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1 formositas
beauty -
2 decor
beauty, grace -
3 pulchritudo
beauty, fineness. -
4 pulchritudinis
beauty, fineness. -
5 decus
decus oris, n [DEC-], grace, glory, honor, dignity, splendor, beauty: eius decus sustinere: verum decus in virtute positum est: regium, S.: muliebre, chastity, L.: casti pudoris, O.: sine decore perfugere, in dishonor, S.: decus enitet ore, V.: Inmemores decoris pectora tundunt, beauty, O.— An ornament, glory, boast, decoration, adornment, honor: decora fanorum: senator decus iudiciorum: senectutis: equitum Maecenas, H.: super positum capiti, L.: Pilumno quos ipsa decus dedit, V.: imperatori decori esse, S.: Vitis arboribus decori est, V.— Moral dignity, worth, virtue, honor: virtutis: publicum, of the state, Ta.: civitatis: Oblitus decoris sui, V.: Virtus, fama, decus Divitiis parent, H.— Plur, deeds of honor, honorable achievements, exploits: cum multa referret sua decora, L.: militiae decora, L.: nunc vestra decora recensete, Ta. — Glorious ancestors: longa decora praeferentes, Ta.* * *glory/splendor; honor/distinction; deeds; dignity/virtue; decorum; grace/beauty -
6 faciēs
faciēs acc. em, abl. ē, nom. and acc plur. ēs [1 FAC-], appearance, form, figure, shape, build: decora (equorum), H.: faciem mutatus et ora, V.: parentis Anchisae, shade, V.: longa quibus facies ovis erit, H.: Adparent dirae facies, apparitious, V.: verte omnīs tete in facies, i. e. try every expedient, V.— A face, visage, countenance, look: non novi hominis faciem, know by sight, T.: egregia, of rare beauty, T.: insignis facie, V.: faciem eius ignorare, S.: in facie voltuque vecordia inerat, S.: mea laudata, beauty, O.: adfers faciem novam: (nymphe) Rara facie, O.: nec faciem litore demovet, H.: rectā facie loqui, boldly, Iu.: (volucris) armata, beaked, O. — Fig., external form, look, condition, appearance, aspect: senatus faciem secum attulerat P. R.: contra belli faciem, as if there were no war, S.: publici consilii facie, pretext, Ta.: urbis, S.: maris, V.: noctis, O.: arbos faciem simillima lauro, V. — A kind, sort, class: Quae scelerum facies? V.: laborum, V.: scelerum, V.: pugnae, Ta.* * *shape, face, look; presence, appearance; beauty; achievement -
7 fōrma
fōrma ae, f a form, contour, figure, shape, appearance, looks: homines inter se formā similes: liberalis: eximia pueri: virgines formā excellentes, L.: formā praestante puellae, O.: formae litterarum: muralium falcium, Cs.: forma et situs agri, H.: formae, quas in pulvere descripserat, L.: clarissimorum virorum formae, figures: igneae formae, appearances: forma nostra reliquaque figura, countenance: formae deorum, i. e. the gods, O.: ursi Ac formae magnorum luporum, V.—A fine form, beauty: formae mores consimiles, T.: formae gloria, S.: Di tibi formam dederant, H.: formarum spectator, of beauties, T.: potens, a beauty, Pr.— An outline, plan, design, sketch: cum formam viderim, quale aedificium futurum sit, scire possum.— A model, pattern, stamp: pecuniae, Ta.: Si scalpra et formas non sutor (emat), lasts, H.—Fig., shape, form, nature, manner, kind: totius rei p.: quasi formae dicendi: forma et species tyranni: redacta in formam provinciae, condition, Ta.: scelerum formae, V.—In philos., a sort, kind: Genus et formam definire: eius (generis) duae formae.* * *form, figure, appearance; beauty; mould, pattern -
8 pulchritudo
I.Lit.:II.ut corporis est quaedam apta figura membrorum cum coloris quādam suavitate eaque dicitur pulchritudo,
Cic. Tusc. 4, 13, 31:simulacri,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 33, § 72; cf.corporis,
id. Off. 1, 28, 98:pulchritudinis duo genera sunt, quorum in altero venustas est, in altero dignitas, venustatem muliebrem dicere debemus, dignitatem virilem,
id. ib. 1, 36, 130:pulchritudinis habere verissimum judicium,
id. Inv. 2, 1, 3:equi,
Gell. 3, 9, 8:urbis,
Flor. 2, 6, 34:flammae,
Suet. Ner. 38:operis,
Plin. Ep. 10, 46, 3.—Trop., beauty, excellence:III.oratoris,
Cic. de Or. 3, 19, 71:verborum,
Quint. 3, 7, 12:orationis,
Petr. 2:honestum suā pulchritudine specieque laudabile,
Cic. Fin. 2, 15, 38:splendor pulchritudoque virtutis?
id. Off. 2, 10, 37; cf.:ut Isocratis memorat pulchritudo,
i. e. the charming writer, Amm. 30, 8, 6.—Transf., a beauty, i. e. a beautiful thing; in plur.:pulchritudines,
i. e. beautiful jewels, Plin. 37, 9, 46, § 129. -
9 pulcritudo
I.Lit.:II.ut corporis est quaedam apta figura membrorum cum coloris quādam suavitate eaque dicitur pulchritudo,
Cic. Tusc. 4, 13, 31:simulacri,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 33, § 72; cf.corporis,
id. Off. 1, 28, 98:pulchritudinis duo genera sunt, quorum in altero venustas est, in altero dignitas, venustatem muliebrem dicere debemus, dignitatem virilem,
id. ib. 1, 36, 130:pulchritudinis habere verissimum judicium,
id. Inv. 2, 1, 3:equi,
Gell. 3, 9, 8:urbis,
Flor. 2, 6, 34:flammae,
Suet. Ner. 38:operis,
Plin. Ep. 10, 46, 3.—Trop., beauty, excellence:III.oratoris,
Cic. de Or. 3, 19, 71:verborum,
Quint. 3, 7, 12:orationis,
Petr. 2:honestum suā pulchritudine specieque laudabile,
Cic. Fin. 2, 15, 38:splendor pulchritudoque virtutis?
id. Off. 2, 10, 37; cf.:ut Isocratis memorat pulchritudo,
i. e. the charming writer, Amm. 30, 8, 6.—Transf., a beauty, i. e. a beautiful thing; in plur.:pulchritudines,
i. e. beautiful jewels, Plin. 37, 9, 46, § 129. -
10 candor
candor ōris, m [CAND-], a dazzling whiteness, lustre, clearness, radiance, brightness, brilliancy, splendor: solis: candore notabilis (via lactea), O.: caeli: nivalis, V.: candore nives anteire, V.: candore tunicarum fulgens acies, L.—Fairness, beauty candore mixtus rubor: candor huius et proceritas. — Fig., brilliancy, splendor: fucatus. — Candor, integrity, sincerity, openness, frankness (poet.): si vestrum merui candore favorem, O.: Candore noto reddas iudicium, Ph.* * *whiteness; snow; radiance, bright light; heat, glow; beauty; purity; kindness -
11 decor
decor ōris, m [DEC-], comeliness, elegance, grace, beauty, charm, ornament: Mobilibusque decor naturis dandus, H.: signa decoris, V.: ovibus sua lana decori est, O.: imperii, Ta.: oris, Ta.— An ornament, decoration: iactura decoris, O.* * *I(gen.), decoris ADJbeautiful; pleasing to the sensesIIbeauty/good looks, decent appearance; ornament; grace/elegance/charm; propriety -
12 figūra
figūra ae, f [FIG-], a form, shape, figure: nova oris, T.: corporis nostri: hominis: uri sunt specie et figurā tauri, Cs.: partim figuras Rettulit antiquas, animal forms, O.: muliebris: navium, Cs.: Morte obitā quales fama est volitare figuras, phantoms, V.— Beauty: fallax, O.: confisa figurae, O.—Fig., a quality, kind, form, style, nature, manner: optima dicendi: pereundi mille figurae<*> ways, O.—In rhet., a figure of speech, ornament of style: dicendi: tres figurae (orationis).* * *shape, form, figure, image; beauty; style; figure of speech -
13 pulchritūdō (pulcr-)
pulchritūdō (pulcr-) inis, f [pulcher], beauty: corporis: pulchritudinis verissimum iudicium.—Fig., beauty, excellence, attractiveness: oratoris: virtutis. -
14 speciēs
speciēs —, acc. em, abl. ē, f [SPEC-], a sight, look, view, appearance, aspect, mien: quae sensūs nostros specie primā acerrime commovent: doloris speciem ferre: navium, Cs.: hominum honestissima: ad speciem magnifico ornatu, as to outward appearance: speciem habere honesti, the look of what is right: turba maiorem quam pro numero speciem ferens, Cu.— A spectacle, sight, appearance: ponite ante oculos miseram illam speciem. —Fig., a mental appearance, idea, notion: insidebat in eius mente species eloquentiae: viri boni: Qui species alias veris scelerisque capiet, H.: inanīs species anxio animo figurare, Cu.— A look, show, seeming, appearance, semblance, pretence, cloak, color, pretext: formae, quae reapse nullae sunt, speciem autem offerunt: cuius rei species erat acceptio frumenti, S.: aliquam fraudi speciem iuris imponere, L.: similitudinem quandam gerebant speciemque sapientium: per speciem celebrandarum cantu epularum, L.: haud dubio in speciem consensu fit ad Poenos deditio, as a pretence, L.: ad speciem tabernaculis relictis, Cs.— A resemblance, likeness ; only in the phrase, in speciem, after the manner, in the fashion, like: Inque chori ludunt speciem, O.: In montis speciem curvari, O.— Show, ornament, display, splendor, beauty: species eius (virtutis) et pulchritudo: praebere speciem triumpho, L.: Ducit te species, H.: speciem Saturnia vaccae probat, O.: corporis, Cu.— An appearance in sleep, vision, apparition: repetit quietis Ipsa suae speciem, O.: in quiete utrique consuli eadem dicitur visa species viri, etc., L.— A likeness, image, statue: ex aere vetus, Enn. ap. C.— Reputation, honor: populi R.— A particular sort, kind, quality, species: (opp. genus).* * *sight, appearance, show; splendor, beauty; kind, type -
15 candor
candor, ōris, m. [candeo, as algor from algeo, etc.].I.A dazzling, glossy whiteness, a clear lustre, clearness, radiance, brightness, brilliancy, splendor, glitter, etc. (class.):2.aetherius sol irrigat adsidue caelum candore recenti,
Lucr. 5, 283; 4, 232; cf. id. 2, 322:solis candor illustrior est quam ullius ignis,
Cic. N. D. 2, 15, 40:Lacteus hic nimio fulgons candore notatur,
id. Arat. 249 (493):splendidissimus,
id. Rep. 6, 16, 16; cf.:candore notabilis ipso (via lactea),
Ov. M. 1, 169:caeli,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 28, 68:marmoreus,
Lucr. 2, 765:nivalis,
Verg. A. 3, 538:equi Qui candore nives anteirent,
id. ib. 12, 84:equi candore eximio,
Suet. Aug. 64:niveus,
Ov. M. 3, 423; and so absol. of the snow: solis aestu candor quom liquesceret, Naev. ap. Non. p. 334, 32:simplex lanarum,
Quint. 1, 1, 5:candore tunicarum fulgens acies,
Liv. 10, 39, 12:milites candidā veste et paribus candore armis insignes,
id. 9, 40, 9.—Of resplendent beauty of person, fairness, beauty:B.fusus ille et candore mixtus rubor (in Venere Coa),
Cic. N. D. 1, 27, 75; cf. Ov. M. 3, 491; 10, 594:candor hujus te et proceritas, voltus oculique pepulerunt,
Cic. Cael. 15, 36; Tib. 3, 4, 29; Prop. 1, 20, 45; 2 (3), 25, 41; 3 (4), 24, 8 al.; Plin. 34, 18, 54, § 176:dentium,
id. 22, 25, 65, § 134.—In plur.:hujus corporis,
Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 67:ulnarum nivei marmoreique candores,
Arn. 4, 22; cf. id. 7, 20.—Trop.1.Of discourse.a. b.In opp. to an artificial manner, affectation (cf. candidus, II. B.), simplicity, naturalness:2.T. Livius, in narrando mirae jucunditatis clarissimique candoris,
Quint. 10, 1, 101 Frotsch.; cf. Spald. ad 2, 5, 19.—Of mind or character, candor, purity, integrity, sincerity, openness, frankness ( poet. or in post-Aug. prose):II.Si vestrum merui candore favorem,
Ov. Tr. 5, 3, 53:animi,
id. ib. 3, 6, 7; 2, 467; id. H. 4, 32; id. P. 2, 5, 5; 3, 4, 13; Phaedr. 3, prol. 63:justus sine mendacio,
Vell. 2, 116, 5:tua simplicitas, tua veritas, tuus candor!
Plin. Pan. 84.— -
16 decor
dĕcor, ōris, m. [deceo], what is seemly, becoming; comeliness, elegance, grace, beauty, ornament ( poet. word; in prose perh. not before the Aug. per.; esp. freq. in Quint.; v. decus).I.In gen.:II.Mobilibusque decor naturis dandus et annis,
Hor. A. P. 157; cf.: suus cuique decor est, Quint. 10, 2, 22; cf.also decor quoque a gestu atque a motu venit,
id. 11, 3, 67;and est et in incessu pars non temnenda decoris, etc.,
Ov. A. A. 3, 299:divini signa decoris,
Verg. A. 5, 647:ovibus sua lana decori est,
Ov. M. 13, 849; cf. Prop. 4 (5), 11, 29.—In rhetor. lang.:non decorem compositionis quaerimus, sed facilitatem,
Quint. 9, 4, 145; cf. id. 9, 4, 44:quantum fuerit illis viris decoris in rebus atque personis,
id. 10, 2, 27 et saep.—In architecture:decor est emendatus operis aspectus probatis rebus compositi cum auctoritate, etc.,
Vitr. 1, 2.—In plur.:varii scenai,
Lucr. 4, 984.—In partic., of personal comeliness, charms, beauty (cf.: decens, no. 2):fugit retro Levis Juventa et Decor,
Hor. Od. 2, 11, 6; Tib. 4, 2, 8; Ov. M. 1, 488; Curt. 8, 4, 23; Tac. H. 2, 1 al.; cf. Vulg. Isa. 33, 17; id. Thren. 1, 6.► dĕcor, adj., v. decoris. -
17 facies
făcĭes, ēi (old form facies, rarely facii, Gell. 8, 14, 1:I. A.facie,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 4, 36; dat. facie, facii, Gell. l. l.; plur. very rare; nom. and acc. facies, Vulg. Thren. 5, 12; id. Jer. 42, 12; dat. faciebus, Hier. Eph. 3, 5), f. [root fa- of fari, strengthened fac-; cf. fax, facetus].In gen. (= universa corporis forma; cf.: figura, species): Quidam faciem esse hominis putant os tantum et oculos et genas, quod Graeci prosôpon dicunt: quando facies sit forma omnis et modus et factura quaedam corporis totius, etc., Gell. 13, 29: Sardinia in Africo mari facie vestigii humani, Sall. H. ap. Gell. l. l.; Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 151 sq.; cf. Non. 52, 27 sq.:2.non est formosa, cujus crus laudatur aut brachium, sed illa, cujus universa facies admirationem singulis partibus abstulit,
Sen. Ep. 33; cf. Lucr. 5, 1169 sq.; Hor. S. 1, 2, 87.—Of things: Dae. Dicito, quid insit, et qua facie, memorato onmia... Pa. Sunt crepundia. Dae. Qua facie sunt? Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 105 and 111:3.curvata in montis faciem circumstetit unda,
Verg. G. 4, 361:haec facies Trojae, cum caperetur, erat,
Ov. Tr. 1, 3, 26; cf.urbium,
Plin. Ep. 2, 17 fin.:antequam Vesuvius faciem loci verteret,
Tac. A. 4, 67:arboris,
Plin. 12, 14, 31, § 55:vehiculi,
Gell. 15, 30, 3:alia illi caeli,
Plin. 6, 17, 21, § 58:ossa contusa in faciem pulveris,
Gell. 10, 18, 3:longa quibus facies ovis erit,
Hor. S. 2, 4, 12 et saep. —Prov.: verte omnes tete in facies, i. e. resort to every expedient (an expression borrowed from, and alluding to, the changes of Proteus), Verg. A. 12, 891.—B.In partic., face, visage, countenance (most freq. in class. Lat.;II.syn.: os, vultus, frons, lineamenta): facies homini tantum: ceteris os aut rostra,
Plin. 11, 37, 51, § 138:in facie vultuque nostro cum sint decem aut paulo plura membra, etc.,
id. 7, 1, 1, § 8:non quaeruntur ea, quae nobis non possumus fingere, facies, vultus, sonus,
Cic. de Or. 1, 28, 127:prorsus in facie vultuque vecordia inerat,
Sall. C. 15, 5:qua facie, qua statura,
Cic. Phil. 2, 16, 41: uretur facies;urentur sole capilli,
Tib. 1, 9, 15: cf. id. 1, 5, 43:sumit utrumque Inde habitum facies,
Juv. 9, 20:peregrina,
Plaut. Ps. 4, 2, 9; cf.:affers faciem novam,
Cic. Fl. 29, 70:liberali (homo),
Ter. Eun. 3, 2, 20:egregiā (virgo),
of rare beauty, id. Phorm. 1, 2, 50:hispida,
Hor. C. 4, 10, 5:cicatricosa,
Quint. 4, 1, 61:adversa,
id. 2, 13, 9:curvo nec faciem litore demovet,
Hor. C. 4, 5, 14:de facie quidem nosti,
Cic. Pis. 32, 81:recta facie loqui,
i. e. boldly, Juv. 6, 401 et saep.— Poet.:cura dabit faciem, facies neglecta peribit,
a beautiful face, beauty, Ov. A. A. 3, 105.— Prov.: perfricare faciem, to lay aside shame, Plin. H. N. praef. § 4; cf. Quint. 11, 3, 160.Trop., external form, look, condition, appearance (class.):2.set qua faciest tuus sodalis,
Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 113; id. Rud. 2, 7, 7:fateantur, in Maeandrii persona esse expressam faciem civitatis,
Cic. Fl. 22, 13; cf.:(C. Popilius) senatus faciem secum attulerat auctoritatemque Populi Romani,
id. Phil. 8, 8, 23:una senum facies, cum voce trementia membra, etc.,
Juv. 10, 198:quibus rebus immutata facies urbis erat,
Sall. C. 31, 1:loci,
Tac. A. 4, 67:formam quidem ipsam et tamquam faciem honesti vides,
Cic. Off. 1, 5, 14; Quint. 3, 6, 88; 4, 1, 42 Spald.:quarum (causarum) varia ac nova semper est facies,
id. 2, 4, 28:plures eloquentiae facies,
id. 12, 10, 69:(inventiunculae) facie ingenii blandiuntur,
id. 8, 5, 22:nec ulla facies mali erat,
Curt. 3, 11, 22:ad istam faciem est morbus qui me macerat,
has that form, is of such a nature, Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 73.—In partic., in Tac. for the class. species, external appearance, as opposed to reality, a pretence, pretext; publici consilii facie (= specie), Tac. H. 2, 54; id. A. 13, 28; Amm. 20, 5.—B.Transf., poet. and in post-Aug. prose, for the class. aspectus, look, sight, aspect: quae scelerum [p. 715] facies? Verg. A. 6, 560:subita,
Sil. 7, 367:decora,
Plin. Pan. 56, 5:memoranda,
id. ib. 35, 1:foeda,
id. ib. 82, 8:vineae unam faciem contexunt,
id. Ep. 5, 6, 9:exceptio, quae prima facie justa videatur,
at first sight, Gai. Inst. 4, 1:prima facie,
Dig. 16, 1, 13; Sen. Ep. 87, 1; id. Contr. 5, 10, 15. -
18 ad-iuvō
ad-iuvō iūvī (adiuerō, old for adiūverō), iūtus, āre, to help, assist, aid, support, further, sustain: fortīs fortuna adiuvat, T.: maerorem orationis meae lacrimis suis: suā sponte eos, N.: pennis adiutus amoris, O.: in his causis: alqm ad percipiendam virtutem: si quid te adiuero, poet ap. C.: ut alqd consequamur, adiuvisti: multum eorum opinionem adiuvabat, quod, etc., Cs.—With ellips. of obj, to be of assistance, help: ad verum probandum: non multum, Cs.: quam ad rem humilitas adiuvat, is convenient, Cs.—Supin. acc.: Nectanebin adiutum profectus, N.—P. pass.: adiutus a Demosthene, N.—Fig.: clamore militem, cheer, L.: adiuvat hoc quoque, this too is useful, H.: curā adiuvat illam (formam), sets off his beauty, O. -
19 alūta
alūta ae, f a soft leather prepared with alum: alutae tenuiter confectae, Cs.—Meton., a shoe latchet: nivea, O.: nigra, Iu. — A purse, pouch: tumidā superbus alutā, Iu.—A patch on the face, O.* * *piece/kind of soft leather (prepared with alum); purse/pouch; shoe; beauty patch -
20 color
color (old colōs, S., L.), ōris, m [2 CAL-], color, hue, tint: nivis, O.: caeruleus, Cs.: Tyrios mirare, H.: flores mille colorum, O.: color in pomo est ater, O.: varios mentiri colores, V.: scuta lectissimis coloribus distinguunt, Ta.: colorem ducere, to acquire color, V.: Ducere purpureum colorem, O. — The natural color, complexion, tint, hue: qui color, vestitus? T.: formae dignitas coloris bonitate tuenda est: verus, T.: fucatus, H.: egregius: Num eius color pudoris signum indicat, T.: mutem colores? change color, H.: eius crebra coloris mutatio: In voltu color est sine sanguine, O.—Complexion, fine tint, beauty: nimium ne crede colori, V.: quo fugit Venus, heu, quove color? H. —Fig., external form, state, condition, position, outward show, appearance: civitatis: Omnis Aristippum decuit color, i. e. accommodated himself to every condition, H.: cornicula Furtivis nudata coloribus, stolen pomp, H.: caeli, aspect, Iu.—Of diction, character, fashion, cast, coloring, style: ornatur oratio quasi colore quodam: tragicus, H.: operum colores, H.: claris coloribus picta poësis. —Splendor, lustre, brilliancy: nullus argento color est Abdito, H.: amissos colores referre, H.— A pretext, plausibility: causae, Iu.* * *color; pigment; shade/tinge; complexion; outward appearance/show; excuse/pretext
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