ămoenus

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ămoenus, a, um, adj. [amo; some comp. ameinôn], lovely, delightful, pleasant, charming (in gen. of objects affecting the sense of sight only; as a beautiful landscape, gar dens, rivers, pictures, etc.: amoena loca.. quod solum amorem praestentetad se amanda adliciant, Varr. ap. Isid. Orig. 14:

amoena sunt loca solius voluptatis plena,

Serv. ad Verg. A. 5, 734; while jucundus is used both in a phys. and mental sense; cf. Doed. Syn. III. p 36; class. in prose and poetry).

Lit.: amoena salicta, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 20, 40 (Ann. v. 40 Vahl.): Ennius, qui primus amoeno Detulit ex Helicone perenni fronde coronam, who first from the charming Helicon, etc., Lucr. 1, 117:

fons,

id. 4, 1024:

locus,

Cic. de Or. 2, 71, 290:

praediola,

id. Att. 16, 3, 4:

loca amoena voluptaria,

Sall. C. 11, 5 Kritz:

amoena piorum Concilia,

Verg. A. 5, 734:

Devenere locos laetos et amoena virecta Fortunatorum nemorum sedesque beatas,

id. ib. 6, 638:

rus,

Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 6:

aquae, aurae,

id. C. 3, 4, 7: hae latebrae dulces, etiam, si credis, amoenae, delightful to me (subjectively), but also in and of themselves (objectively) pleasant, id. Ep. 1, 16, 15 Schmid.; cf.

Doed. Syn. III. p. 35: amoenae Farfarus umbrae,

Ov. M. 14, 330, where Merkel, opacae Farfarus undae:

amoenissima aedificia,

Tac. H. 3, 30:

pictura,

Plin. 35, 10, 37 fin. —In reproach: cultus amoenior, too showy, coquetting, Liv. 4, 44, 11.—As subst., ămoena, ōrum, n. (cf. abditus, etc.), pleasant places:

per amoena Asiae atque Achaiae,

Tac. A. 3, 7:

amoena litorum,

id. H. 3, 76. —

Transf. to other things (rare, and for the most part only post-Aug.):

vita,

Tac. A. 15, 55:

ingenium,

id. ib. 2, 64; so id. ib. 13, 3:

animus, i. e. amoenitatibus deditus,

Aur. Vict. Epit. 1:

amoenissima verba,

Gell. 2, 26; 16, 3; 18, 5 al.—Hence, adv.

Old form ămoenĭter:

hilare atque amoeniter vindemiam agitare,

joyfully and delightfully, Gell. 20, 8.—

Usu. form ămoenē;

* in respect to smell,

sweetly, fragrantly, Plaut. Mil. 2, 5, 2; of a dwelling, pleasantly (in sup.), Plin. Ep. 4, 23; of discourse (in comp.), Gell. 14, 1, 32.

ENG sombre leaf-warbler

ENG yellow pine chipmunk

NLD geelsparchipmunk

GER gelber Fichten-Chipmunk

FRA neotamia jaune

ămoenus, a, um, adj. [amo; some comp. ameinôn], lovely, delightful, pleasant, charming (in gen. of objects affecting the sense of sight only; as a beautiful landscape, gar dens, rivers, pictures, etc.: amoena loca.. quod solum amorem praestentetad se amanda adliciant, Varr. ap. Isid. Orig. 14:

amoena sunt loca solius voluptatis plena,

Serv. ad Verg. A. 5, 734; while jucundus is used both in a phys. and mental sense; cf. Doed. Syn. III. p 36; class. in prose and poetry).

Lit.: amoena salicta, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 20, 40 (Ann. v. 40 Vahl.): Ennius, qui primus amoeno Detulit ex Helicone perenni fronde coronam, who first from the charming Helicon, etc., Lucr. 1, 117:

fons,

id. 4, 1024:

locus,

Cic. de Or. 2, 71, 290:

praediola,

id. Att. 16, 3, 4:

loca amoena voluptaria,

Sall. C. 11, 5 Kritz:

amoena piorum Concilia,

Verg. A. 5, 734:

Devenere locos laetos et amoena virecta Fortunatorum nemorum sedesque beatas,

id. ib. 6, 638:

rus,

Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 6:

aquae, aurae,

id. C. 3, 4, 7: hae latebrae dulces, etiam, si credis, amoenae, delightful to me (subjectively), but also in and of themselves (objectively) pleasant, id. Ep. 1, 16, 15 Schmid.; cf.

Doed. Syn. III. p. 35: amoenae Farfarus umbrae,

Ov. M. 14, 330, where Merkel, opacae Farfarus undae:

amoenissima aedificia,

Tac. H. 3, 30:

pictura,

Plin. 35, 10, 37 fin. —In reproach: cultus amoenior, too showy, coquetting, Liv. 4, 44, 11.—As subst., ămoena, ōrum, n. (cf. abditus, etc.), pleasant places:

per amoena Asiae atque Achaiae,

Tac. A. 3, 7:

amoena litorum,

id. H. 3, 76. —

Transf. to other things (rare, and for the most part only post-Aug.):

vita,

Tac. A. 15, 55:

ingenium,

id. ib. 2, 64; so id. ib. 13, 3:

animus, i. e. amoenitatibus deditus,

Aur. Vict. Epit. 1:

amoenissima verba,

Gell. 2, 26; 16, 3; 18, 5 al.—Hence, adv.

Old form ămoenĭter:

hilare atque amoeniter vindemiam agitare,

joyfully and delightfully, Gell. 20, 8.—

Usu. form ămoenē;

* in respect to smell,

sweetly, fragrantly, Plaut. Mil. 2, 5, 2; of a dwelling, pleasantly (in sup.), Plin. Ep. 4, 23; of discourse (in comp.), Gell. 14, 1, 32.

ămoenĭtas, ātis, f. [amoenus], pleas antness, delightfulness, loveliness.

Lit., of places (as scenery, a garden, river, etc.; in the poets, except Plaut., rare;

never in Ter., Lucr., or Hor.): nunc domus suppeditat mihi hortorum amoenitatem,

Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 4:

fluminis,

id. ib. 3, 1, 1:

amoenitates orarum et litorum,

id. N. D. 2, 39; so id. Leg. 2, 1; id. Rep. 2, 4; Nep. Att. 13; Col. 1, 4, 8; Flor. 2, 11, 4 al.—

Metaph.

Of other things (so in Plaut. and the prose-writers of the post-Aug. per., but not in Cic.):

amoenitates omnium venerum atque venustatum,

Plaut. Stich. 2, 1, 5:

hic me amoenitate amoenā amoenus oneravit dies,

id. Capt. 4, 1, 7:

amoenitates studiorum, Plin. praef.: vitae,

Tac. A. 5, 2:

verborum,

Gell. 12, 1 fin.:

orationis,

id. 10, 3 al. —

As a term of endearment:

uxor mea, mea amoenitas, quid tu agis?

my delight, Plaut. Cas. 2, 3, 13:

mea vita, mea amoenitas, meus ocellus,

id. Poen. 1, 2, 152.

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ămoeno, āre, v. a. [amoenus], late Lat.

Lit., of places, to make pleasant: regio aut consita pomis aut amoenata lucis, Salv Gub. Dei, 7 med. —

Trop., to please, delight:

amoenare oculos,

Cypr. Ep. 2, 1:

amoenare felices animas,

Cassiod. Ep. 2, 40 al.

dulcis, e, adj. [from gulcis, by dissimilation; cf. ten-ebrae from root tam-; root in Sanscr. gul-jam, sweetness; Gr. glukus, glukeros, sweet], sweet (very freq.; cf.: suavis, venustus, jucundus, gratus, acceptus, amoenus, etc.).

Lit., opp. amarus:

(animal) sentit et dulcia et amara,

Cic. N. D. 3, 13; cf. Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 72:

mel,

id. Asin. 3, 3, 24; id. Truc. 2, 4, 20; cf.:

liquor mellis,

Lucr. 1, 938; 4, 13:

aqua,

id. 6, 890:

poma,

id. 5, 1377; Hor. S. 2, 5, 12:

vinum,

id. C. 3, 12, 1; cf.

merum,

id. ib. 3, 13, 2:

dolium,

id. Epod. 2, 47:

olivum,

id. S. 2, 4, 64:

sapor,

id. C. 3, 1, 19 et saep.— Comp.:

uva,

Ov. M. 13, 795.— Sup.:

panis,

Plin. 18, 10, 20, § 92 et saep.—Hence,

Subst. and heterocl., dulcia, ōrum, n., sweet cakes, honey-cakes, sugar-cakes (late Lat.), Vop. Tac. 6; Lampr. Heliog. 26; 31; Prud. Psych. 429.—

Trop., agreeable, delightful, pleasant, charming, soft, flattering.

In gen.:

dulcia atque amara apud te sum elocutus omnia,

Plaut. Ps. 2, 4, 2; cf. id. ib. 1, 1, 61; id. Truc. 1, 2, 78:

vita,

Lucr. 2, 997; cf.:

lumina vitae,

id. 5, 989:

solacia, vitae,

id. 5, 21:

orator,

Cic. Off. 1, 1, 3; cf.

of orators or writers,

Quint. 10, 1, 77; 73; 12, 10, 44; cf.

also: non quo ea (oratione) Laelii quicquam sit dulcius,

Cic. Brut. 21, 83:

genus dicendi,

Quint. 2, 8, 4:

carmen,

id. 12, 10, 33:

poëmata,

Hor. A. P. 99 et saep.:

nomen libertatis,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 63; cf. id. Att. 15, 13, 3:

auditu nomen,

Liv. 24, 21, 3:

amores,

Hor. C. 1, 9, 15:

otium,

id. Epod. 1, 8:

fortuna,

id. C. 1, 37, 11:

dulce et decorum est pro patria mori,

Hor. C. 3, 2, 13.—With dat.:

mensae dulcis herili canis,

Val. Fl. 7, 130.—Prov.:

dulce etiam fugias, fieri quod amarum potest,

Pub. Syr. 144 Rib. — Sup.:

epistola,

Cic. Att. 15, 13, 4:

quod in amicissimo quoque dulcissimum est,

id. Lael. 23 fin. al.—

In partic. of friends, lovers, etc., friendly, pleasant, agreeable, charming, kind, dear:

amici (opp. acerbi inimici),

Cic. Lael. 24 fin.; cf.:

amicitia remissior esse debet et liberior et dulcior,

id. ib. 18 fin.:

liberi,

Hor. Epod. 2, 40; cf.

nata,

id. S. 2, 3, 199:

alumnus,

id. C. 3, 23, 7; id. Ep. 1, 4, 8.—Hence, in addressing a person:

optime et dulcissime frater,

Cic. Leg. 3, 11; cf.:

dulcissime Attice,

id. Att. 6, 2, 9: mi dulcissime Tiro, Cic. Fil. Fam. 16, 21, 2:

dulcis amice,

Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 12:

dulce decus meum,

id. C. 1, 1, 2.— Absol.:

quid agis, dulcissime rerum?

Hor. S. 1, 9, 4.— Hence, adv. (acc. to II.), agreeably, delightfully.

dulcĭter, Cic. Fin. 2, 6, 18; Quint. 1, 10, 24; 4, 2, 62; 9, 4, 14; 12, 10, 71. —

dulce, Cat. 51, 5; Hor. C. 1, 22, 23; 24; id. Ep. 1, 7, 27; Stat. S. 3, 4, 8; id. Th. 4, 274.—

Comp.:

dulcius spirare,

Quint. 12, 10, 27; Prop. 1, 2, 14.—

Sup.:

dulcissime scripta,

Cic. Brut. 19, 77.