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1 caesariēs
caesariēs —, acc. em, f the hair, head of hair, locks (only sing.).—Of men: decora, V.: flava, Iu.: pectes caesariem, H.: umeros tegens, O.: promissa, L. — Of women: nitida, V.: Caesariem excussit, O.—Of the beard: longae barbae, O.* * *hair; long/flowing/luxuriant hair; dark/beautiful hair; plume (of a helmet) -
2 caesariatus
caesariata, caesariatum ADJhaving long/flowing/luxuriant hair/plume; having lush vegetation/foliage -
3 pingue
pinguis, e, adj. [root pag-, pak-, of pango, q. v.; cf. Gr. pachus, stout], = piôn, fat (opp. macer; syn.: opimus, obesus).I.Lit.:B.pingues Thebani,
Cic. Fat. 4, 7:pingui tentus omaso Furius,
Hor. S. 2, 5, 40:me pinguem et nitidum bene curatā cute vises,
id. Ep. 1, 4, 15:Lateranus,
Juv. 8, 147:pinguem facere gallinam,
Col. 8, 7:pinguior agnus,
Plaut. Aul. 2, 5, 5:pinguissimus haedulus,
Juv. 11, 65: merum, rich, oily wine (= plenum), Hor. S. 2, 4, 65.— Subst.: pingue, is, n., fat, grease, Plin. 11, 37, 85, § 212; Verg. G. 3, 124:taurorum, leonum ac pantherarum pinguia,
Plin. 28, 9, 38, § 144:comedite pinguia,
Vulg. 2 Esd. 8, 10.—Transf.1.Pass., fat, rich, fertile; also, plump, in good condition:2. 3.ager,
Col. 1, 4; Plin. 17, 4, 3, § 25; cf.:sanguine pinguior Campus,
Hor. C. 2, 1, 29:sulcus,
i. e. drawn in a rich soil, Luc. 6, 382:fimus,
Verg. G. 1, 80:hortus,
id. ib. 4, 118:stabula, of beehives,
rich, full of honey, id. ib. 4, 14:arae,
id. A. 4, 62:ficus,
plump, juicy, Hor. S. 2, 8, 88; cf.saliva,
Sen. Ira, 3, 38, 2: flamma, of incense;tura pingues facientia flammas,
Ov. Tr. 5, 5, 11:corpora suco pinguis olivae Splendescunt,
id. M. 10, 176:pingues taedae,
full of pitch, Lucr. 3, 681:pingues arae,
full of fat and blood, Verg. A. 4, 62:coma,
anointed, Mart. 2, 29, 5 (different from Suet. Ner. 20; v. infra 3):mensa,
rich, luxurious, Cat. 62, 3; cf.:incusa pingui auro dona,
Pers. 2, 52. —Of color, dull, faint, Plin. 37, 8, 37, § 115. — Act., that makes fat; hence, meton., fertilizing:pingui flumine Nilus,
Verg. A. 9, 31.—Thick, dense:4.caelum pingue et concretum (opp. caelum tenue et purum),
Cic. Div. 1, 57, 130:folia pinguissima,
Plin. 21, 9, 29, § 53:toga,
Suet. Aug. 82:lacernae,
Juv. 9, 28:pinguissima coma,
very thick, luxuriant hair, Suet. Ner. 20.—Of taste, dull, insipid, not sharp, not pungent:II.sapor,
Plin. 15, 27, 32, § 106; id. 15, 28, 33, § 109.—Trop.A.Of the mind, dull, gross, heavy, stupid, doltish:B. C.Cordubae natis poëtis pingue quiddam sonantibus et peregrinum,
Cic. Arch. 10, 26:pingue videbatur et sibi contrarium,
id. Ac. 2, 34, 109:nec prave factis decorari versibus opto, Ne rubeam pingui donatus munere,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 267:pingue sed ingenium mansit,
Ov. M. 11, 148:insubidius nescio quid facies et pinguius,
Gell. 13, 21 (20), 4: pinguis Minerva, v. Minerva.—Calm, quiet, comfortable, easy ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):D.et pingui membra quiete levat,
Ov. R. Am. 206; id. Am. 1, 13, 7:amor,
id. ib. 2, 19, 25:secessus,
Plin. Ep. 1, 3, 3:mollem in posterum et pinguem destinare vitam,
id. ib. 7, 26, 3:pinguius otium,
id. ib. 5, 6, 45.—Sleek, spruce, trim, = nitidus:1.pexus pinguisque doctor,
Quint. 1, 5, 14 Spald.— Hence, adv.: pinguĭter.Lit., fatly, with fatness, Col. 2, 2.—2. 3. -
4 pinguis
pinguis, e, adj. [root pag-, pak-, of pango, q. v.; cf. Gr. pachus, stout], = piôn, fat (opp. macer; syn.: opimus, obesus).I.Lit.:B.pingues Thebani,
Cic. Fat. 4, 7:pingui tentus omaso Furius,
Hor. S. 2, 5, 40:me pinguem et nitidum bene curatā cute vises,
id. Ep. 1, 4, 15:Lateranus,
Juv. 8, 147:pinguem facere gallinam,
Col. 8, 7:pinguior agnus,
Plaut. Aul. 2, 5, 5:pinguissimus haedulus,
Juv. 11, 65: merum, rich, oily wine (= plenum), Hor. S. 2, 4, 65.— Subst.: pingue, is, n., fat, grease, Plin. 11, 37, 85, § 212; Verg. G. 3, 124:taurorum, leonum ac pantherarum pinguia,
Plin. 28, 9, 38, § 144:comedite pinguia,
Vulg. 2 Esd. 8, 10.—Transf.1.Pass., fat, rich, fertile; also, plump, in good condition:2. 3.ager,
Col. 1, 4; Plin. 17, 4, 3, § 25; cf.:sanguine pinguior Campus,
Hor. C. 2, 1, 29:sulcus,
i. e. drawn in a rich soil, Luc. 6, 382:fimus,
Verg. G. 1, 80:hortus,
id. ib. 4, 118:stabula, of beehives,
rich, full of honey, id. ib. 4, 14:arae,
id. A. 4, 62:ficus,
plump, juicy, Hor. S. 2, 8, 88; cf.saliva,
Sen. Ira, 3, 38, 2: flamma, of incense;tura pingues facientia flammas,
Ov. Tr. 5, 5, 11:corpora suco pinguis olivae Splendescunt,
id. M. 10, 176:pingues taedae,
full of pitch, Lucr. 3, 681:pingues arae,
full of fat and blood, Verg. A. 4, 62:coma,
anointed, Mart. 2, 29, 5 (different from Suet. Ner. 20; v. infra 3):mensa,
rich, luxurious, Cat. 62, 3; cf.:incusa pingui auro dona,
Pers. 2, 52. —Of color, dull, faint, Plin. 37, 8, 37, § 115. — Act., that makes fat; hence, meton., fertilizing:pingui flumine Nilus,
Verg. A. 9, 31.—Thick, dense:4.caelum pingue et concretum (opp. caelum tenue et purum),
Cic. Div. 1, 57, 130:folia pinguissima,
Plin. 21, 9, 29, § 53:toga,
Suet. Aug. 82:lacernae,
Juv. 9, 28:pinguissima coma,
very thick, luxuriant hair, Suet. Ner. 20.—Of taste, dull, insipid, not sharp, not pungent:II.sapor,
Plin. 15, 27, 32, § 106; id. 15, 28, 33, § 109.—Trop.A.Of the mind, dull, gross, heavy, stupid, doltish:B. C.Cordubae natis poëtis pingue quiddam sonantibus et peregrinum,
Cic. Arch. 10, 26:pingue videbatur et sibi contrarium,
id. Ac. 2, 34, 109:nec prave factis decorari versibus opto, Ne rubeam pingui donatus munere,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 267:pingue sed ingenium mansit,
Ov. M. 11, 148:insubidius nescio quid facies et pinguius,
Gell. 13, 21 (20), 4: pinguis Minerva, v. Minerva.—Calm, quiet, comfortable, easy ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):D.et pingui membra quiete levat,
Ov. R. Am. 206; id. Am. 1, 13, 7:amor,
id. ib. 2, 19, 25:secessus,
Plin. Ep. 1, 3, 3:mollem in posterum et pinguem destinare vitam,
id. ib. 7, 26, 3:pinguius otium,
id. ib. 5, 6, 45.—Sleek, spruce, trim, = nitidus:1.pexus pinguisque doctor,
Quint. 1, 5, 14 Spald.— Hence, adv.: pinguĭter.Lit., fatly, with fatness, Col. 2, 2.—2. 3. -
5 pinguiter
pinguis, e, adj. [root pag-, pak-, of pango, q. v.; cf. Gr. pachus, stout], = piôn, fat (opp. macer; syn.: opimus, obesus).I.Lit.:B.pingues Thebani,
Cic. Fat. 4, 7:pingui tentus omaso Furius,
Hor. S. 2, 5, 40:me pinguem et nitidum bene curatā cute vises,
id. Ep. 1, 4, 15:Lateranus,
Juv. 8, 147:pinguem facere gallinam,
Col. 8, 7:pinguior agnus,
Plaut. Aul. 2, 5, 5:pinguissimus haedulus,
Juv. 11, 65: merum, rich, oily wine (= plenum), Hor. S. 2, 4, 65.— Subst.: pingue, is, n., fat, grease, Plin. 11, 37, 85, § 212; Verg. G. 3, 124:taurorum, leonum ac pantherarum pinguia,
Plin. 28, 9, 38, § 144:comedite pinguia,
Vulg. 2 Esd. 8, 10.—Transf.1.Pass., fat, rich, fertile; also, plump, in good condition:2. 3.ager,
Col. 1, 4; Plin. 17, 4, 3, § 25; cf.:sanguine pinguior Campus,
Hor. C. 2, 1, 29:sulcus,
i. e. drawn in a rich soil, Luc. 6, 382:fimus,
Verg. G. 1, 80:hortus,
id. ib. 4, 118:stabula, of beehives,
rich, full of honey, id. ib. 4, 14:arae,
id. A. 4, 62:ficus,
plump, juicy, Hor. S. 2, 8, 88; cf.saliva,
Sen. Ira, 3, 38, 2: flamma, of incense;tura pingues facientia flammas,
Ov. Tr. 5, 5, 11:corpora suco pinguis olivae Splendescunt,
id. M. 10, 176:pingues taedae,
full of pitch, Lucr. 3, 681:pingues arae,
full of fat and blood, Verg. A. 4, 62:coma,
anointed, Mart. 2, 29, 5 (different from Suet. Ner. 20; v. infra 3):mensa,
rich, luxurious, Cat. 62, 3; cf.:incusa pingui auro dona,
Pers. 2, 52. —Of color, dull, faint, Plin. 37, 8, 37, § 115. — Act., that makes fat; hence, meton., fertilizing:pingui flumine Nilus,
Verg. A. 9, 31.—Thick, dense:4.caelum pingue et concretum (opp. caelum tenue et purum),
Cic. Div. 1, 57, 130:folia pinguissima,
Plin. 21, 9, 29, § 53:toga,
Suet. Aug. 82:lacernae,
Juv. 9, 28:pinguissima coma,
very thick, luxuriant hair, Suet. Ner. 20.—Of taste, dull, insipid, not sharp, not pungent:II.sapor,
Plin. 15, 27, 32, § 106; id. 15, 28, 33, § 109.—Trop.A.Of the mind, dull, gross, heavy, stupid, doltish:B. C.Cordubae natis poëtis pingue quiddam sonantibus et peregrinum,
Cic. Arch. 10, 26:pingue videbatur et sibi contrarium,
id. Ac. 2, 34, 109:nec prave factis decorari versibus opto, Ne rubeam pingui donatus munere,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 267:pingue sed ingenium mansit,
Ov. M. 11, 148:insubidius nescio quid facies et pinguius,
Gell. 13, 21 (20), 4: pinguis Minerva, v. Minerva.—Calm, quiet, comfortable, easy ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):D.et pingui membra quiete levat,
Ov. R. Am. 206; id. Am. 1, 13, 7:amor,
id. ib. 2, 19, 25:secessus,
Plin. Ep. 1, 3, 3:mollem in posterum et pinguem destinare vitam,
id. ib. 7, 26, 3:pinguius otium,
id. ib. 5, 6, 45.—Sleek, spruce, trim, = nitidus:1.pexus pinguisque doctor,
Quint. 1, 5, 14 Spald.— Hence, adv.: pinguĭter.Lit., fatly, with fatness, Col. 2, 2.—2. 3. -
6 lascivus
lascīvus, a, um, adj. [Sanscr. lash-āmi, desire; las-āmi, play; Gr. la- in laô, lilaiomai; cf. Goth. lustus; also Lat. largus], wanton, petulant, sportive, playful, frolicsome, frisky, (syn.: petulans, procax).I.In a good sense: nova proles, * Lucr. 1, 260:II.capella,
Verg. E. 2, 64:puella,
id. ib. 3, 64:pueri,
Hor. S. 1, 3, 134:Amores,
id. C. 2, 11, 7:currumque sequuntur matris lascivo sidera fulva choro,
Tib. 2, 1, 88:tenero lascivior haedo,
Ov. M. 13, 791:aetas,
Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 216:hederae,
wanton, luxuriant, id. C. 1, 36, 20:acus,
for ornamenting the hair, a hair-pin, Mart. 11, 45, 6; cf. Tert. Verg. Vel. 12:tristia maestum Vultum verba decent.... Ludentem lasciva,
sportive, playful, Hor. A. P. 107; cf.:quod dicitur, aut est lascivum et hilare aut contumeliosum,
Quint. 6, 3, 27:ad quod (caput aselli) lascivi ludebant ruris alumni,
Juv. 11, 98. —In a bad sense, licentious, lewd, lustful, lascivious, Varr. R. R. 1, 14: Siculi, ut sunt lascivi et dicaces, Cael. ap. Quint. 6, 3, 41:III.puellae,
lascivious, Ov. A. A. 1, 523:femur,
id. Am. 3, 7, 10:libelli,
lewd, Mart. 5, 2, 5; cf.:tabellis ac sigillis lascivissimarum picturarum et figurarum,
Suet. Tib. 43.—Trop., of style, licentious, luxuriant, overloaded with ornament; oratio, Gell. 12, 2, 9; cf.: illud lascivum zôê kai psuchê, Juv. 6, 194.—Hence, adv. in two forms.A.lascīvē, wantonly, lasciviously (post-class.):B.loqui,
licentiously, Mart. 8 init.:versus facere,
App. Mag. p. 278, 31. — Comp.:lascivius,
Avien. Arat. 514.—lascīvĭter, wantonly, petulantly: ludere, Laev. ap. Charis. p. 183 P. -
7 como
1.cōmo, mpsi (msi), mptum (mtum), 3, v. a. [co- (i. e. con) and emo; cf.: demo, promo].I.To bring together, form, frame, construct (Lucretian):II.dum perspicis omnem Naturam rerum quā constet compta figurā,
Lucr. 1, 950 Munro ad loc.:nunc ea quo pacto inter sese mixta quibusque compta modis vigeant,
id. 3, 259:quibus e rebus cum corpore compta vigeret (animi natura), Quove modo distracta rediret in ordia prima,
id. 4, 27.—To care for, take care of.A.Prop., in the class. per. usu. of the care of the hair, to comb, arrange, braid, dress; absol.:B.amica dum comit dumque se exornat,
Plaut. Stich. 5, 4, 19:capillos,
Cic. Pis. 11, 25; Verg. A. 10, 832:nitidum caput,
Tib. 1, 8, 16:caput in gradus atque anulos,
Quint. 12, 10, 47:comas acu,
id. 2, 5, 12:comas hasta recurva,
Ov. F. 2, 560:capillos dente secto,
Mart. 12, 83.— Transf. to the person:sacerdos Fronde super galeam et felici comptus olivā,
wreathed, Verg. A. 7, 751:Tisiphone serpentibus undique compta,
id. Cul. 218:pueri praecincti et compti,
Hor. S. 2, 8, 70:longas compta puella comas,
Ov. Am. 1, 1, 20.—In partic., to adorn, deck, ornament:2.corpora si quis vulsa atque fucata muliebriter comat,
Quint. 8, prooem. §19: colla genasque,
Stat. S. 1, 2, 110:vultus,
Claud. in Eutr. 2, 337:vestes et cingula manu,
id. VI. Cons. Hon. 525.—Transf. of things:II.vittā comptos praetendere ramos,
Verg. A. 8, 128: colus compta, i. e. furnished or adorned with wool, Plin. 8, 48, 74, § 194.—Trop., to deck, adorn:Cleopatra simulatum compta dolorem,
Luc. 10, 83.—Esp. freq. of rhet. ornament:non quia comi expolirique non debeat (oratio),
Quint. 8, 3, 42; cf.:linguae orationisque comendae gratiā,
Gell. 1, 9, 10.—Hence, comptus ( - mtus), a, um, P. a., adorned, ornamented, decked:juvenes ut femina compti,
Ov. H. 4, 75:anima mundissima atque comptissima,
Aug. Quant. Anim. 33.—But usu. of discourse, embellished, elegant:compta et mitis oratio,
Cic. Sen. 9, 28 (al. composita):comptior sermo,
Tac. H. 1, 19:(Vinicius) comptae facundiae,
id. A. 6, 15.— Transf. to the person:Isocrates in diverso genere dicendi nitidus et comptus,
Quint. 10, 1, 79. — Adv.: comptē ( comt-), with ornament, elegantly, only trop.:compte disserere,
Sen. Ep. 75, 6:agere rem,
Gell. 7, 3, 52.—* Comp.:2. I.comptius dicere,
Gell. 7, 3, 53.— Sup., Plaut. Mil. 3, 3, 66, acc. to Ritschl (al. comissime).Neutr., to be furnished with hair (as verb. finit. only post-class.), Paul. Nol. 28, 246.—But freq. cŏmans, antis, P. a.A.Having long hair, hairy, covered with hair ( poet. or in post-Aug. prose):B.colla equorum,
Verg. A. 12, 86; cf.:equus florā et comante jubā,
Gell. 3, 9, 3:equae,
Plin. 10, 63, 83, § 180:tori,
Verg. A. 12, 6:crines,
Sil. 16, 59:saetae hircorum,
Verg. G. 3, 312; cf.:pellis comata villis,
Val. Fl. 8, 122:galea = cristata,
crested, plumed, Verg. A. 2, 391; cf.cristae,
id. ib. 3, 468.—Transf., of growths, etc., resembling hair:II.stella,
having a radiant, hairy train, a comet, Ov. M. 15, 749:astro comantes Tyndaridae,
ornamented with stars, Val. Fl. 5, 267:sera comans narcissus,
that puts out leaves late, Verg. G. 4, 122:dictamnus flore Purpureo,
id. A. 12, 413:jugum silvae,
leafy, Val. Fl. 3, 403:silvae,
id. 1, 429:folia,
luxuriant, Plin. 13, 8, 16, § 59:pinus,
Sil. 10, 550:humus,
Stat. Th. 5, 502.—Act., to clothe or deck with hair or something like hair (as verb. finit. only post-class.), Tert. Pall. 3.—Freq. (esp. in the post-Aug. per.) cŏmātus, a, um, P. a., having long hair:tempora,
Mart. 10, 83, 13; Val. Fl. 7, 636; and subst.: cŏmā-tus, i, m., Suet. Calig. 35; Mart. 1, 73, 8; 12, 70, 9.—As adj. propr.: Gallia Comata, Transalpine Gaul (opp. togata), Cic. Phil. 8, 9, 27; Mel. 3, 2, 4; Plin. 4, 17, 31, § 105; Cat. 29, 3; Luc. 1, 443.— Transf.:silva,
leafy, Cat. 4, 11. -
8 compe
1.cōmo, mpsi (msi), mptum (mtum), 3, v. a. [co- (i. e. con) and emo; cf.: demo, promo].I.To bring together, form, frame, construct (Lucretian):II.dum perspicis omnem Naturam rerum quā constet compta figurā,
Lucr. 1, 950 Munro ad loc.:nunc ea quo pacto inter sese mixta quibusque compta modis vigeant,
id. 3, 259:quibus e rebus cum corpore compta vigeret (animi natura), Quove modo distracta rediret in ordia prima,
id. 4, 27.—To care for, take care of.A.Prop., in the class. per. usu. of the care of the hair, to comb, arrange, braid, dress; absol.:B.amica dum comit dumque se exornat,
Plaut. Stich. 5, 4, 19:capillos,
Cic. Pis. 11, 25; Verg. A. 10, 832:nitidum caput,
Tib. 1, 8, 16:caput in gradus atque anulos,
Quint. 12, 10, 47:comas acu,
id. 2, 5, 12:comas hasta recurva,
Ov. F. 2, 560:capillos dente secto,
Mart. 12, 83.— Transf. to the person:sacerdos Fronde super galeam et felici comptus olivā,
wreathed, Verg. A. 7, 751:Tisiphone serpentibus undique compta,
id. Cul. 218:pueri praecincti et compti,
Hor. S. 2, 8, 70:longas compta puella comas,
Ov. Am. 1, 1, 20.—In partic., to adorn, deck, ornament:2.corpora si quis vulsa atque fucata muliebriter comat,
Quint. 8, prooem. §19: colla genasque,
Stat. S. 1, 2, 110:vultus,
Claud. in Eutr. 2, 337:vestes et cingula manu,
id. VI. Cons. Hon. 525.—Transf. of things:II.vittā comptos praetendere ramos,
Verg. A. 8, 128: colus compta, i. e. furnished or adorned with wool, Plin. 8, 48, 74, § 194.—Trop., to deck, adorn:Cleopatra simulatum compta dolorem,
Luc. 10, 83.—Esp. freq. of rhet. ornament:non quia comi expolirique non debeat (oratio),
Quint. 8, 3, 42; cf.:linguae orationisque comendae gratiā,
Gell. 1, 9, 10.—Hence, comptus ( - mtus), a, um, P. a., adorned, ornamented, decked:juvenes ut femina compti,
Ov. H. 4, 75:anima mundissima atque comptissima,
Aug. Quant. Anim. 33.—But usu. of discourse, embellished, elegant:compta et mitis oratio,
Cic. Sen. 9, 28 (al. composita):comptior sermo,
Tac. H. 1, 19:(Vinicius) comptae facundiae,
id. A. 6, 15.— Transf. to the person:Isocrates in diverso genere dicendi nitidus et comptus,
Quint. 10, 1, 79. — Adv.: comptē ( comt-), with ornament, elegantly, only trop.:compte disserere,
Sen. Ep. 75, 6:agere rem,
Gell. 7, 3, 52.—* Comp.:2. I.comptius dicere,
Gell. 7, 3, 53.— Sup., Plaut. Mil. 3, 3, 66, acc. to Ritschl (al. comissime).Neutr., to be furnished with hair (as verb. finit. only post-class.), Paul. Nol. 28, 246.—But freq. cŏmans, antis, P. a.A.Having long hair, hairy, covered with hair ( poet. or in post-Aug. prose):B.colla equorum,
Verg. A. 12, 86; cf.:equus florā et comante jubā,
Gell. 3, 9, 3:equae,
Plin. 10, 63, 83, § 180:tori,
Verg. A. 12, 6:crines,
Sil. 16, 59:saetae hircorum,
Verg. G. 3, 312; cf.:pellis comata villis,
Val. Fl. 8, 122:galea = cristata,
crested, plumed, Verg. A. 2, 391; cf.cristae,
id. ib. 3, 468.—Transf., of growths, etc., resembling hair:II.stella,
having a radiant, hairy train, a comet, Ov. M. 15, 749:astro comantes Tyndaridae,
ornamented with stars, Val. Fl. 5, 267:sera comans narcissus,
that puts out leaves late, Verg. G. 4, 122:dictamnus flore Purpureo,
id. A. 12, 413:jugum silvae,
leafy, Val. Fl. 3, 403:silvae,
id. 1, 429:folia,
luxuriant, Plin. 13, 8, 16, § 59:pinus,
Sil. 10, 550:humus,
Stat. Th. 5, 502.—Act., to clothe or deck with hair or something like hair (as verb. finit. only post-class.), Tert. Pall. 3.—Freq. (esp. in the post-Aug. per.) cŏmātus, a, um, P. a., having long hair:tempora,
Mart. 10, 83, 13; Val. Fl. 7, 636; and subst.: cŏmā-tus, i, m., Suet. Calig. 35; Mart. 1, 73, 8; 12, 70, 9.—As adj. propr.: Gallia Comata, Transalpine Gaul (opp. togata), Cic. Phil. 8, 9, 27; Mel. 3, 2, 4; Plin. 4, 17, 31, § 105; Cat. 29, 3; Luc. 1, 443.— Transf.:silva,
leafy, Cat. 4, 11.
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luxuriant, luxurious — The words are not interchangeable, though the meanings sometimes overlap. Luxuriant indicates profusion ( luxuriant hair ). Luxurious means sumptuous and expensive ( a luxurious house ). A luxuriant carpet is a shaggy one; a luxurious carpet… … Dictionary of troublesome word
luxuriant, luxurious — The words are not interchangeable, though the meanings sometimes overlap. Luxuriant indicates profusion ( luxuriant hair ). Luxurious means sumptuous and expensive ( a luxurious house ). A luxuriant carpet is a shaggy one; a luxurious carpet… … Dictionary of troublesome word
luxuriant — lux|u|ri|ant [ lʌg ʒuriənt ] adjective MAINLY LITERARY 1. ) luxuriant plants grow well and look very healthy a ) luxuriant hair is thick and healthy 2. ) extremely pleasant or comfortable ╾ lux|u|ri|ant|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
luxuriant — UK [lʌɡˈzjʊərɪənt] / US [lʌɡˈʒʊrɪənt] adjective mainly literary 1) a) luxuriant plants grow well and look very healthy b) luxuriant hair is thick and healthy 2) extremely pleasant or comfortable Derived word: luxuriantly adverb … English dictionary
luxuriant — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of vegetation) rich and profuse in growth. 2) (of hair) thick and healthy. DERIVATIVES luxuriance noun luxuriantly adverb. ORIGIN from Latin luxuriare grow rankly , from luxuria luxury, rankness … English terms dictionary
luxuriant — [[t]lʌgʒʊ͟əriənt[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Luxuriant plants, trees, and gardens are large, healthy, and growing well. There were two very large oak trees in front of our house with wide spreading branches and luxuriant foliage. 2) ADJ GRADED… … English dictionary
luxuriant — lux|u|ri|ant [lʌgˈzjuəriənt, ləgˈʒuəriənt US ləgˈʒuriənt] adj 1.) growing strongly and thickly ▪ luxuriant black hair ▪ luxuriant vegetation 2.) beautiful and pleasant to watch or listen to ▪ the film s luxuriant visuals >luxuriantly adv ▪ She … Dictionary of contemporary English
hair — This makes many appearances in *superstitions, cures, tales, popular errors, and *div ination. One should be particularly careful in the disposal of hair after cutting or brushing, as such removable parts of the body can be used in *witchcraft … A Dictionary of English folklore
luxuriant — [lʌg ʒʊərɪənt, lʌg zjʊə , lʌk sjʊə ] adjective 1》 (of vegetation) rich and profuse in growth. 2》 (of hair) thick and healthy. Derivatives luxuriance noun luxuriantly adverb Origin C16: from L. luxuriant … English new terms dictionary
profuse — profuse; lavish, prodigal, luxuriant, lush, exuberant carry as their basic meaning giving out or given out in great abundance. What is profuse seems to pour or be poured forth in abundance, without restraint, or in a stream {profuse apologies}… … New Dictionary of Synonyms