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  • 1 Varius

    1.
    vărĭus, a, um, adj., diverse, different, manifold, changing, varying, various (cf.: diversus, distinctus).
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    Of color, etc., variegated, party-colored, mottled, etc.:

    arietis lingua nigra aut varia, vestis,

    Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 4:

    variā veste exornatus fuit,

    Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 16;

    so of color: uvae,

    Cato, R. R. 33, 4; 33, 73:

    lynces,

    Verg. G. 3, 264:

    serpens,

    Ov. M. 6, 114:

    anguis,

    id. ib. 4, 619:

    pica,

    Petr. 28 fin.:

    flores,

    Tib. 1, 7, 45; Ov. M. 10, 123:

    plumae,

    Hor. A. P. 2:

    lapides,

    id. S. 2, 4, 83:

    columnae,

    of variegated marble, id. Ep. 1, 10, 22:

    auctumnus purpureo colore,

    id. C. 2, 5, 12:

    colores,

    Ov. M. 1, 270; cf.:

    vestra latera loris faciam ut valide varia sint,

    i. e. black and blue, Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 12; id. Mil. 2, 2, 61: tergum varium, Pomp. ap. Non. 19, 31 (Com. Rel. v. 139 Rib.): sparsa quoque in vario passim miracula caelo videt, diversified, i. e. with constellations of various forms, Ov. M. 2, 193.—
    2.
    Subst.: vărĭa, ae, f. (i. e. bestia, a mottled animal).
    a.
    A panther, Plin. 8, 17, 23, § 63 sq.—
    b.
    A kind of magpie, Plin. [p. 1959] 10, 29, 41, § 78.—
    B.
    In rural lang.:

    terra,

    wet above and dry beneath, Col. 2, 4, 5:

    sulcus,

    Cato, R. R. 61, 2; Plin. 18, 19, 49, § 174.—
    II.
    Trop., diverse, different, manifold, changing, varying, changeable, various, etc.: varium poëma, varia oratio, varii mores, varia fortuna;

    voluptas etiam varia dici solet,

    Cic. Fin. 2, 3, 10:

    (qualitates) variae et quasi multiformes,

    id. Ac. 1, 7, 26:

    et ea, quae videntur acerba, quae multa et varia in hominum vitā fortunāque versantur,

    id. Off. 1, 20, 67:

    curricula multiplicium variorumque sermonum,

    id. Or. 3, 12:

    res varia et multiplex,

    id. Fl. 3, 6:

    multae, copiosae variaeque rationes,

    id. de Or. 1, 51, 222; cf.:

    varia et diversa genera et bellorum et hostium,

    id. Imp. Pomp. 10, 28; cf. id. de Or. 3, 16, 61; 1, 61, 262:

    varium jus et dispar condicio,

    id. Verr. 2, 5, 19, § 49:

    eventus varii fortunae,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 22: victoria, wavering, = anceps, Sall. J. 5, 1; Liv. 2, 6, 10; so,

    bellum,

    Flor. 4, 12, 26. —Of opinions: varias esse opiniones intellego: sunt qui putant, etc., i. e. divergent opinions, differences where there is yet substantial agreement (while diversae opiniones are opposite views), Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 25. —
    2.
    Varium est, with a rel.-clause:

    quales sint (dii), varium est,

    various opinions prevail, Cic. N. D. 2, 5, 13.—
    B.
    Esp., of persons, etc.
    1.
    Of abilities, versatile:

    Plato et varius et multiplex et copiosus fuit,

    Cic. Ac. 1, 4, 17; cf.:

    antequam scirem quam varium, quam flexibile quam multiplex (ejus ingenium) esset,

    Plin. Ep. 1, 16, 1:

    Antonius ingenio varius,

    Flor. 4, 3, 4.—
    2.
    Of character, fickle, inconstant, changeable, untrustworthy: miror quid sit, quod pater tuus, homo constantissimus, te nobis varium reliquit ( beaten black and blue, and fickle-minded,) Cic. Fragm. ap. Quint. 6, 3, 48:

    animus audax, subdolus, varius,

    Sall. C. 5, 4:

    varius incertusque agitabat,

    id. J. 74, 1:

    voltu et oculis pariter atque animo varius,

    agitated, irresolute, id. ib. 113, 3:

    Pausanias magnus homo, sed varius in omni genere vitae fuit,

    Nep. Paus. 1, 1; cf.:

    varium et mutabile semper Femina,

    a fickle thing, Verg. A. 4, 569.—Hence, adv.: vărĭē.
    A.
    Lit., with diverse colors, in a variegated manner:

    mithrax gemma multicolor, contra solem varie refulgens,

    Plin. 37, 10, 63, § 173:

    smaragdi Cyprii varie glauci,

    id. 37, 5, 18, § 67. —
    B.
    Trop., variously, changeably, diversely, differently, in various ways:

    varie moveri,

    Cic. Div. 2, 42, 89:

    qui (sermones) ab his, qui illum audierunt, perscripti varie et copiose sunt,

    id. Ac. 1, 4, 16:

    numerus hujus generis late et varie diffusus est,

    id. Sest. 45, 97:

    varie sum affectus tuis litteris,

    id. Fam. 16, 4, 1:

    postea decernitur, ac non varie, sed prope cunctis sententiis,

    id. Verr. 2, 4, 65, § 145:

    ita varie per omnem exercitum laetitia, maeror, luctus atque gaudia agitabantur,

    Sall. C. 61, 9:

    in Aequis varie bellatum,

    Liv. 5, 28, 5:

    agere varie, rogando alternis suadendoque coepit,

    id. 2, 2, 9:

    hiemem aut negotia varie causari,

    Tac. A. 1, 47:

    sagittarios varie passimque collocare, Auct. B. Afr. 60: disserere,

    Tac. A. 1, 11.—With a punning allusion to 1. Varia: Ep. Perpetuon' valuisti? Th. Varie. Ep. Qui varie valent, caprigenum hominum non placet mihi neque pantherinum genus, Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 15.
    2.
    Vărĭus, a, the name of a Roman gens; esp.,
    I.
    Q. Varius of Sucro, in Spain, called Hybrida, a tribune of the people A.U.C. 663, Cic. de Or. 1, 25, 117; id. Brut. 49, 182; 62, 221; Val. Max. 4, 3, 7.—
    II.
    L. Varius, a tragic poet, contemporary with Virgil and Horace, Verg. E. 9, 35; Hor. S. 1, 10, 44; Quint. 10, 1, 98; Mart. 8, 18, 7.

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  • 2 varius

    1.
    vărĭus, a, um, adj., diverse, different, manifold, changing, varying, various (cf.: diversus, distinctus).
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    Of color, etc., variegated, party-colored, mottled, etc.:

    arietis lingua nigra aut varia, vestis,

    Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 4:

    variā veste exornatus fuit,

    Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 16;

    so of color: uvae,

    Cato, R. R. 33, 4; 33, 73:

    lynces,

    Verg. G. 3, 264:

    serpens,

    Ov. M. 6, 114:

    anguis,

    id. ib. 4, 619:

    pica,

    Petr. 28 fin.:

    flores,

    Tib. 1, 7, 45; Ov. M. 10, 123:

    plumae,

    Hor. A. P. 2:

    lapides,

    id. S. 2, 4, 83:

    columnae,

    of variegated marble, id. Ep. 1, 10, 22:

    auctumnus purpureo colore,

    id. C. 2, 5, 12:

    colores,

    Ov. M. 1, 270; cf.:

    vestra latera loris faciam ut valide varia sint,

    i. e. black and blue, Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 12; id. Mil. 2, 2, 61: tergum varium, Pomp. ap. Non. 19, 31 (Com. Rel. v. 139 Rib.): sparsa quoque in vario passim miracula caelo videt, diversified, i. e. with constellations of various forms, Ov. M. 2, 193.—
    2.
    Subst.: vărĭa, ae, f. (i. e. bestia, a mottled animal).
    a.
    A panther, Plin. 8, 17, 23, § 63 sq.—
    b.
    A kind of magpie, Plin. [p. 1959] 10, 29, 41, § 78.—
    B.
    In rural lang.:

    terra,

    wet above and dry beneath, Col. 2, 4, 5:

    sulcus,

    Cato, R. R. 61, 2; Plin. 18, 19, 49, § 174.—
    II.
    Trop., diverse, different, manifold, changing, varying, changeable, various, etc.: varium poëma, varia oratio, varii mores, varia fortuna;

    voluptas etiam varia dici solet,

    Cic. Fin. 2, 3, 10:

    (qualitates) variae et quasi multiformes,

    id. Ac. 1, 7, 26:

    et ea, quae videntur acerba, quae multa et varia in hominum vitā fortunāque versantur,

    id. Off. 1, 20, 67:

    curricula multiplicium variorumque sermonum,

    id. Or. 3, 12:

    res varia et multiplex,

    id. Fl. 3, 6:

    multae, copiosae variaeque rationes,

    id. de Or. 1, 51, 222; cf.:

    varia et diversa genera et bellorum et hostium,

    id. Imp. Pomp. 10, 28; cf. id. de Or. 3, 16, 61; 1, 61, 262:

    varium jus et dispar condicio,

    id. Verr. 2, 5, 19, § 49:

    eventus varii fortunae,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 22: victoria, wavering, = anceps, Sall. J. 5, 1; Liv. 2, 6, 10; so,

    bellum,

    Flor. 4, 12, 26. —Of opinions: varias esse opiniones intellego: sunt qui putant, etc., i. e. divergent opinions, differences where there is yet substantial agreement (while diversae opiniones are opposite views), Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 25. —
    2.
    Varium est, with a rel.-clause:

    quales sint (dii), varium est,

    various opinions prevail, Cic. N. D. 2, 5, 13.—
    B.
    Esp., of persons, etc.
    1.
    Of abilities, versatile:

    Plato et varius et multiplex et copiosus fuit,

    Cic. Ac. 1, 4, 17; cf.:

    antequam scirem quam varium, quam flexibile quam multiplex (ejus ingenium) esset,

    Plin. Ep. 1, 16, 1:

    Antonius ingenio varius,

    Flor. 4, 3, 4.—
    2.
    Of character, fickle, inconstant, changeable, untrustworthy: miror quid sit, quod pater tuus, homo constantissimus, te nobis varium reliquit ( beaten black and blue, and fickle-minded,) Cic. Fragm. ap. Quint. 6, 3, 48:

    animus audax, subdolus, varius,

    Sall. C. 5, 4:

    varius incertusque agitabat,

    id. J. 74, 1:

    voltu et oculis pariter atque animo varius,

    agitated, irresolute, id. ib. 113, 3:

    Pausanias magnus homo, sed varius in omni genere vitae fuit,

    Nep. Paus. 1, 1; cf.:

    varium et mutabile semper Femina,

    a fickle thing, Verg. A. 4, 569.—Hence, adv.: vărĭē.
    A.
    Lit., with diverse colors, in a variegated manner:

    mithrax gemma multicolor, contra solem varie refulgens,

    Plin. 37, 10, 63, § 173:

    smaragdi Cyprii varie glauci,

    id. 37, 5, 18, § 67. —
    B.
    Trop., variously, changeably, diversely, differently, in various ways:

    varie moveri,

    Cic. Div. 2, 42, 89:

    qui (sermones) ab his, qui illum audierunt, perscripti varie et copiose sunt,

    id. Ac. 1, 4, 16:

    numerus hujus generis late et varie diffusus est,

    id. Sest. 45, 97:

    varie sum affectus tuis litteris,

    id. Fam. 16, 4, 1:

    postea decernitur, ac non varie, sed prope cunctis sententiis,

    id. Verr. 2, 4, 65, § 145:

    ita varie per omnem exercitum laetitia, maeror, luctus atque gaudia agitabantur,

    Sall. C. 61, 9:

    in Aequis varie bellatum,

    Liv. 5, 28, 5:

    agere varie, rogando alternis suadendoque coepit,

    id. 2, 2, 9:

    hiemem aut negotia varie causari,

    Tac. A. 1, 47:

    sagittarios varie passimque collocare, Auct. B. Afr. 60: disserere,

    Tac. A. 1, 11.—With a punning allusion to 1. Varia: Ep. Perpetuon' valuisti? Th. Varie. Ep. Qui varie valent, caprigenum hominum non placet mihi neque pantherinum genus, Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 15.
    2.
    Vărĭus, a, the name of a Roman gens; esp.,
    I.
    Q. Varius of Sucro, in Spain, called Hybrida, a tribune of the people A.U.C. 663, Cic. de Or. 1, 25, 117; id. Brut. 49, 182; 62, 221; Val. Max. 4, 3, 7.—
    II.
    L. Varius, a tragic poet, contemporary with Virgil and Horace, Verg. E. 9, 35; Hor. S. 1, 10, 44; Quint. 10, 1, 98; Mart. 8, 18, 7.

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  • 3 levis

        levis e, adj. with comp. and sup.    [2 LEG-]. —Of weight, light, not heavy: terra, light soil, V.: levis armaturae Numidae, light-armed, Cs.: miles, L.: nudi, aut sagulo leves, lightly clad, Ta.: Per levīs populos, shades, O.: virgāque levem coerces Aureā turbam, H.—Of digestion, light, easy to digest: malvae, H.—Of motion, light, swift, quick, fleet, nimble, rapid: venti, O.: pollex, O.: ad motūs leviores, N.: Messapus cursu, V.: Quaere modos leviore plectro, gayer, H.: hora, fleeting, O.— Slight, trifling, small: Ignis, O.: tactus, gentle, O.: querellae, O.—Fig., without weight, of no consequence, light, trifling, unimportant, inconsiderable, trivial, slight, little, petty: labores, T.: haec leviora fortasse: verba: auditio, unfounded report, Cs.: cui res et pecunia levissima fuit, insignificant: proelium, skirmish, Cs.: leviore de causā, Cs.: praecordia levibus flagrantia causis, Iu.: versūs, H.: Flebis levis, neglected, H.: rati, leviorem futurum apud patres reum, L.— Easy, light: non est leve Observare, no easy matter, Iu.: quidquid levius putaris, easier, Iu.: leviora tolli Pergama, H.—Of character, light, light-minded, capricious, fickle, inconstant, untrustworthy, false: mulieres sunt levi sententiā, T.: homo: tu levior cortice, H.: iudices: quid levius aut turpius, Cs.: auctor, L.: spes, empty, H.— Light, not severe, mild, gentle, pleasant: alquos leviore nomine appellare: audire leviora, milder reproaches, H.: eo, quod levissimum videbatur, decursum est, mildest, L.: Sithoniis non levis Euhius, i. e. hostile, H.
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    leve, levior -or -us, levissimus -a -um ADJ
    light, thin, trivial, trifling, slight; gentle; fickle, capricious; nimble; smooth; slippery, polished, plain; free from coarse hair/harsh sounds

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  • 4 mōbilis

        mōbilis e, adj. with comp. and sup.    [1 MV-], easy to move, movable, loose, not firm: turres, Cu.: pinna, O.: mobilissimus ardor.—Fig., pliable, pliant, flexible, susceptible, nimble, quick, fleet: aetas, V.: populus mobilior ad cupiditatem agri, L.: agmen, Cu.: venti, O.: hora, H.— Changeable, inconstant, fickle: in te animus: in consiliis capiendis, Cs.: gens ad omnem auram spei, L.: res humanae, S.: Quirites, H.: caeli umor, V.: natura malorum, Iu.
    * * *
    mobile, mobilior -or -us, mobilissimus -a -um ADJ
    movable; mobile; quick, active; changeable, shifting; fickle, easily swayed

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  • 5 varius

        varius adj.    —Of color and appearance, variegated, party-colored, mottled, diverse, various: vestis, T.: lynces, V.: flores, O.: columnae, of variegated marble, H.: auctumnus Purpureo colere, H.: Sparsa quoque in vario passim miracula caelo videt, diversified, O.—Fig., diverse, different, manifold, changing, varying, changeable, various: varium poëma, varia oratio, varii mores, varia fortuna; voluptas etiam varia dici solet: curricula multiplicium variorumque sermonum: rationes: ius: bellum variā victoriā fuit. S.: varias esse opiniones intellego sunt qui putant, etc., i. e. differences of view (i. e. with substantial agreement): quales sint (dii), varium est, various opinions prevail.—Of abilities, versatile: Plato varius et multiplex fuit.—Of character, fickle, inconstant, changeable, untrustworthy: quam non varius fuerit in causā: varius incertusque agitabat, S.: in omni genere vitae, N.: varium et mutabile semper Femina, a fickle thing, V.
    * * *
    varia, varium ADJ
    different; various, diverse; changing; colored; party colored, variegated

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  • 6 ventōsus

        ventōsus adj. with comp. and sup.    [ventus], full of wind, windy: folles, V.: mare, H.: Alpes, O.: cucurbita, i. e. cupping-glass, Iu.: terra ventosior, Ta.: ventosissima regio, L.—Like wind, light, swift, nimble: alae, V.: equi, O.—Fig., light, changeable, inconstant, fickle: homo ventosissimus: Tu levis es multoque tuis ventosior alis (of Cupid), O.: plebs, H.: ingenium, L.: extraordinarium imperium populare atque ventosum est.—Windy, puffed up, vain, conceited: ventoso gloria curru, H.: lingua, V.: ingenium, L.
    * * *
    ventosa, ventosum ADJ
    windy; swift (as the wind); fickle, changeable; vain, puffed up

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  • 7 ambiguus

        ambiguus adj.    [ambi + 1 AG-], going two ways, wavering, uncertain: per ambiguum favorem gratiam victoris spectare, by showing equal favor to both sides, L.: Proteus, assuming different forms, O.: Ambiguam tellure novā Salamina futuram, i. e. the name would be of double application, H.— Fig., wavering, vacillating, uncertain, doubtful: si dudum fuerat ambiguom hoc mihi, T.: haud ambiguus rex, L.: Ambiguum Clymene precibus Phaëthontis, an irā Mota magis, uncertain whether, O.: imperandi, Ta.—Of speech, obscure, dark, ambiguous: verba: oracula. — Of character, uncertain, not trustworthy, doubtful: fides, L.: domus, V. — As subst n., doubt, uncertainty, a dark saying: servet in ambiguo Iuppiter, H.: ambiguorum complura sunt genera.
    * * *
    ambigua, ambiguum ADJ
    changeable, doubtful, ambiguous, wavering, fickle; treacherous, unethical

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  • 8 aura

        aura ae （āī, V.), f, αὔρα, the air (in motion), a breeze, breath of air, wind, blast: me... omnes terrent aurae, V.: ventosi murmuris aurae, V.: rapida, O.: flammas exsuscitat aura, the breath, O. —Fig., a breath of air, wind: rumoris: famae, V.: spei, L.: voluntatis defensionisque, influence: fallax, i. e. the fickle wind of favor, H.: popularis, popular favor, C., L., H.: aura favoris popularis, L.: gaudens popularibus auris, V.: aurā, non consilio ferri, the favor of the mob, L.: divinae particula aurae, i. e. the soul, H.—The air, atmosphere, vital air (poet.): auras Vitales carpis, V.: vesci aurā Aetheriā, to live, V.: captare naribus auras, to snuff the air, V.: libertatis auram captare, a hope, L.—Height, heaven, the upper air: adsurgere in auras, V.: telum contorsit in auras, upwards, V.: stat ferrea turris ad auras (poet. for ad alta), rises, V. — The upper world: Eurydice superas veniebat ad auras, V.: pondus ad auras Expulit, i. e. was delivered of, O.—Daylight, publicity: omnia ferre sub auras, to make known, V.: fugere auras, to hide, V.—An odor, exhalation: illi Dulcis compositis spiravit crinibus aura, V.: unde auri aura refulsit, splendor, V.
    * * *
    breeze, breath (of air), wind; gleam; odor, stench; vapor; air (pl.), heaven

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  • 9 dēsultor

        dēsultor ōris, m    [de + 2 SAL-], a vaulter, circus-rider: desultorum in modum, L.—Fig.: amoris, i. e. inconstant, O.
    * * *
    vaulter/leaper (between horses), circus trick rider; fickle person/lover (L+S)

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  • 10 fragilis

        fragilis e, adj.    [FRAG-], easily broken, brittle, fragile: rami, V.: myrtus, H.: aquae, i. e. ice, O.: fragilīs incende laurūs, crackling, V.— Weak, perishable, frail, fickle: corpus: res humanae: formae gloria, S.: anni (of old age), O.: Pediatia, the delicate Miss Pediatus, H.—As subst n.: fragili inlidere dentem, H.
    * * *
    fragilis, fragile ADJ
    brittle, frail; impermanent

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  • 11 in-certus

        in-certus adj.    with comp. and sup.—Of things, not fixed, unsettled, undetermined: consilia, T.: cum incerta bellum an pax essent, L.: securis, ill-aimed, V.— Abl absol.: incerto quid peterent, L.—Of persons, irresolute, hesitating, undecided, doubtful, at a loss: Incertior sum multo quam dudum, T.: plebes: varius incertusque agitabat, S.: quid dicam incertus sum, T.: animi incertus, anne, etc., T.: quid potissumum facerent, S.: summarum rerum: consili, T.—Unascertained, unproved, doubtful, uncertain: alia certa, alia incerta esse dicunt: eventus reliqui temporis: ambiguae testis Incertaeque rei, Iu.: incertus masculus an femina esset, L.: victoria, Cs.: moriendum certe est, et id incertum, an, etc.: Quis deus, incertum est, V.: cuius Ora puellares faciunt incerta capilli (i. e. make the sex doubtful), Iu.: incertum habeo, pudeat an pigeat magis, cannot decide, S.: clauserant portas, incertum vi an voluntate, L.—Of persons, uninformed, not assured, doubtful, uncertain: cum incertus sum, ubi esses: Incerti quo fata ferant, V.: sententiae, L.: rerum multitudo, L.—Vague, indefinite, unsettled, obscure, dim: spes, T.: ut incertis temporibus iretur, unexpected, Cs.: luna sub luce malignā, V.: voltus, disturbed, S.—Fig., untrustworthy, inconsistent, fickle: aetas (puerilis): nihil est incertius volgo: menses, V.: Filiam dare in incertas nuptias, hazardous, T.: arbor, the unsteady ship, Iu.

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  • 12 in-cōnstāns

        in-cōnstāns antis, adj.    with comp, changeable, fickle, capricious, inconsistent: ridicule: quid inconstantius Deo?: litterae.

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  • 13 īn-stabilis

        īn-stabilis e, adj.,    not steadfast, unsteady, unstable, tottering, not firm: ingressus, L.: cymbae, V.: naves, Cu.: acies, shaken, L.—Giving no support: tellus, O.—Fig., unstable, inconstant, changeable, fickle: instabilem motum habere, Cs.: coniugium, Iu.: animus, V.

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  • 14 lēvis

        lēvis e, adj.,    smooth, smoothed, not rough: corpuscula: pocula, V.: amite levi tendit retia, H.: coma pectine levis, O.: Levior adsiduo detritis aequore conchis, O.: inimicus pumice levis, rubbed, Iu.: argentum, not chased, Iu.: levi cum sanguine Labitur, slippery, V.—As subst n.: Externi ne quid valeat per leve morari, smoothness, H.—Without hair, smooth, beardless: Iuventas, H.: Crura, Iu.: caput, Iu.—Youthful, delicate, tender: pectus, V.: colla, O.—Fig., of speech, smooth, flowing: oratio: verborum concursus.— As subst n.: sectans levia, polish, H.
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    leve, levior -or -us, levissimus -a -um ADJ
    light, thin, trivial, trifling, slight; gentle; fickle, capricious; nimble; smooth; slippery, polished, plain; free from coarse hair/harsh sounds

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  • 15 mōbiliter

        mōbiliter adv.    [mobilis], rapidly, quickly: palpitare: ad bellum excitari, promptly, Cs.
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    mobilius, mobilissime ADV
    quickly, rapidly, actively; changeably, inconstantly, in a fickle manner

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  • 16 novō

        novō āvī, ātus, āre    [novus], to make new, renew, renovate: transtra, repair, V.: nullā prole novare viros, O.: animus defessus... risu novatur, is refreshed: ardorem, L.: novat repetitum volnus, repeats anew, O.: agro non semel arato sed novato et iterato, reploughed: digitis charta novata meis, written over, O.— To invent, coin: verbum aut inusitatum aut novatum: Ignotum hoc aliis ipse novavit opus, O.— To change, alter: nihil novandum in legibus: nomen faciemque, O.: Fortuna fidem mutata novavit, proved fickle, V.: bis tua fata novabis, experience change of fortune, O.—In public life, to make a change, effect a revolution: novandi spes, of a revolution, S.: ne quid eo spatio novaretur, S.: res, to effect a revolution, L.: quonam modo in Graecis res novarentur. L.
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    novare, novavi, novatus V
    make new, renovate; renew, refresh, change

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  • 17 Prōteus

        Prōteus (disyl.), eī, acc. ea, voc. eu, m, Πρωτεύσ, a sea-god of changeable form, V., H., O.: Protei columnae, i. e. the boundary of Egypt, V.: Quo teneam voltūs mutantem Protea modo? i. e. How bind one so fickle! H.: Effugiet haec vincula Proteus, i. e. the cunning rogue, H.

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  • 18 versābilis

        versābilis e, adj.    [verso], changeable, mutable, fickle: acies, Cu.: fortuna, Cu.

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  • 19 Vertumnus (Vort-)

        Vertumnus (Vort-) ī, m    [for * vertomenos, P. pass. of verto], the god of change, of the seasons, of exchange and trade, C., H., O.—Poet.: Vertumnis natus iniquis, i. e. of a fickle character, H.

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  • 20 volāticus

        volāticus adj.    [2 VOL-], fleeting, volatile, fickle: o Academiam volaticam: impetūs, wanton.
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    volatica, volaticum ADJ
    winged, flying; flighty, inconstant

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