic1699
Tegean1709
c1425 Wyntoun Cron. iv. 825 Þe Spertanys wiþe outtyn chas Þar fais wyncust in þat plasse.
?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1872) IV. 127 Ionathas renewede frendeschippe after that with the Romanes and Spartanes.
1718 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad IV. xv. 680 The fiery Spartan..Warms the bold Son of Nestor in his Cause.
1770 J. Langhorne & W. Langhorne tr. Pyrrhus in Plutarch Lives III. 99 He was neither loved nor trusted by the Spartans.
a1832 F. D. Maurice Moral & Metaphysical Philos. in Encycl. Metrop. (1845) II. 570/1 Terse sentences, such as the Spartan delighted in.
1836 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece II. 264 The Persians would not treat them less like brothers than the Spartans.
2. One who resembles the ancient Spartans in character.
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the mind > emotion > courage > moral courage > [noun] > character or discipline like that of the Spartans > one who has
Spartan1810
the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > moderation in sensuous gratification > [noun] > simple life > Spartan character or quality > person having
Spartan1810
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [noun] > a concise expression > one who
laconic1629
aphorismer1641
aphorist1713
Spartan1810
aphorizer1851
1810 G. Crabbe Borough xviii. 244 Here Nature's outrage serves no cause to aid, The Ill is felt, but not the Spartan made.
B. adj.
1.
a. Of or pertaining to Sparta or its inhabitants; Laconian, Lacedæmonian.
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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > native or inhabitant of ancient or medieval Europe > ancient Greeks and neighbours > [adjective] > states, regions, and cities
Doric1569
philippic1569
Spartan1582
Dorical1592
Epidaurian1608
Phocian1614
Dorian1662
Mytilenean1724
Samothracian1803
Sicyonian1887
1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis i. 9 In weed eke in visage lyke a Spartan virgin in armour.
?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads iii. 271 Paris and the Spartan King.
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost x. 674 The Spartan Twins [sc. Castor and Pollux] . View more context for this quotation
1673 J. Milton On Death Fair Infant iv, in Poems (new ed.) 18 Young Hyacinth the pride of Spartan land.
1743 P. Francis & W. Dunkin tr. Horace Odes (new ed.) I. ii. xi. 32 With her flowing Tresses ty'd, Careless like a Spartan Bride.
1770 J. Langhorne & W. Langhorne tr. Plutarch Lives I. 144 They asked not of them..troops, but only a Spartan general.
1835 T. Mitchell in tr. Aristophanes Acharnians 120 (note) A word of Spartan origin.
1847 Ld. Tennyson Princess ii. 37 Why should I not play The Spartan Mother with emotion?
b. Spartan dog n. etc., a kind of bloodhound. Also figurative.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > hound > [noun] > bloodhound > kinds of
sleuth-hound1483
slot-hound1537
sludden1570
slow-hound1591
Spartan dog1600
slough-dog1774
track-hound1888
1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream iv. i. 118 My hounds are bred out of the Spartane kinde. View more context for this quotation
a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) v. ii. 371 O Spartane dog, More fell then anguish, hunger, or the Sea. View more context for this quotation
1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis iv, in tr. Virgil Wks. 302 The force Of Spartan Dogs, and swift Massylian Horse.
c. Spartan stone n. ? Peloponnesian marble.
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a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1645 (1955) II. 460 Adorn'd with Porphyrie, Ophit & Spartan stone.
2. Characteristic or typical of Sparta, its inhabitants, or their customs; esp. distinguished by simplicity, frugality, courage, or brevity of speech. (Cf. laconic adj. 2.)
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the mind > emotion > courage > moral courage > [adjective] > Spartan
Spartan1644
Spartanlike1838
Spartanic1882
the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > moderation in sensuous gratification > [adjective] > simple life > Spartan
Spartan1644
Spartanlike1838
Spartanic1882
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [adjective]
compendious1388
briefc1430
short1487
short and sweet1545
curted1568
summarc1575
laconical1576
summary1582
succinct1585
totala1586
laconic1589
concisec1590
compendiary1609
press?1611
curt1631
Spartan1644
nutshell1647
severe1680
Lacedaemonian1780
straightforward1806
uncircumlocutory1808
shorthand1822
Spartanlike1838
unwordy1841
nutshelly1843
tight1870
Spartanic1882
unfarced1890
serried1899
taut1916
1644 J. Milton Areopagitica 5 To..mollifie the Spartan surlinesse with his smooth songs and odes.
1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 6. ⁋6 The Athenians being suddenly touched with a Sense of the Spartan Virtue.
1770 J. Langhorne & W. Langhorne tr. Agis in Plutarch Lives V. 124 He kept close to the Spartan simplicity.
1781 W. Cowper Expostulation 542 If some Spartan soul a doubt express'd.
1847 A. Helps Friends in Council I. i. iii. 41 A man who could bear personal distress of any kind with Spartan indifference.
1885 Times (Weekly ed.) 25 Sept. 14/4 The fare is Spartan in its extreme frugality.
1885 J. Ruskin Præterita I. vii. 227 These Spartan brevities of epistle.
Derivatives
ˈSpartanhood n. Spartan character or qualities.
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the mind > emotion > courage > moral courage > [noun] > character or discipline like that of the Spartans
Spartanhood1880
Spartanism1880
the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > moderation in sensuous gratification > [noun] > simple life > Spartan character or quality
Spartanhood1880
Spartanism1880
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [noun]
fastness?a1200
compendiousness1398
short speaking14..
shortness?c1450
brevity1509
briefness1530
pithiness1557
laconism1570
succinctness1609
parsimony1650
laconicism1656
nexility1656
syntomy1656
conciseness1659
closeness1712
compendiosity1727
pressness1728
abruptness1731
concision1774
laconicalness1830
compactness1841
terseness1864
Spartanhood1880
Spartanism1880
brachylogy1882–3
condensity1885
1880 R. Broughton Second Thoughts I. i. v. 67 She bears it with senseless Spartanhood for as long as endurance is possible.
Sparˈtanic adj. = A. 2.
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the mind > emotion > courage > moral courage > [adjective] > Spartan
Spartan1644
Spartanlike1838
Spartanic1882
the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > moderation in sensuous gratification > [adjective] > simple life > Spartan
Spartan1644
Spartanlike1838
Spartanic1882
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [adjective]
compendious1388
briefc1430
short1487
short and sweet1545
curted1568
summarc1575
laconical1576
summary1582
succinct1585
totala1586
laconic1589
concisec1590
compendiary1609
press?1611
curt1631
Spartan1644
nutshell1647
severe1680
Lacedaemonian1780
straightforward1806
uncircumlocutory1808
shorthand1822
Spartanlike1838
unwordy1841
nutshelly1843
tight1870
Spartanic1882
unfarced1890
serried1899
taut1916
1882 J. Walker Descr. Jaunt to Auld Reekie 167 His grace's phiz Spartanic vigour shows.
ˈSpartanism n. discipline, principles, or methods resembling those of Sparta.
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the mind > emotion > courage > moral courage > [noun] > character or discipline like that of the Spartans
Spartanhood1880
Spartanism1880
the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > moderation in sensuous gratification > [noun] > simple life > Spartan character or quality
Spartanhood1880
Spartanism1880
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [noun]
fastness?a1200
compendiousness1398
short speaking14..
shortness?c1450
brevity1509
briefness1530
pithiness1557
laconism1570
succinctness1609
parsimony1650
laconicism1656
nexility1656
syntomy1656
conciseness1659
closeness1712
compendiosity1727
pressness1728
abruptness1731
concision1774
laconicalness1830
compactness1841
terseness1864
Spartanhood1880
Spartanism1880
brachylogy1882–3
condensity1885
1880 Daily Tel. 19 Feb. A mock-heroic and spurious Spartanism.
1884 Athenæum 19 July 79/3 The hardy but squalid Spartanism of our older public schools.
ˈSpartanize v. (transitive) to render Spartan-like; to imbue with Spartan characteristics; intransitive to act like a Spartan.
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the mind > emotion > courage > moral courage > act like a Spartan [verb (intransitive)]
Spartanize1849
the mind > emotion > courage > moral courage > render Spartan-like [verb (transitive)]
Spartanize1849
the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > moderation in sensuous gratification > [verb (intransitive)] > act like a Spartan
Spartanize1849
the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > moderation in sensuous gratification > free from sensuality [verb (transitive)] > render Spartan-like
Spartanize1849
1849 Ainsworth's Mag. Dec. 531 Custom and fate may have Spartanised the feelings of young ladies in garrison.
a1873 E. Bulwer-Lytton in Ld. Lytton Life & Lett. Lytton (1883) I. 102 He had high notions of discipline and prerogative, and wished to Spartanise his household.
1875 R. Browning Aristophanes' Apol. 124 He Spartanizes, argues, fasts and prates, Denies the plainest rules of life.
ˈSpartanlike adv. and adj. (a) adv. like a Spartan, bravely; (b) adj. resembling (that of) the Spartans.
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the mind > emotion > courage > bravery or boldness > stout-heartedness > [adverb]
intrepidlya1720
Spartanlike1838
stoutheartedly1884
the mind > emotion > courage > moral courage > [adjective] > Spartan
Spartan1644
Spartanlike1838
Spartanic1882
the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > moderation in sensuous gratification > [adjective] > simple life > Spartan
Spartan1644
Spartanlike1838
Spartanic1882
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [adjective]
compendious1388
briefc1430
short1487
short and sweet1545
curted1568
summarc1575
laconical1576
summary1582
succinct1585
totala1586
laconic1589
concisec1590
compendiary1609
press?1611
curt1631
Spartan1644
nutshell1647
severe1680
Lacedaemonian1780
straightforward1806
uncircumlocutory1808
shorthand1822
Spartanlike1838
unwordy1841
nutshelly1843
tight1870
Spartanic1882
unfarced1890
serried1899
taut1916
1838 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece (new ed.) IV. xxxvi. 413 Pisander..fell, Spartan~like, sword in hand.
1900 Daily News 20 Jan. 6/7 A quiet, sorrowful, but Spartanlike resignation.
ˈSpartanly adv. in a Spartan manner; with great endurance, etc.
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the mind > emotion > courage > moral courage > stoicism > [adverb]
flinchless1847
Spartanly1890
grittily1953
the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > moderation in sensuous gratification > [adverb] > simple life > in Spartan manner
Spartanly1890
1890 Pall Mall Gaz. 15 May 3/1 Hunters have told me how Spartanly he will take the months of temperate discipline imposed by a hunting expedition.
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