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1 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 -
2 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.— -
3 aciēs
aciēs ēī (old form ē; acc. aciem, disyl. V.; plur. only nom. and acc.), f [2 AC-], a sharp edge, point, cutting part: securium: falcis, V.—Fig.: horum auctoritatis, the edge, i. e. efficiency. — Meton., of sight, sharpness of vision, keen look: aciem oculorum ferre, Cs.: fugere aciem: cum stupet acies fulgoribus, the sight, H. — Brilliancy, brightness: neque tum stellis acies obtunsa videtur, V. — Concr., the pupil of the eye: acies ipsa, quā cernimus.—Poet., the eye: huc geminas nunc flecte acies, V.: huc atque huc acies circumtulit, V.—In war, the front of an army, line of battle, battle-array: triplex, i. e. the legion in three ranks, Cs.: duplex, Cs.: mediā acie, Cs.: exercitūs nostri: aciem instruere, Cs.: extra aciem procurrere, Cs.: neque in acie, sed alio more bellum gerendum, S. — Of a line of ships: productā longius acie (navium), Cs.—The battle-array, an army in order of battle: hostium acies cernebatur, Cs.: unius corporis duae acies dimicantes, two divisions of an army: prima, the van, L.: tertia, Cs.: novissima the rear, L. — Of cavalry: equitum acies, L. — Poet.: Volcania, a line of fire, V.—A battle, engagement: in acie Pharsalicā: in acie vincere, Cs. —Fig., of mind, acuteness, sharpness, force, power: mentis: animi.—A verbal contest, disputation, discussion, debate: in aciem prodire.* * *sharpness, sharp edge, point; battle line/array; sight, glance; pupil of eye -
4 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 -
5 īgnis or (once in H.) īgnīs
īgnis or (once in H.) īgnīs is （abl. īgnī; rarely īgne), m [1 AG-], fire: ignem ex lignis fieri iussit: ignīs restinguere: templis ignīs inferre: subditis ignibus aquae fervescunt: casurae inimicis ignibus arces, V.: ignīs fieri prohibuit, Cs.: ignem operibus inferre, Cs.: urbi ferro ignique minitari: gravis, a conflagration, Ta.: ignibus significatione factā, signal-fires, Cs.: ut fumo atque ignibus significatur, watch-fires, Cs.: quorundam igni et equus adicitur, the funeral pyre, Ta.: fulsere ignes, lightnings, V.: missos Iuppiter ignīs Excusat, thunderbolt, O.: inter ignīs Luna minores, i. e. stars, H.: clarior ignis Auditur, the crackling of fire, V.: Eumenidum, torches, Iu.: emendus, i. e. fuel, Iu.: sacer, St. Anthony's fire, erysipelas, V.: aqua et ignis, i. e. the necessaries of life.—Fire, brightness, splendor, brilliancy, lustre, glow, redness: curvatos imitatus ignīs lunae, H.: nox caret igne suo, starlight, O.: positi sub ignibus Indi, the sun, O.— Fig., fire, glow, rage, fury, love, passion: exarsere ignes animo, V.: huic ordini ignem novum subici: caeco carpitur igni, secret love, V.: tectus magis aestuat ignis, O.: socii ignes, i. e. nuptials, O.— A beloved object, flame: Accede ad ignem hunc, T.: meus, V.: pulchrior, H.—An agent of destruction, fire, flame: ne parvus hic ignis incendium ingens exsuscitet (i. e. Hannibal), L. -
6 anthus
anthus, i, m., = anthos (cf. to anthos = blossom, brilliancy), a small bird, prob. the yellow wagtail: Motacilla flava, Linn.; Plin. 10, 42, 57, § 116; 10, 74, 95, § 1206. -
7 ardor
I.Lit.:II.solis ardor,
Lucr. 2, 212:exortus est sol cum ardore,
Vulg. Jac. 1, 11:ignium,
Lucr. 5, 587:ignis,
Vulg. 2 Pet. 3, 12:flammarum,
Lucr. 5, 1093:flammaï,
id. 5, 1099 al.:visas ab occidente faces ardoremque caeli,
Cic. Cat. 3, 8:ardor caelestis, qui aether vel caelum nominatur,
id. N. D. 2, 15, 41:ardore deflagrare,
id. Ac. 2, 37, 119:ardores corporum in morbis,
Plin. 14, 16, 18, § 99:Visitabo vos in egestate et ardore,
with burning fever, Vulg. Lev. 26, 16 al. —Trop.A.Of the flashing fire of the eyes, brightness, brilliancy:B.fervescit et ex oculis micat acribus ardor,
and fire gleams forth from the keen eyes, Lucr. 3, 289:ille imperatorius ardor oculorum,
Cic. Balb. 21, and id. N. D. 2, 42, 107.—Of the external appearance in gen.:in te ardor voltuum atque motuum,
Cic. Div. 1, 37, 80:oris,
animation, Vell. 2, 35.—Of the passions or feelings, heat, ardor, glow, impatience, eagerness, ardent desire:Sive voluptas est sive est contrarius ardor, i. e. dolor,
some tormenting pain, Lucr. 3, 251:cupiditatum ardore restincto,
Cic. Fin. 1, 13, 43:ardor mentis ad gloriam,
id. Cael. 31:quem ardorem studii censetis fuisse in Archimede, qui etc.,
id. Fin. 5, 19, 50:ardor animi non semper adest, isque cum consedit,
id. Brut. 24, 93:vultus ardore animi micans,
Liv. 6, 13:ardorem compescere,
Tac. Agr. 8; Liv. 8, 16. — Transf. from the combatants to the weapons:tantus fuit ardor armorum,
Liv. 22, 5:Ardorem cupiens dissimulare meum,
glowing love, Tib. 4, 12, 6; so Ov. M. 7, 76.— With obj. gen.:at te ejusdem virginis ardor Perdiderat,
Ov. M. 9, 101; 9, 140; Hor. Epod. 11, 27 al.—And meton., the object of ardent affection, love, flame:tu primus et ultimus illi Ardor eris,
Ov. M. 14, 683. -
8 color
cŏlor (old form cŏlos, like arbos, clamos, honos, etc., Plaut. Mil. 4, 4, 43; Lucr. 6, 208; 6, 1073; Sall. C. 15, 5, acc. to Prob. II. pp. 1456 and 1467 P.; Plin. 13, 15, 30, § 98; 35, 11, 42, § 150), ōris, m. [root cal-, to cover; cf.: caligo, occulere, calyx], color, hue, tint.I.Lit.A.In gen.:2.varii rerum,
Lucr. 2, 786:nequeunt sine luce Esse,
id. 2, 795:aureus ignis,
id. 6, 205:albus,
id. 2, 823; cf.:color albus praecipue decorus deo est,
Cic. Leg. 2, 18, 45:purpureus conchyli,
Lucr. 6, 1073:Tyrios mirare,
Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 18; Ov. M. 4, 165; 10, 261; cf. id. ib. 6, 65; Verg. G. 1, 452:colorem accipere,
Plin. 11, 38, 91, § 225:bibere,
id. 8, 48, 73, § 193:inducere picturae,
id. 35, 10, 36, § 102:color caerulo albidior, viridior et pressior,
Plin. Ep. 8, 20, 4:amethystinus,
Suet. Ner. 32:color in pomo est, ubi permaturuit, ater,
Ov. M. 4, 165; Plin. 30, 2, 6, § 16:bonus,
Varr. R. R. 3, 7, 10:melior,
Plin. 7, 6, 5, § 41: colores, oculos qui pascere possunt, [p. 371] Lucr. 2, 419:rebus nox abstulit atra colorem,
Verg. A. 6, 272:quam cito purpureos deperdit terra colores,
Tib. 1, 4, 30:nec varios discet mentiri lana colores,
Verg. E. 4, 42:Iris, Mille trahens varios adverso sole colores,
id. A. 4, 701.— Poet.:ducere, of grapes, etc.,
to acquire color, become colored, Verg. E. 9, 49; Ov. M. 3, 485; cf. Sen. Ep. 71, 30.—Meton.a.Coloring stuff, dyestuff:b.regionis naturā minii et chrysocollae et aliorum colorum ferax,
Flor. 4, 12, 60; Plin. 35, 6, 12, § 30 sq.—Flowers of varied colors:B.aspice quo submittat humus formosa colores,
Prop. 1, 2, 9; Val. Fl. 6, 492.—Specif., the natural color of men, the complexion, tint, hue:* b.qui color, nitor, vestitus,
Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 11:formae autem dignitas coloris bonitate tuenda est, color exercitationibus corporis,
Cic. Off. 1, 36, 130:venusti oculi, color suavis,
id. Tusc. 5, 16, 46:verus (opp. to paint),
Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 27 Don.; cf. Ov. A. A. 3, 164;and fucatus,
Hor. Epod. 12, 10:senex colore mustellino,
Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 22:niveus,
Hor. C. 2, 4, 3:albus,
fair, Ov. M. 2, 541:egregius,
Cic. Fin. 2, 20, 64:verecundus,
Hor. Epod. 17, 21; cf.:vide Num ejus color pudoris signum indicat,
Ter. And. 5, 3, 7: colorem mutare, to change or lose color (on account of any excitement of the passions, from shame, fear, pain, etc.), to blush, etc., Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 38; cf. Cic. Clu. 19, 54:color excidit,
Ov. M. 2, 602:perdere,
id. ib. 3, 99:adeo perturbavit ea vox regem, ut non color, non voltus ei constaret,
Liv. 39, 34, 7.—Prov.:2.homo nullius coloris,
an unknown man, Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 99 (like the phrase: albus an ater sit; v. albus).—Sometimes for beautiful complexion, fine tint, beauty:II.o formose puer, nimium ne crede colori,
Verg. E. 2, 17:quo fugit Venus, heu, quove color?
Hor. C. 4, 13, 17; Ov. H. 3, 141.—Trop.A.In gen., color, i.e. external form, state, condition, position, outward show, appearance (predominant in rhet.; v. 2.; elsewh. rare, and mostly poet.):2. a.amisimus omnem non modo sucum ac sanguinem, sed etiam colorem et speciem pristinam civitatis,
Cic. Att. 4, 16, 10:vitae,
Hor. S. 2, 1, 60; cf.: omnis Aristippum decuit color et status et res, every color became him, i. e. he accommodated himself to every condition, id. Ep. 1, 17, 23: novimus quosdam, qui multis apud philosophum annis persederint, et ne colorem quidem duxerint, have not acquired even the outward appearance, i.e. have imbibed or learned nothing, Sen. Ep. 108, 5; cf. Quint. 10, 1, 59: omnia eundem ducunt colorem;nec Persis Macedonum mores adumbrare nec Macedonibus Persas imitari indecorum,
Curt. 10, 3, 14 Vogel ad loc. —In gen. (rare):b.hos maxime laudat.. egregium hoc quoque, sed secundae sortis ingenium... hic tertius color est,
Sen. Ep. 52, 4:tertium illud genus... sed ne hic quidem contemnendus est color tertius,
id. ib. 75, 15; cf.:in omni vitae colore,
Stat. S. 2 prooem. init. —Esp., of diction, character, fashion, cast, coloring, style:B.ornatur igitur oratio genere primum et quasi colore quodam et suco suo,
Cic. de Or 3, 25, 95; cf. id. ib. 3, 52, 199:non unus color prooemii, narrationis, argumentorum, etc.,
Quint. 12, 10, 71:qui est, inquit, iste tandem urbanitatis color?
Cic. Brut. 46, 171:color dicendi maculis conspergitur,
Quint. 8, 5, 28; cf.:color totus orationis,
id. 6, 3, 110:simplicis atque inaffectati gratia,
id. 9, 4, 17:tragicus,
Hor. A. P. 236:operum colores,
id. ib. 86.—Pregn. (cf. supra, 1. B. 2.), a beautiful, brilliant quality or nature, splendor, lustre, brilliancy (freq. only in rhet. lang.):2.nullus argento color est avaris Abdito terris,
Hor. C. 2, 2, 1.—Of diction.a.A high, lively coloring, embellishment:b.intelleges nihil illius (Catonis) lineamentis nisi eorum pigmentorum quae inventa nondum erant, florem et colorem defuisse,
Cic. Brut. 87, 298; id. de Or. 3, 25, 100; id. Q. Fr. 2, 13 (15 a), 2.—In a bad sense, t. t., an artful concealment of a fault, a pretext, palliation, excuse, Quint. 4, 2, 88 Spald.; 6, 5, 5; 10, 1, 116; 11, 1, 81; 12, 1, 33; cf. Sen. Contr. 3, 21; 3, 25:res illo colore defenditur apud judicem, ut videatur ille non sanae mentis fuisse, etc.,
Dig. 5, 2, 5: sub colore adipiscendae possessionis, Cod. Th. 3, 6, 3; Juv. 6, 280. -
9 ignis
ignis, is (abl. usu. igni; poet. and postAug. igne; so Plin. ap. Charis. p. 98 P.; Charis. p. 33 P.; Prisc. p. 766 P.; and always in Mart., e. g. 1, 21, 5; 4, 57, 6; cf. Neue, Formenl. 1, 223 sq.;I.scanned ignis,
Verg. E. 3, 66; id. G. 3, 566; Ov. H. 16, 230; Lucr. 1, 663; 853;but ignīs,
Hor. C. 1, 15, 36), m. [Sanscr. agnis, fire; Lith. ugn-is; Slav. ogný; Gr. aiglê, aglaos], fire (com mon in sing. and plur.; cf. flamma, incendium).Lit.:2.lapidum conflictu atque tritu elici ignem videmus,
Cic. N. D. 2, 9, 25:admoto igni ignem concipere,
id. de Or. 2, 45, 190:pati ab igne ignem capere, si qui velit,
id. Off. 1, 16, 52; cf.:datur ignis, tametsi ab inimico petas,
Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 53:ignis periculum,
id. Leg. 2, 23, 58; plur. = sing.:subditis ignibus aquae fervescunt,
id. N. D. 2, 10, 27:cum omnes naturae numini divino, caelum, ignes, terrae, maria parerent,
id. ib. 1, 9, 22:hisce animus datus est ex illis sempiternis ignibus, quae sidera et stellas vocatis,
id. Rep. 6, 15:ut fumo atque ignibus significabatur,
Caes. B. G. 2, 7 fin.:quod pluribus simul locis ignes coörti essent,
Liv. 26, 27, 5:ignibus armata multitudo, facibusque ardentibus collucens,
id. 4, 33, 2:ignes fieri prohibuit,
Caes. B. C. 3, 30, 5:ignem accendere,
Verg. A. 5, 4:ignem circum subicere,
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 27, § 69:ignem operibus inferre,
Caes. B. C. 2, 14, 1:ignem comprehendere,
id. B. G. 5, 43, 2:igni cremari,
id. ib. 1, 4, 1:urbi ferro ignique minitari,
Cic. Phil. 11, 14 fin.:ignis in aquam conjectus,
id. Rosc. Com. 6, 17 et saep.:quodsi incuria insulariorum ignis evaserit (opp. incendium inferre),
Paul. Sent. 5, 3, 6.— Poet.:fulsere ignes et conscius aether,
lightnings, Verg. A. 4, 167; cf.: Diespiter Igni corusco nubila [p. 881] dividens, Hor. C. 1, 34, 6:caelum abscondere tenebrae nube una subitusque antennas impulit ignis,
Juv. 12, 19; 13, 226:micat inter omnes Julium sidus, velut inter ignes luna minores,
i. e. stars, id. ib. 1, 12, 47:et jam per moenia clarior ignis Auditur,
the crackling of fire, Verg. A. 2, 705:Eumenidum ignis,
torches, Juv. 14, 285.—In partic.a.Sacer ignis, a disease, St. Anthony's fire, erysipelas, Cels. 5, 28, 4; Verg. G. 3, 566; Col. 7, 5, 16.—b.Aqua et ignis, to signify the most important necessaries of life; v. aqua.—B.Transf., brightness, splendor, brilliancy, lustre, glow, redness (mostly poet.):2. II.fronte curvatos imitatus ignes lunae,
Hor. C. 4, 2, 57; cf.:jam clarus occultum Andromedae pater Ostendit ignem,
id. ib. 3, 29, 17; so of the brightness of the stars, Ov. M. 4, 81; 11, 452; 15, 665;of the sun,
id. ib. 1, 778; 4, 194; 7, 193;of Aurora,
id. ib. 4, 629:arcano florentes igne smaragdi,
Stat. Th. 2, 276; cf. Mart. 14, 109; and:acies stupet igne metalli,
Claud. VI. Cons. Hon. 51:cum ignis oculorum cum eo igne qui est ob os offusus,
redness, blush, Cic. Univ. 14; Stat. Ach. 1, 516.—Trop.A.(Mostly poet.) The fire or glow of passion, in a good or bad sense; of anger, rage, fury:2.exarsere ignes animo,
Verg. A. 2, 575:saevos irarum concipit ignes,
Val. Fl. 1, 748; most freq. of the flame of love, love:cum odium non restingueritis, huic ordini ignem novum subici non sivistis,
Cic. Rab. Post. 6, 13:laurigerosque ignes, si quando avidissimus hauri,
raving, inspiration, Stat. Ach. 1, 509:quae simul aethereos animo conceperat ignes, ore dabat pleno carmina vera dei,
Ov. F. 1, 473:(Dido) caeco carpitur igni,
the secret fire of love, Verg. A. 4, 2; so in sing., Ov. M. 3, 490; 4, 64; 195; 675 et saep.; in plur., Hor. C. 1, 13, 8; 1, 27, 16; 3, 7, 11; Ov. M. 2, 410; 6, 492 et saep.; cf.:socii ignes,
i. e. nuptials, Ov. M. 9, 796.—Transf., like amores, a beloved object, a flame (only poet.):B.at mihi sese offert ultro meus ignis, Amyntas,
Verg. E. 3, 66; Hor. Epod. 14, 13.—Figuratively of that which brings destruction, fire, flame:quem ille obrutum ignem (i. e. bellum) reliquerit,
Liv. 10, 24, 13:ne parvus hic ignis (i. e. Hannibal) incendium ingens exsuscitet,
id. 21, 3, 6; cf.:et Syphacem et Carthaginienses, nisi orientem illum ignem oppressissent, ingenti mox incendio arsuros,
i. e. Masinissa, id. 29, 31, 3. -
10 lignyizon
lignyizōn, m. (lignus), an Indian carbuncle of faint brilliancy and a brownish color, Plin. 37, 7, 25, § 94. -
11 luculentia
lūcŭlentĭa, ae, f. [luculentus], brilliancy, beauty (post-class.):verborum luculentiae,
Arn. 3, 103 (p. 111 Orell.).— Sing.:scriptorum,
Oros. 5, 15. -
12 mico
mĭco, ŭi ( pf. subj. micaverit, Sol. 53), 1, v. n. [Sanscr. mish-, to wink], to move quickly to and fro, to have a vibrating or tremulous motion, to quiver, shake, tremble, e. g. of the pulse; to beat, palpitate; to spring forth, of fountains; of the tremulous rays of the stars, to twinkle, sparkle, glitter, gleam, flash (class.).I.In gen.:II.venae et arteriae micare non desinunt,
Cic. N. D. 2, 9, 24:linguis micat ore trisulcis,
Verg. G. 3, 439:gladii,
Liv. 6, 12, 9:corque timore micat,
beats, palpitates, Ov. F. 3, 36:nec audissem corde micante tubam,
for the beating, Prop. 1, 10, 12:metu micuere sinus,
Ov. H. 1, 45:et modo cervicem, modo crura micantia captat,
id. M. 9, 37:noctuarum genus, quibus pluma aurium modo micat,
Plin. 29, 6, 38, § 117: semianimesque micant (culi (of a head cut off), twitch, Enn. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 10, 396 (Ann. v. 463 Vahl.):digiti (of a hand cut off),
Verg. A. 10, 396:auribus (of a horse),
id. G. 3, 84:micuere fontes,
spring forth, Luc. 4, 300:citatus vulnere angusto micat (cruor),
Sen. Oedip. 345:fulmina etiam sic undique micabant, ut peti viderentur corpora,
flashed in every direction, Liv. 40, 58, 5:inter horrendos fragores micare ignes,
id. 21, 58, 5:tum micent gladii,
id. 6, 12, 9:eo ferocior inlatus hostis urgere scutis, micare gladiis,
id. 4, 37, 10.—In partic.A.To raise suddenly some of the fingers and let another instantly guess their number, which was practised both as a game of chance (called in Italy mora) and as a mode of deciding doubtful matters:B.micare est sortiri digitis,
Non. 347, 27: micandum erit cum Graeco, utrum... an, Varr. ap. Non. 347, 30:quid enim sors est? item propemodum, quod micare, quod talos jacere,
Cic. Div. 2, 41, 85:quasi sorte, aut micando,
id. Off. 3, 23, 90:patrem et filium pro vita rogantes sortiri vel micare jussisse,
Suet. Aug. 13.—Prov.:dignus est, quicum in tenebris mices, said of a thoroughly honest man, since it would be easy to cheat in the dark,
Cic. Off. 3, 19, 77:cum quo audacter posses in tenebris micare,
Petr. 44.—Also in contracts: RATIO DOCVIT, CONSVETVDINE MICANDI SVMMOTA, SVB EXAGIO POTIVS PECORA VENDERE, QVAM DIGITIS CONCLVDENTIBVS TRADERE, Edict. in Inscr. Orell. 3166.—Poet. of the brilliancy of the stars, of the eyes, etc., to flash, gleam, beam, shine, be bright:micat inter omnes Julium sidus,
Hor. C. 1, 12, 46:micat ignibus aether,
Verg. A. 1, 90. oculis micat ignis, fire flashes from his eyes, id. ib. 12, 102:ex oculis micat acrius ardor,
Lucr. 3, 289:micant ardorem orbes luminis,
Verg. Cul. 220:genitor circum caput omne micantes Deposuit radios,
Ov. M. 2, 40:celeri micuerunt nubila flamma,
id. Tr. 1, 2, 45.—Hence, mĭcans, antis, P. a., twinkling, sparkling, glittering, gleaming, flashing, glowing:stella micans radiis Arcturus, Cic. Div. Poët. 2, 42, 110: micantes stellae,
Ov. M. 7, 100; Vulg. Job, 38, 31:oculos circumtulit igne micantes,
Ov. M. 15, 674:vultus,
Liv. 6, 13.— Comp.:radius sole micantior,
Prud. Cath. 5, 44. -
13 nitor
1.nītor, nīsus and nixus ( inf. nitier, Lucr. 1, 1059; old form of the part. perf.: gnitus et gnixus a genibus prisci dixerunt, Paul. ex Fest. p. 96 Müll.), 3, v. dep. n. [from gnitor; root gnic- or gnig-; cf.: nico, conivere], to bear or rest upon something.I.Lit.(α).With abl.: ambae te obsecramus genibus nixae, we implore thee upon our knees, i. e. kneeling, Plaut. Rud. 3, 3, 33:(β).stirpibus suis niti,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 13, 37:herbescens viriditas, quae nixa fibris stirpium sensim adulescit,
id. Sen. 15, 51:hastili nixus,
id. Rab. Perd. 7, 21:mulierculā nixus,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 33, § 86:juvenis, qui nititur hastā,
Verg. A. 6, 760:paribus nitens Cyllenius alis Constitit,
id. ib. 4, 252:nixus baculo,
Ov. P. 1, 8, 52.—With in and acc.:(γ).nixus in hastam,
Verg. A. 12, 398.—With de:(δ).de quā pariens arbore nixa dea est,
Ov. H. 21, 100.—With gen. of place:(ε).humi nitens,
Verg. A. 2, 380.—Absol.: Sisiphu' versat Saxum sudans nitendo, Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 5, 10:B.niti modo ac statim concidere,
to strive to rise, Sall. J. 101, 11.—Transf.1.To make one's way with an effort, to press forward, advance; and, with respect to the goal, to mount, climb, fly, etc. (mostly poet.):2.quaedam serpentes ortae extra aquam simul ac primum niti possunt, aquam persequuntur,
Cic. N. D. 2, 48, 124:nituntur gradibus,
Verg. A. 2, 442:in altas rupes,
Luc. 4, 37:ad sidera,
Verg. G. 2, 427:in aëra,
Ov. P. 2, 7, 27:in adversum,
id. M. 2, 72:sursum nitier,
Lucr. 1, 1059.—Of violent bodily motion:niti corporibus et ea huc illuc, quasi vitabundi aut jacientes tela agitare,
to struggle, Sall. J. 60, 4.—To strain in giving birth, to bring forth, Plin. 9, 35, 54, § 107 (al. eniti):3.nitor,
I am in labor, Ov. M. 9, 302; Pseud.-Ov. Her. 21, 100.—To strain for a stool, Suet. Vesp. 20.—II.Trop.A.To strive, to exert one's self, make an effort, labor, endeavor:2.moderatio modo virium adsit et tantum, quantum potest, quisque nitatur,
Cic. Sen. 10, 33; Nep. Att. 15, 2:nisurus contra regem,
Caes. B. C. 2, 37; Sall. C. 38, 2:pro aliquo,
Liv. 35, 10; cf.:pro libertate summā ope niti,
Sall. J. 31, 17:nitebantur, ne gravius in eum consuleretur,
Sall. J. 13, 8; cf.:unus Miltiades maxime nitebatur, ut, etc.,
Nep. Milt. 4, 2. — Inf.:summā vi Cirtam irrumpere nititur,
Sall. J. 25, 9:patriam recuperare niti,
Nep. Pelop. 2:ingenio nitor non periisse meo,
Ov. P. 3, 5, 34; id. M. 8, 694.— Absol., of soldiers hard pressed in battle:tamen virtute et patientia nitebantur atque omnia vulnera sustinebant,
Caes. B. C. 1, 45.—To strive after a thing:3.ad immortalitatem gloriae niti,
Cic. Sen. 23, 82:ad summa, Quint. prooem. § 20: in vetitum,
Ov. Am. 3, 4, 17.—To try to prove, contend in argument, argue, with acc. and inf.:B.nitamur igitur nihil posse percipi,
Cic. Ac. 2, 21, 68.—To rest, rely, depend upon a thing.(α).With in and abl.:(β).nixus in nomine inani,
Lucr. 5, 909:conjectura in quā nititur divinatio,
Cic. Div. 2, 26, 55:ea, in quibus causa nititur,
id. Cael. 10, 25:cujus in vitā nitebatur salus civitatis,
id. Mil. 7, 19.—With abl.:(γ).spe niti,
Cic. Att. 3, 9, 2:consilio atque auctoritate alicujus,
id. Off. 1, 34, 122; id. Fam. 1, 5, a, 2:si quis hoc uno nititur quod sit ignobilis,
id. Clu. 40, 112.—With ubi:2.quo confugies? ubi nitere?
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 64, § 155.—Hence, P. a., as subst., Nixus, i, m., only plur., Nixi, ōrum, m., three guardian deities of women in labor, the statues of whom, representing them in a kneeling posture, stood on the Capitol before the chapel of Minerva, Paul. ex Fest. p. 174 Müll.:magno Lucinam Nixosque patres clamore vocabam,
Ov. M. 9, 294.nĭtor, ōris, m. [niteo], brightness, splendor, lustre, sheen.I.Lit.:B.nitor exoriens aurorae,
Lucr. 4, 538:diurnus,
the daylight, Ov. H. 18, 78:herbarum viridis,
Lucr. 5, 783:argenti et auri,
Ov. P. 3, 4, 23:eboris,
Plin. 7, 15, 13, § 64:materiae,
of the wood, id. 16, 40, 79, § 215:speculi,
id. 11, 37, 64, § 170:gladii,
id. 2, 25, 22, § 89:nigerrimus gemmae,
id. 37, 10, 69, § 184:nitorem cutis facit sal,
id. 31, 7, 41, § 84.— Plur.:nitores splendoresque auri,
Gell. 2, 6, 4.—Transf.1.Sleekness, plumpness, good looks, beauty:2.nitor corporis,
Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 10:urit me Glycerae nitor,
Hor. C. 1, 19, 5:Liparei nitor Hebri,
id. ib. 3, 12, 6:nullus totā nitor in cute,
Juv. 9, 13.—Neatness, elegance, brilliancy of external appearance:3.si quem... aliquid offendit, si purpurae genus, si amicorum catervae, si splendor, si nitor,
Cic. Cael. 31, 77:habitus,
Juv. 3, 180:oppidum praecipui nitoris,
Plin. 4, 12, 26, § 85.—In gen., color, Lucr. 2, 819:II.ludis et externo tincta nitore caput,
Prop. 2, 14, 26 (3, 11, 2).—Trop., of speech, splendor, elegance, grace of style. —With gen.:B.adhibendus erit in eis explicandis quidam orationis nitor,
Cic. Or. 32, 115:domesticus eloquii,
Ov. P. 2, 2, 51:nitor et cultus descriptionum,
Tac. Or. 20:translationum,
Quint. 12, 10, 36.— Absol.:sublimitas et magnificentia et nitor,
Quint. 8, 3, 3:eruditione ac nitore praestare,
id. 10, 1, 98:scripsit non sine cultu ac nitore,
id. 10, 1, 124.—Of character, dignity, excellence:generis,
Ov. P. 2, 9, 17; splendid liberality, Stat. S. 3, 3, 149. -
14 Nixi
1.nītor, nīsus and nixus ( inf. nitier, Lucr. 1, 1059; old form of the part. perf.: gnitus et gnixus a genibus prisci dixerunt, Paul. ex Fest. p. 96 Müll.), 3, v. dep. n. [from gnitor; root gnic- or gnig-; cf.: nico, conivere], to bear or rest upon something.I.Lit.(α).With abl.: ambae te obsecramus genibus nixae, we implore thee upon our knees, i. e. kneeling, Plaut. Rud. 3, 3, 33:(β).stirpibus suis niti,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 13, 37:herbescens viriditas, quae nixa fibris stirpium sensim adulescit,
id. Sen. 15, 51:hastili nixus,
id. Rab. Perd. 7, 21:mulierculā nixus,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 33, § 86:juvenis, qui nititur hastā,
Verg. A. 6, 760:paribus nitens Cyllenius alis Constitit,
id. ib. 4, 252:nixus baculo,
Ov. P. 1, 8, 52.—With in and acc.:(γ).nixus in hastam,
Verg. A. 12, 398.—With de:(δ).de quā pariens arbore nixa dea est,
Ov. H. 21, 100.—With gen. of place:(ε).humi nitens,
Verg. A. 2, 380.—Absol.: Sisiphu' versat Saxum sudans nitendo, Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 5, 10:B.niti modo ac statim concidere,
to strive to rise, Sall. J. 101, 11.—Transf.1.To make one's way with an effort, to press forward, advance; and, with respect to the goal, to mount, climb, fly, etc. (mostly poet.):2.quaedam serpentes ortae extra aquam simul ac primum niti possunt, aquam persequuntur,
Cic. N. D. 2, 48, 124:nituntur gradibus,
Verg. A. 2, 442:in altas rupes,
Luc. 4, 37:ad sidera,
Verg. G. 2, 427:in aëra,
Ov. P. 2, 7, 27:in adversum,
id. M. 2, 72:sursum nitier,
Lucr. 1, 1059.—Of violent bodily motion:niti corporibus et ea huc illuc, quasi vitabundi aut jacientes tela agitare,
to struggle, Sall. J. 60, 4.—To strain in giving birth, to bring forth, Plin. 9, 35, 54, § 107 (al. eniti):3.nitor,
I am in labor, Ov. M. 9, 302; Pseud.-Ov. Her. 21, 100.—To strain for a stool, Suet. Vesp. 20.—II.Trop.A.To strive, to exert one's self, make an effort, labor, endeavor:2.moderatio modo virium adsit et tantum, quantum potest, quisque nitatur,
Cic. Sen. 10, 33; Nep. Att. 15, 2:nisurus contra regem,
Caes. B. C. 2, 37; Sall. C. 38, 2:pro aliquo,
Liv. 35, 10; cf.:pro libertate summā ope niti,
Sall. J. 31, 17:nitebantur, ne gravius in eum consuleretur,
Sall. J. 13, 8; cf.:unus Miltiades maxime nitebatur, ut, etc.,
Nep. Milt. 4, 2. — Inf.:summā vi Cirtam irrumpere nititur,
Sall. J. 25, 9:patriam recuperare niti,
Nep. Pelop. 2:ingenio nitor non periisse meo,
Ov. P. 3, 5, 34; id. M. 8, 694.— Absol., of soldiers hard pressed in battle:tamen virtute et patientia nitebantur atque omnia vulnera sustinebant,
Caes. B. C. 1, 45.—To strive after a thing:3.ad immortalitatem gloriae niti,
Cic. Sen. 23, 82:ad summa, Quint. prooem. § 20: in vetitum,
Ov. Am. 3, 4, 17.—To try to prove, contend in argument, argue, with acc. and inf.:B.nitamur igitur nihil posse percipi,
Cic. Ac. 2, 21, 68.—To rest, rely, depend upon a thing.(α).With in and abl.:(β).nixus in nomine inani,
Lucr. 5, 909:conjectura in quā nititur divinatio,
Cic. Div. 2, 26, 55:ea, in quibus causa nititur,
id. Cael. 10, 25:cujus in vitā nitebatur salus civitatis,
id. Mil. 7, 19.—With abl.:(γ).spe niti,
Cic. Att. 3, 9, 2:consilio atque auctoritate alicujus,
id. Off. 1, 34, 122; id. Fam. 1, 5, a, 2:si quis hoc uno nititur quod sit ignobilis,
id. Clu. 40, 112.—With ubi:2.quo confugies? ubi nitere?
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 64, § 155.—Hence, P. a., as subst., Nixus, i, m., only plur., Nixi, ōrum, m., three guardian deities of women in labor, the statues of whom, representing them in a kneeling posture, stood on the Capitol before the chapel of Minerva, Paul. ex Fest. p. 174 Müll.:magno Lucinam Nixosque patres clamore vocabam,
Ov. M. 9, 294.nĭtor, ōris, m. [niteo], brightness, splendor, lustre, sheen.I.Lit.:B.nitor exoriens aurorae,
Lucr. 4, 538:diurnus,
the daylight, Ov. H. 18, 78:herbarum viridis,
Lucr. 5, 783:argenti et auri,
Ov. P. 3, 4, 23:eboris,
Plin. 7, 15, 13, § 64:materiae,
of the wood, id. 16, 40, 79, § 215:speculi,
id. 11, 37, 64, § 170:gladii,
id. 2, 25, 22, § 89:nigerrimus gemmae,
id. 37, 10, 69, § 184:nitorem cutis facit sal,
id. 31, 7, 41, § 84.— Plur.:nitores splendoresque auri,
Gell. 2, 6, 4.—Transf.1.Sleekness, plumpness, good looks, beauty:2.nitor corporis,
Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 10:urit me Glycerae nitor,
Hor. C. 1, 19, 5:Liparei nitor Hebri,
id. ib. 3, 12, 6:nullus totā nitor in cute,
Juv. 9, 13.—Neatness, elegance, brilliancy of external appearance:3.si quem... aliquid offendit, si purpurae genus, si amicorum catervae, si splendor, si nitor,
Cic. Cael. 31, 77:habitus,
Juv. 3, 180:oppidum praecipui nitoris,
Plin. 4, 12, 26, § 85.—In gen., color, Lucr. 2, 819:II.ludis et externo tincta nitore caput,
Prop. 2, 14, 26 (3, 11, 2).—Trop., of speech, splendor, elegance, grace of style. —With gen.:B.adhibendus erit in eis explicandis quidam orationis nitor,
Cic. Or. 32, 115:domesticus eloquii,
Ov. P. 2, 2, 51:nitor et cultus descriptionum,
Tac. Or. 20:translationum,
Quint. 12, 10, 36.— Absol.:sublimitas et magnificentia et nitor,
Quint. 8, 3, 3:eruditione ac nitore praestare,
id. 10, 1, 98:scripsit non sine cultu ac nitore,
id. 10, 1, 124.—Of character, dignity, excellence:generis,
Ov. P. 2, 9, 17; splendid liberality, Stat. S. 3, 3, 149. -
15 Nixus
1.nītor, nīsus and nixus ( inf. nitier, Lucr. 1, 1059; old form of the part. perf.: gnitus et gnixus a genibus prisci dixerunt, Paul. ex Fest. p. 96 Müll.), 3, v. dep. n. [from gnitor; root gnic- or gnig-; cf.: nico, conivere], to bear or rest upon something.I.Lit.(α).With abl.: ambae te obsecramus genibus nixae, we implore thee upon our knees, i. e. kneeling, Plaut. Rud. 3, 3, 33:(β).stirpibus suis niti,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 13, 37:herbescens viriditas, quae nixa fibris stirpium sensim adulescit,
id. Sen. 15, 51:hastili nixus,
id. Rab. Perd. 7, 21:mulierculā nixus,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 33, § 86:juvenis, qui nititur hastā,
Verg. A. 6, 760:paribus nitens Cyllenius alis Constitit,
id. ib. 4, 252:nixus baculo,
Ov. P. 1, 8, 52.—With in and acc.:(γ).nixus in hastam,
Verg. A. 12, 398.—With de:(δ).de quā pariens arbore nixa dea est,
Ov. H. 21, 100.—With gen. of place:(ε).humi nitens,
Verg. A. 2, 380.—Absol.: Sisiphu' versat Saxum sudans nitendo, Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 5, 10:B.niti modo ac statim concidere,
to strive to rise, Sall. J. 101, 11.—Transf.1.To make one's way with an effort, to press forward, advance; and, with respect to the goal, to mount, climb, fly, etc. (mostly poet.):2.quaedam serpentes ortae extra aquam simul ac primum niti possunt, aquam persequuntur,
Cic. N. D. 2, 48, 124:nituntur gradibus,
Verg. A. 2, 442:in altas rupes,
Luc. 4, 37:ad sidera,
Verg. G. 2, 427:in aëra,
Ov. P. 2, 7, 27:in adversum,
id. M. 2, 72:sursum nitier,
Lucr. 1, 1059.—Of violent bodily motion:niti corporibus et ea huc illuc, quasi vitabundi aut jacientes tela agitare,
to struggle, Sall. J. 60, 4.—To strain in giving birth, to bring forth, Plin. 9, 35, 54, § 107 (al. eniti):3.nitor,
I am in labor, Ov. M. 9, 302; Pseud.-Ov. Her. 21, 100.—To strain for a stool, Suet. Vesp. 20.—II.Trop.A.To strive, to exert one's self, make an effort, labor, endeavor:2.moderatio modo virium adsit et tantum, quantum potest, quisque nitatur,
Cic. Sen. 10, 33; Nep. Att. 15, 2:nisurus contra regem,
Caes. B. C. 2, 37; Sall. C. 38, 2:pro aliquo,
Liv. 35, 10; cf.:pro libertate summā ope niti,
Sall. J. 31, 17:nitebantur, ne gravius in eum consuleretur,
Sall. J. 13, 8; cf.:unus Miltiades maxime nitebatur, ut, etc.,
Nep. Milt. 4, 2. — Inf.:summā vi Cirtam irrumpere nititur,
Sall. J. 25, 9:patriam recuperare niti,
Nep. Pelop. 2:ingenio nitor non periisse meo,
Ov. P. 3, 5, 34; id. M. 8, 694.— Absol., of soldiers hard pressed in battle:tamen virtute et patientia nitebantur atque omnia vulnera sustinebant,
Caes. B. C. 1, 45.—To strive after a thing:3.ad immortalitatem gloriae niti,
Cic. Sen. 23, 82:ad summa, Quint. prooem. § 20: in vetitum,
Ov. Am. 3, 4, 17.—To try to prove, contend in argument, argue, with acc. and inf.:B.nitamur igitur nihil posse percipi,
Cic. Ac. 2, 21, 68.—To rest, rely, depend upon a thing.(α).With in and abl.:(β).nixus in nomine inani,
Lucr. 5, 909:conjectura in quā nititur divinatio,
Cic. Div. 2, 26, 55:ea, in quibus causa nititur,
id. Cael. 10, 25:cujus in vitā nitebatur salus civitatis,
id. Mil. 7, 19.—With abl.:(γ).spe niti,
Cic. Att. 3, 9, 2:consilio atque auctoritate alicujus,
id. Off. 1, 34, 122; id. Fam. 1, 5, a, 2:si quis hoc uno nititur quod sit ignobilis,
id. Clu. 40, 112.—With ubi:2.quo confugies? ubi nitere?
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 64, § 155.—Hence, P. a., as subst., Nixus, i, m., only plur., Nixi, ōrum, m., three guardian deities of women in labor, the statues of whom, representing them in a kneeling posture, stood on the Capitol before the chapel of Minerva, Paul. ex Fest. p. 174 Müll.:magno Lucinam Nixosque patres clamore vocabam,
Ov. M. 9, 294.nĭtor, ōris, m. [niteo], brightness, splendor, lustre, sheen.I.Lit.:B.nitor exoriens aurorae,
Lucr. 4, 538:diurnus,
the daylight, Ov. H. 18, 78:herbarum viridis,
Lucr. 5, 783:argenti et auri,
Ov. P. 3, 4, 23:eboris,
Plin. 7, 15, 13, § 64:materiae,
of the wood, id. 16, 40, 79, § 215:speculi,
id. 11, 37, 64, § 170:gladii,
id. 2, 25, 22, § 89:nigerrimus gemmae,
id. 37, 10, 69, § 184:nitorem cutis facit sal,
id. 31, 7, 41, § 84.— Plur.:nitores splendoresque auri,
Gell. 2, 6, 4.—Transf.1.Sleekness, plumpness, good looks, beauty:2.nitor corporis,
Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 10:urit me Glycerae nitor,
Hor. C. 1, 19, 5:Liparei nitor Hebri,
id. ib. 3, 12, 6:nullus totā nitor in cute,
Juv. 9, 13.—Neatness, elegance, brilliancy of external appearance:3.si quem... aliquid offendit, si purpurae genus, si amicorum catervae, si splendor, si nitor,
Cic. Cael. 31, 77:habitus,
Juv. 3, 180:oppidum praecipui nitoris,
Plin. 4, 12, 26, § 85.—In gen., color, Lucr. 2, 819:II.ludis et externo tincta nitore caput,
Prop. 2, 14, 26 (3, 11, 2).—Trop., of speech, splendor, elegance, grace of style. —With gen.:B.adhibendus erit in eis explicandis quidam orationis nitor,
Cic. Or. 32, 115:domesticus eloquii,
Ov. P. 2, 2, 51:nitor et cultus descriptionum,
Tac. Or. 20:translationum,
Quint. 12, 10, 36.— Absol.:sublimitas et magnificentia et nitor,
Quint. 8, 3, 3:eruditione ac nitore praestare,
id. 10, 1, 98:scripsit non sine cultu ac nitore,
id. 10, 1, 124.—Of character, dignity, excellence:generis,
Ov. P. 2, 9, 17; splendid liberality, Stat. S. 3, 3, 149. -
16 ostrum
ostrum, i, n., = ostreon.I.Lit., the blood of the sea-snail, purple (cf.:II.murex, purpura): ostro Perfusae vestes,
Verg. A. 5, 111; Vitr. 7, 13.—Transf.A.Stuff dyed with purple, a purple dress, purple covering, purple:B.textilibus si in picturis ostroque rubenti Jacteris,
Lucr. 2, 35:stratoque super discumbitur ostro,
on purple-covered couches, Verg. A. 1, 700:Sarrano dormire ostro,
id. G. 2, 506:velare umeros ostro,
id. A. 7, 814; 4, 134; Prop. 4 (5), 3, 51:cenae sine aulaeis et ostro,
Hor. C. 3, 29, 15; id. Ep. 1, 10, 26.—The brilliancy of purple, purple, Auct. Aetnae, 332. -
17 pompalitas
pompālĭtas, ātis, f. [pompalis], splendor, brilliancy of style (post-class.), Prisc. p. 1320 P. -
18 splendentia
splendentia, ae, f. [splendeo], brilliancy (late Lat.), Hier. Ep. 57, 11. -
19 vigor
vĭgor, ōris, m. [vigeo], liveliness, activity, force, vigor (mostly poet. and in postAug. prose;not in Cæs. or Cic.): nec tarda senectus Debilitat vires animi mutatque vigorem,
Verg. A. 9, 611: igneus est ollis vigor, id. ib. 6, 730:juventas et patrius vigor,
Hor. C. 4, 4, 5:animi,
Ov. H. 16, 51; Liv. 9, 16:mentis,
Quint. 11, 2, 3:quantum in illo (libro), di boni, vigoris est, quantum animi!
Sen. Ep. 64, 2:gemmae,
strong brilliancy, Plin. 37, 7, 28, § 101; cf. id. 9, 35, 54, § 109. — Plur.:vigores mentium,
Gell. 19, 12, 4:animorum,
Vitr. 6, 1 fin.; Sil. 15, 355.
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brilliancy — n. brightness; glitter, splendor; intelligence, cleverness, ingenuity, capability … English contemporary dictionary
brilliancy — n. 1. Splendor, lustre, brightness, effulgence, refulgence, radiance, shine, sheen, gloss, glister, glitter, gleam, sparkle, sparkling, brilliance. 2. Fame, illustriousness, renown, distinction, eminence, celebrity, prominence, excellence,… … New dictionary of synonyms
brilliancy — bril·lian·cy … English syllables
brilliancy — bril•lian•cy [[t]ˈbrɪl yən si[/t]] n. pl. cies 1) an instance of brilliance 2) brilliance • Etymology: 1740–50 … From formal English to slang
brilliancy — var. of BRILLIANCE … Useful english dictionary
