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1 capāx
capāx ācis, adj. with comp. and sup. [CAP-], containing much, wide, large, spacious, roomy, capacious: conchae, H.: capaciores scyphos, H.: pharetra, O.: urbs, O.: circus capax populi, O.: animal mentis capacius, O.: cibi vinique capacissimus, L. —Fig., susceptible, capable of, good, able, apt, fit for: avidae et capaces (aures): ingenium, great, O.: animi ad praecepta, O.: imperii, Ta.* * *capacis (gen.), capacior -or -us, capacissimus -a -um ADJlarge, spacious, roomy, big; capable, fit, competent; has right to inherit -
2 laxus
laxus adj. with comp. and sup. [LAG-], wide, loose, open, spacious, roomy: casses, V.: In pede calceus, H.: spatium, L.: conpages, yielding, V.: arcus, unbent, V.: laxo arcu Cedere campis, H.— Fig., loose, free, wide: laxissimas habenas habere amicitiae: hostis, in quo neglegentiae laxior locus esset, greater latitude, L.: laxius imperium, more indulgent, S.: laxior annona, i. e. low-priced, L.: diem statuo satis laxam, sufficiently distant.* * *laxa, laxum ADJwide, loose, roomy, slack, open, lax -
3 laxus
laxus, a, um, adj. [cf. languidus, languor, lactes], wide, loose, open; spacious, roomy; opp. adstrictus (not freq. till after the Aug. per.).I.Lit.: laxius agmen, Sall. ap. Non. 235, 16:II.casses,
Verg. G. 4, 247:circli,
id. ib. 3, 166:sinus,
Tib. 1, 6, 18:toga,
id. 1, 6, 40; 2, 3, 78; cf.:in pede calceus haeret,
wide, loose, Hor. S. 1, 3, 32:nuces Ferre sinu laxo,
id. ib. 2, 3, 171:qua satis laxo spatio equi permitti possent,
Liv. 10, 5; so,spatium,
wide, roomy, Sen. Ep. 88 med.; cf.:laxior domus,
Vell. 2, 81:janua,
open, Ov. Am. 1, 8, 77:compages,
Verg. A. 1, 122:mulier,
Mart. 11, 21:habenae,
Cic. Lael. 13 (v. under II.); Verg. A. 1, 63:frena,
Ov. Am. 3, 4, 16; cf.:qui jam contento, jam laxo fune laborat,
Hor. S. 2, 7, 20:arcus,
slackened, unbent, unstrung, Verg. A. 11, 874:laxo meditantur arcu cedere campis,
Hor. C. 3, 8, 23:opes,
large, great, Mart. 2, 30, 4.—Trop.:1.laxissimas habenas habere amicitiae,
very wide, loose, Cic. Lael. 13, 45: si bellum cum eo hoste haberemus, in quo neglegentiae laxior locus esset, greater latitude or scope, Liv. 24, 8; cf.:laxius imperium,
less strict, more indulgent, Sall. J. 64:annona,
i. e. reduced, cheap, Liv. 2, 52:caput,
relaxed, disordered from drinking, Pers. 3, 58:vox,
pronounced broad, Gell. 13, 20, 12:laxioribus verbis dicere aliquid,
prolix, diffuse, id. 16, 1, 3.—Of time:diem statuo satis laxam,
sufficiently distant, Cic. Att. 6, 1, 16:tempus sibi et quidem laxius postulavit,
Plin. Ep. 4, 9 med. —Hence, adv.: laxē, widely, spaciously, loosely.Lit.:2.vis sideris laxe grassantis,
Plin. 2, 97, 99, § 217:distans,
id. 13, 4, 7, § 33:aurum laxius dilatatur,
id. 33, 3, 19, § 61:Mercurii stella laxissime vagatur,
id. 2, 16, 13, § 66:medio suspendit vincula ponto, Et laxe fluitare sinit,
loosely, freely, Luc. 4, 450:manus vincire,
loosely, Liv. 9, 10, 7.—Trop.:laxius proferre diem,
to put farther off, Cic. Att. 13, 14, 1; cf.:volo laxius (sc. rem curari),
id. ib. 15, 20, 4:de munere pastorum alii angustius, alii laxius constituere solent,
a greater number, more, Varr. R. R. 2, 10, 10:in hostico laxius rapto suetis vivere artiores in pace res erant,
more unrestrictedly, more freely, Liv. 28, 24, 6:Romanos remoto metu laxius licentiusque futuros,
be more relaxed in discipline, more negligent, disorderly, Sall. J. 85. -
4 amplus
amplus adj. with comp. and sup. [am- (for ambi-) + PLE-], of large extent, great, ample, spacious, roomy: domus, V.: civitas, Cs., C.: porticūs, V.: ter amplum Geryonem... compescit, H.: amplum et excelsum signum, broad and tall: collis castris parum amplus, not broad enough, S.: amplissima curia.—Meton., abundant, numerous, great, full, copious, large: res familiaris: divitiae, H.: dimissis amplioribus copiis, the greater part of the troops, Cs.: ampliores copias expectare, larger reinforcements, Cs.: ut is amplior numerus esset: commeatus spe amplior, S.: amplissima pecunia.—Fig., ample, great, strong, violent: morbus amplior factus, T.: metus: spes, S.: pro amplissimis meritis (honos).—Of external appearance, etc., magnificent, splendid, glorious: praemia: funus, N.: res gestae, S.: honores, H.: occasio calumniae: orator, eminent: munus aedilitatis amplius: ut ampliore quam gerebat dignus haberetur (sc, potestate), S.: funere ampliore efferri, L.: monumentum quam amplissimum facere: mihi gratiae verbis amplissimis aguntur, in the handsomest terms.—In opinion or judgment, illustrious, noble, renowned, distinguished, glorious: familia: Etruscae gentis regem amplum Tuscis ratus, a proud thing for, L.: sibi amplum esse urbem ab se captam frequentari, L.: parvi et ampli, small and great, H.: amplissimo genere natus, Cs.: honos et nomen: ut quisque est genere copiisque amplissimus, Cs.—Esp.: amplissimus, most honorable (of a high office or an illustrious man): amplissimum collegium decemvirale: res gestae: vir.—Of an orator, copious; see also amplius.* * *ampla -um, amplior -or -us, amplissimus -a -um ADJgreat, large, spacious, wide, ample; distinguished, important, honorable -
5 spatiōsus
spatiōsus adj. with comp. [spatium], roomy, of great extent, ample, spacious, extensive, large, long: corpus, O.: limes, O.: Andromache spatiosior aequo, O.: quid erat spatiosius illis (capillis)? O.—Fig., of time, long, long-continuing, prolonged: nox, O.: senectus, O.: bellum, O.* * *spatiosa, spatiosum ADJspacious, wide, long -
6 capax
căpax, ācis, adj. [capio], that can contain or hold much, wide, large, spacious, roomy, capacious (in poets and in post-Aug. prose freq.; in Cic. perh. only once, and then trop; v. infra).I.Lit.: mundus, * Lucr. 6, 123:II.conchae,
Hor. C. 2, 7, 22:urna,
id. ib. 3, 1, 16; Ov. M. 3, 172:capaciores scyphos,
Hor. Epod. 9, 33:pharetram,
Ov. M. 9, 231:putei,
id. ib. 7, 568:urbs,
id. ib. 4, 439:ripae,
id. Am. 3, 6, 19:uterus,
Plin. 10, 33, 49, § 93:portus,
id. 4, 7, 12, § 26:spatiosa et capax domus,
Plin. Ep. 7, 27, 5:villa usibus capax,
id. ib. 2, 17, 4:forma capacissima,
Quint. 1, 10, 40:moles,
Tac. A. 2, 21.—With gen.:circus capax populi,
Ov. A. A. 1, 136:cibi vinique capacissimus,
Liv. 9, 16, 13:flumen onerariarum navium capax,
Plin. 6, 23, 26, § 99; 12, 1, 5, § 11:magnae sedis insula haud capax est,
Curt. 4, 8, 2.—Trop.A.Capacious, susceptible, capable of, good, able, apt, fit for: Demosthenes non semper implet aures meas: ita sunt avidae et capaces, etc., * Cic. Or. 29, 104:B.ingenium,
great, Ov. M. 8, 533:animi ad praecepta,
id. ib. 8, 243:animo majora capaci,
id. ib. 15, 5:capax est animus noster,
Sen. Ep. 92, 30.—With gen.:animal mentis capacius altae (i.e. homo),
Ov. M. 1, 76:imperii,
Tac. H. 1, 49; cf. id. A. 1, 13:aetas honorum nondum capax,
id. H. 4, 42:molis tantae mens,
id. A. 1,11: secreti, that can keep or conceal, Plin. Ep. 1, 12, 7:capacia bonae spei pectora,
Curt. 8, 13, 11:magnorum operum,
id. 6, 5, 29:ingenium omnium bonarum artium capacissimum,
Sen. Contr. 2, praef. §4: cujusque clari operis capacia ingenia,
Vell. 1, 16, 2:bonum et capax recta discendi ingenium,
id. 2, 29, 5:laboris ac fidei,
id. 2, 127, 3:ingenia fecunda et totius naturae capacissima,
Plin. 2, 78, 80, § 190:doli,
fit, suitable for, Dig. 43, 4, 1.—In the Lat. of the jurists (cf. capio, II. F.), that has a right to an inheritance, Dig. 34, 3, 29.— Adv.: căpācĭter, Aug. Trin. 11, 2. -
7 laxo
laxo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. (rarely n.; v. I. B. 2. b. and II. B. b. infra) [id.], to stretch out, extend, to make wide or roomy, to expand.I.Lit.:B.forum,
Cic. Att. 4, 16, 8:manipulos,
to open the ranks, Caes. B. G. 2, 25:lilium ab angustiis in latitudinem paulatim se laxans,
Plin. 21, 5, 11, § 22.—Transf.1.To open, undo, unloose (syn. solvo):2.vincula epistolae laxavit,
Nep. Paus. 4:nodos Herculeos,
Luc. 4, 632:ubi dolor vocem laxaverat,
had loosened his voice, Just. 42, 4, 13:claustra,
Verg. A. 2, 259:claustra portarum,
Juv. 8, 261:intestina,
Plin. 8, 36, 54, § 129.—To slacken, relax:(β).laxare arcum,
to slacken, unbend, Phaedr. 3, 14, 11:excussos rudentes,
Verg. A. 3, 267:laxantur corpora rugis,
become flabby with wrinkles, Ov. A. A. 3, 73:laxatis habenis invehi jussit,
Curt. 4, 9, 24; 4, 15, 3:laxatisque vinculis... ostendit manum,
Just. 14, 4, 1:se cutis arida laxet,
Juv. 6, 144:oleum ad nervos laxandos utile est,
Plin. 23, 8, 80, § 157:corpus velut laxatum,
Petr. 82:ferrum,
to smelt, Stat. Achill. 1, 429.—Neutr.:3.crebris fluctibus compages operis verberatae laxavere,
were loosened, opened, Curt. 4, 3, 6.—To lighten, ease:II.pharetra graves laxavit umeros,
Sen. Herc. Oet. 787.—Trop.A.To lighten, relieve, unbend, recreate (syn.: levo, libero): a contentione disputationis animos curamque laxemus, Cic. de Or. 3, 61, 230:B.judicum animos atque a severitate ad hilaritatem traducere,
id. Brut. 93, 322:animum ab assiduis laboribus,
Liv. 32, 5: ut istis te molestiis laxes, release yourself, Luc. ap. Cic. Fam. 5, 14, 3.—To relax, mitigate, moderate, abate, weaken:(β).alicui laxare aliquid laboris,
Liv. 9, 16:vix primos inopina quies laxaverat artus,
Verg. A. 5, 187:placida laxarant membra quiete... nautae,
id. ib. 5, 836:subtile examen justitiae,
Gell. 1, 3:iram,
Stat. Th. 6, 831: nigrantes tenebras id. ib. 12, 254:paulatim temeritate laxata,
Petr. 82:longiore dierum spatio laxare dicendi necessitatem,
to prolong, delay, defer, Quint. 10, 5, 22:memoriae inhaeret fldelius, quod nulla scribendi securitate laxatur,
id. 10, 6, 2:rarescit multo laxatus vulnere miles,
weakened, Sil. 17, 422.— To lay open, disclose, reveal ( poet.):fata latentia laxa,
Stat. Achill. 1, 508.—To reduce the price of:A.annonam,
Liv. 2, 34, 12; so neutr., to lessen, fall in price:annona laxaverat,
Liv. 26, 20.— laxātus, a, um, P. a., spread out, separated, extended, wide.Lit.:B.custodiae,
i. e. separated, withdrawn, Liv. 21, 32 fin.:custodia,
Petr. 112:membrana laxatior,
Plin. 19, 1, 3, § 17:laxati ordines (aciei),
Tac. H. 3, 25; Sil. 9, 364:corpore laxati,
released from the body, Cic. Rep. 6, 15 fin. —Trop.:libidinum vinculis laxati,
released, freed, free, Cic. de Sen. 3, 7:laxatus curis,
id. Tusc. 1, 19, 44:pugna,
a battle broken off, Liv. 21, 59:nox,
i. e. clear, Sil. 13, 550. -
8 spatiosus
spătĭōsus, a, um, adj. [spatium], roomy, of great extent, ample, spacious; poet., large, long, broad, etc. (mostly poet. and in postAug. prose; not in Cic.; syn.: latus, amplus, laxus).I.Lit.:II.stabulum,
Col. 6, 2, 2:insula,
Plin. 4, 12, 26, § 82:loca,
Quint. 11, 2, 18:aequor,
Plin. 4, 1, 1, § 4:amnis,
id. 4, 20, 34, § 112:colles,
Luc. 6, 106:volumina fumi,
id. 3, 505:taurus (opp. parva vipera),
Ov. R. Am. 421:corpus,
id. M. 3, 56:ossa pectoris (with ingentes umeri),
Val. Fl. 4, 244:mergus in guttura, Ov M. 11, 754: limes,
id. ib. 15, 849:ulmus,
id. ib. 14, 661:frons cornibus,
id. ib. 3, 20 (Merkel, speciosa): voces, i. e. of many syllables (corresp. to amplitudo dactyli), Quint. 9, 4, 136 et saep.— Comp.:spatiosiora quam decem pedum,
Col. 5, 5, 3 (opp. contractiora):Andromache spatiosior aequo,
Ov. A. A. 2, 645; id. Am. 1, 14, 3:quo non spatiosior alter innumeras cepisse rates,
Sil. 8, 481 al. — Sup.:spatiosissima sedes hominum deorumque,
Plin. Pan. 63 fin. —Trop.A.Of time, long, long-continuing, prolonged:B.nox,
Ov. H. 1, 9:tempus,
id. Am. 1, 8, 81:aevum,
id. M. 8, 529:senectus,
id. ib. 12, 186:vetustas,
id. ib. 15, 623:bellum,
id. ib. 13, 206.—Of other things, great, comprehensive:1.magna et spatiosa res est sapientia: vacuo illi loco opus est,
Sen. Ep. 88, 33.— Adv.: spătĭōsē.Widely, greatly, extensively, Plin. 19, 5, 29, § 92; 31, 11, 47, § 129.— Comp., Plin. Ep. 3, 18, 1; Ov. Am. 3, 6, 85.—2.Long; comp., at a later time, Prop. 3, 20, 11 (4, 20, 3).
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