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fătŭus, a, um, adj. [root fa, cf. for; properly, garrulous], foolish, silly, simple (class.; syn.: stultus, stolidus, insipiens, desipiens, stupidus, hebes, ineptus, insulsus, absurdus).

Adj.: ego me ipsum stultum existimo, fatuum esse non opinor, Afran. ap. Isid. Orig. 10, 246:

stulti, stolidi. fatui, fungi, bardi, blenni, buccones,

Plaut. Bacch. 5, 1, 2:

fatuus est, insulsus,

Ter. Eun. 5, 9, 49:

non modo nequam et improbus, sed etiam fatuus et amens es,

Cic. Deiot. 7, 21:

monitor,

id. de Or. 2, 24, 99: homo, Poët. ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 67, 274:

puer,

Cic. Att. 6, 6, 3:

nisi plane fatui sint,

id. Fin. 2, 22, 70:

mores,

Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 18.—

Poet. transf.

Insipid, tasteless, of food: ut sapiant fatuae, fabrorum prandia, betae, Mart. 13, 13.—

Awkward, clumsy, unwieldy:

illa bipennem Insulsam et fatuam dextra tenebat,

Juv. 6, 658.—

Subst.: fătŭus, i, m., and fătŭa, ae, f., a fool, simpleton, a jester, buffoon.

In gen., one who acts foolishly:

paene ecfregisti, fatue, foribus cardines,

Plaut. Am. 4, 2, 6; Cat. 83, 2; Juv. 9, 8.—

Esp., kept by Romans of rank for their amusement:

Harpasten, uxoris meae fatuam, scis hereditarium onus in domo mea remansisse... si quando fatuo delectari volo, me rideo,

Sen. Ep. 50, 2; Lampr. Comm. 4, 3.—Hence, fătŭe, adv., foolishly, absurdly:

plerumque studio loquendi fatue modo accedendum,

Quint. 6, 4, 8 dub. (Spald. and Zumpt, fatui); Tert. adv. Herm. 10; id. de Pat. 6. —Hence,

Fātŭus, i. m., another name for the prophesying Faunus; also called Fātŭ-ellus; while his sister, Fauna, who prophesied to females, was also called Fātŭa and Fātŭella, Lact. 1, 22, 9; Arn. 5, 18; Macr. S. 1, 12; Mart. Cap. 2, § 167; Just. 43, 1; Plin. 27, 12, 83, § 117 (dub.; Jan. fatuos).

fătŭus, a, um, adj. [root fa, cf. for; properly, garrulous], foolish, silly, simple (class.; syn.: stultus, stolidus, insipiens, desipiens, stupidus, hebes, ineptus, insulsus, absurdus).

Adj.: ego me ipsum stultum existimo, fatuum esse non opinor, Afran. ap. Isid. Orig. 10, 246:

stulti, stolidi. fatui, fungi, bardi, blenni, buccones,

Plaut. Bacch. 5, 1, 2:

fatuus est, insulsus,

Ter. Eun. 5, 9, 49:

non modo nequam et improbus, sed etiam fatuus et amens es,

Cic. Deiot. 7, 21:

monitor,

id. de Or. 2, 24, 99: homo, Poët. ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 67, 274:

puer,

Cic. Att. 6, 6, 3:

nisi plane fatui sint,

id. Fin. 2, 22, 70:

mores,

Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 18.—

Poet. transf.

Insipid, tasteless, of food: ut sapiant fatuae, fabrorum prandia, betae, Mart. 13, 13.—

Awkward, clumsy, unwieldy:

illa bipennem Insulsam et fatuam dextra tenebat,

Juv. 6, 658.—

Subst.: fătŭus, i, m., and fătŭa, ae, f., a fool, simpleton, a jester, buffoon.

In gen., one who acts foolishly:

paene ecfregisti, fatue, foribus cardines,

Plaut. Am. 4, 2, 6; Cat. 83, 2; Juv. 9, 8.—

Esp., kept by Romans of rank for their amusement:

Harpasten, uxoris meae fatuam, scis hereditarium onus in domo mea remansisse... si quando fatuo delectari volo, me rideo,

Sen. Ep. 50, 2; Lampr. Comm. 4, 3.—Hence, fătŭe, adv., foolishly, absurdly:

plerumque studio loquendi fatue modo accedendum,

Quint. 6, 4, 8 dub. (Spald. and Zumpt, fatui); Tert. adv. Herm. 10; id. de Pat. 6. —Hence,

Fātŭus, i. m., another name for the prophesying Faunus; also called Fātŭ-ellus; while his sister, Fauna, who prophesied to females, was also called Fātŭa and Fātŭella, Lact. 1, 22, 9; Arn. 5, 18; Macr. S. 1, 12; Mart. Cap. 2, § 167; Just. 43, 1; Plin. 27, 12, 83, § 117 (dub.; Jan. fatuos).

fătŭus, a, um, adj. [root fa, cf. for; properly, garrulous], foolish, silly, simple (class.; syn.: stultus, stolidus, insipiens, desipiens, stupidus, hebes, ineptus, insulsus, absurdus).

Adj.: ego me ipsum stultum existimo, fatuum esse non opinor, Afran. ap. Isid. Orig. 10, 246:

stulti, stolidi. fatui, fungi, bardi, blenni, buccones,

Plaut. Bacch. 5, 1, 2:

fatuus est, insulsus,

Ter. Eun. 5, 9, 49:

non modo nequam et improbus, sed etiam fatuus et amens es,

Cic. Deiot. 7, 21:

monitor,

id. de Or. 2, 24, 99: homo, Poët. ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 67, 274:

puer,

Cic. Att. 6, 6, 3:

nisi plane fatui sint,

id. Fin. 2, 22, 70:

mores,

Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 18.—

Poet. transf.

Insipid, tasteless, of food: ut sapiant fatuae, fabrorum prandia, betae, Mart. 13, 13.—

Awkward, clumsy, unwieldy:

illa bipennem Insulsam et fatuam dextra tenebat,

Juv. 6, 658.—

Subst.: fătŭus, i, m., and fătŭa, ae, f., a fool, simpleton, a jester, buffoon.

In gen., one who acts foolishly:

paene ecfregisti, fatue, foribus cardines,

Plaut. Am. 4, 2, 6; Cat. 83, 2; Juv. 9, 8.—

Esp., kept by Romans of rank for their amusement:

Harpasten, uxoris meae fatuam, scis hereditarium onus in domo mea remansisse... si quando fatuo delectari volo, me rideo,

Sen. Ep. 50, 2; Lampr. Comm. 4, 3.—Hence, fătŭe, adv., foolishly, absurdly:

plerumque studio loquendi fatue modo accedendum,

Quint. 6, 4, 8 dub. (Spald. and Zumpt, fatui); Tert. adv. Herm. 10; id. de Pat. 6. —Hence,

Fātŭus, i. m., another name for the prophesying Faunus; also called Fātŭ-ellus; while his sister, Fauna, who prophesied to females, was also called Fātŭa and Fātŭella, Lact. 1, 22, 9; Arn. 5, 18; Macr. S. 1, 12; Mart. Cap. 2, § 167; Just. 43, 1; Plin. 27, 12, 83, § 117 (dub.; Jan. fatuos).

fătŭus, a, um, adj. [root fa, cf. for; properly, garrulous], foolish, silly, simple (class.; syn.: stultus, stolidus, insipiens, desipiens, stupidus, hebes, ineptus, insulsus, absurdus).

Adj.: ego me ipsum stultum existimo, fatuum esse non opinor, Afran. ap. Isid. Orig. 10, 246:

stulti, stolidi. fatui, fungi, bardi, blenni, buccones,

Plaut. Bacch. 5, 1, 2:

fatuus est, insulsus,

Ter. Eun. 5, 9, 49:

non modo nequam et improbus, sed etiam fatuus et amens es,

Cic. Deiot. 7, 21:

monitor,

id. de Or. 2, 24, 99: homo, Poët. ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 67, 274:

puer,

Cic. Att. 6, 6, 3:

nisi plane fatui sint,

id. Fin. 2, 22, 70:

mores,

Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 18.—

Poet. transf.

Insipid, tasteless, of food: ut sapiant fatuae, fabrorum prandia, betae, Mart. 13, 13.—

Awkward, clumsy, unwieldy:

illa bipennem Insulsam et fatuam dextra tenebat,

Juv. 6, 658.—

Subst.: fătŭus, i, m., and fătŭa, ae, f., a fool, simpleton, a jester, buffoon.

In gen., one who acts foolishly:

paene ecfregisti, fatue, foribus cardines,

Plaut. Am. 4, 2, 6; Cat. 83, 2; Juv. 9, 8.—

Esp., kept by Romans of rank for their amusement:

Harpasten, uxoris meae fatuam, scis hereditarium onus in domo mea remansisse... si quando fatuo delectari volo, me rideo,

Sen. Ep. 50, 2; Lampr. Comm. 4, 3.—Hence, fătŭe, adv., foolishly, absurdly:

plerumque studio loquendi fatue modo accedendum,

Quint. 6, 4, 8 dub. (Spald. and Zumpt, fatui); Tert. adv. Herm. 10; id. de Pat. 6. —Hence,

Fātŭus, i. m., another name for the prophesying Faunus; also called Fātŭ-ellus; while his sister, Fauna, who prophesied to females, was also called Fātŭa and Fātŭella, Lact. 1, 22, 9; Arn. 5, 18; Macr. S. 1, 12; Mart. Cap. 2, § 167; Just. 43, 1; Plin. 27, 12, 83, § 117 (dub.; Jan. fatuos).

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bardus, a, um, adj [root garu-, whence also gravis; Sanscr. guruú; cf. Gr. barus, bradus, and Lat. brutus], stupid, dull of apprehension (rare), Fest. p. 28; cf. Non. p. 10, 3 sq.; Adamant. ap. Cassiod. p. 2299 P.:

stulti, stolidi, fatui, fungi, bardi, blenni, buccones, etc.,

Plaut. Bacch. 5, 1, 2; so id. Ep. 3, 3, 40; id. Pers. 2, 1, 2 (quoted by Non. l. l.): Zopyrus stupidum esse Socratem dixit et bardum, * Cic. Fat 5, 10: Pictor bardior, Tert. adv Herm. 36.— Sup. and adv. not in use. ††

bardus, i, m. [Engl. bard; Celtic, from Wal. bar, = spirit, or Armor. bar, = distinguished], a poet and singer among the Gauls, a bard, minstrel. bardus Gallice cantor appellatur, qui virorum fortium laudes canit, a gente Bardorum, de quibus Lucanus, 1, 449; Fest. p 28; cf. Amm. 15, 9, 5 and 8.

fungus, i, m. [for sfungus, kindred to sphongos, spongos, the initial s suppressed as in fallo, fides, nurus, etc.; cf. funis, and v. the letter S.], a mushroom, moril, fungus.

Lit.:

satis esse nobis non magis hoc potis est quam imber fungo,

Plaut. Stich. 5, 5, 33; Plin. 22, 23, 47, § 96; Hor. S. 2, 4, 20.—

Transf.

A soft-pated fellow, a dolt:

stulti, stolidi, fatui, fungi, bardi, blenni, buccones,

Plaut. Bacch. 5, 1, 2; so id. ib. 2, 3, 49; 4, 7, 23.—

A fungous excrescence on the human body, Tert. Spect. 23; cf.:

fungo simile ulcus,

Cels. 6, 18, 11.—On the olive-tree, Plin. 17, 24, 37, § 223.—

A collection of lamp-black on the wick of a candle or lamp, a candle-snuff, Verg. G. 1, 392.

mŏnĭtor, ōris, m. [id.], one who reminds one of any thing, an admonisher, monitor (syn.: hortator, auctor).

In gen.:

nil opus fuit monitore,

Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 119:

monitor et praemonstrator,

id. ib. 5, 1, 2:

est enim (hoc praeceptum) non tam acutum quam necessarium, magisque monitoris non fatui quam eruditi magistri,

Cic. de Or. 2, 24, 99: stet ad latus monitor, Sen. Ep. 94, 72:

officii,

Sall. J. 85, 10:

monitoris egere,

Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 67.—

In partic.

The counsellor who furnishes an orator with his points of law, a remembrancer, an assistant:

video mihi non te sed hunc librum esse responsurum, quem monitor tuus hic tenet,

Cic. Div. in Caecil. 16, 52.—

He who reminds one of people's names, a nomenclator:

per monitorem appellandi sunt,

Cic. Mur. 36, 77; Plin. Pan. 23.—

An overseer, superintendent, e. g. of youth; an instructor, guide, teacher:

juvenis monitoribus asper,

Hor. A. P. 163:

generosa pubes Te monitore regi, mores et facta priorum Discere,

Stat. S. 5, 3, 147; id. Th. 12, 205.—Of farm-slaves, Col. 1, 9, 4; 7, Paul. Sent. 3, 6, 35; Dig. 33, 7, 8; leader, general of troops, Sil. 8, 370.—

A prompter in the theatre: monitores qui monent histriones in scenā, Paul. ex Fest. p. 138 Müll.; Inscr. Orell. 4916.—

In relig. lang., one who leads in praying:

MONITOR AVGVR, Inscr. Don. cl. 1, 44: sine monitore, quia de pectore oramus, precantes sumus,

Tert. Apol. 30.

stŏlĭdus, a, um, adj. [root star-; Gr. stereos, firm; cf. stultus; v. Corss. Ausspr. 2, 155 sq.].

Unmovable; and hence, slow, coarse, uncultivated, rude (class.; cf.: fatuus, insipiens, stupidus, stultus, insulsus).—

Lit.: stolidum genus Aeacidarum Bellipotentes sunt magi' quam sapientipotentes, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 2, 56, 116 (Ann. v. 187 Vahl.):

nam vi depugnare sues stolidi soliti sunt,

id. ib. 2, 56, 116 (Ann. v. 109 id.).—

Dull, senseless, slow of mind, obtuse, stupid, stolid:

mī stolido,

Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 123:

stulti, stolidi, fatui, fungi, bardi, blenni, buccones,

Plaut. Bacch. 5, 1, 2:

quid, stolide, clamas?

id. Aul. 3, 2, 1; id. Ep. 3, 3, 40; id. Bacch. 3, 6, 19:

vix tandem sensi stolidus,

Ter. And. 3, 1, 12: indocti stolidique, * Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 184: Lentulus perincertum stolidior an vanior, Sall. ap. Gell. 18, 4, 4 (H. 4, 35 Dietsch):

dux ipse inter stolidissimos,

Liv. 22, 28, 9:

o vatum stolidissime, falleris,

Ov. M. 13, 774.—Of the Stoics, Lucr. 1, 641; 1, 1068.—

Transf., of things:

nihil est stultius neque stolidius,

Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 162; cf.:

nullum est hoc stolidius saxum,

id. Mil. 4, 2, 33:

aures (Midae),

Ov. M. 11, 175; cf.

barba (Jovis),

Pers. 2, 28:

vires,

Liv. 28, 21, 10: hujus generis causarum alia sunt quieta, nihil agentia, stolida quodammodo, i. e, inert, inoperative, * Cic. Top. 15, 59:

stolida impudensque postulatio,

Liv. 21, 20:

fiducia,

id. 34, 46, 8:

superbia,

id. 45, 3:

audacia,

Tac. H. 4, 15:

procacitas,

Mart. 1, 42, 19.—Hence, adv.: stŏlĭdē, stupidly, stolidly.

Lit.:

id non promissum magis stolide quam stolide creditum,

Liv. 25, 19; 7, 5:

laetus,

id. 7, 10; 27, 17; cf. Tac. A. 1, 3; Just. 2, 3:

stolide castra subgressus,

Sall. H. 4, 67 Dietsch.— Comp., Amm. 19, 5, 2.—

Transf., of things:

stolide tument pulmonea (mala),

Plin. 15, 14, 15, § 52.

stultus, a, um, adj. [root star-; v. stolidus], foolish, simple, silly, fatuous, etc. (cf.: insulsus, ineptus, insipiens, brutus).

Lit.:

stulti, stolidi, fatui, fungi, bardi, blenni, buccones,

Plaut. Bacch. 5, 1, 2; cf. Ter. Heaut. 5, 1, 4:

inepte stultus es,

Plaut. Most. 2, 2, 64:

mulier stulta atque inscita,

id. Men. 2, 3, 85:

ex stultis insanos facere,

Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 23: deum qui non summum putet, stultum (existumat), Caecil. ap. Cic. Tusc. 4, 32, 68:

ego vero te non stultum ut saepe, non improbum, ut semper, sed dementem et insanum, rebus vincam necessariis,

Cic. Par. 4, 1, 27:

o stultos Camillos, Curios, Fabricios!

id. Pis. 24, 58:

auditor,

id. Font. 6, 13: stultus est, qui cupida cupiens cupienter cupit, Enn. ap. Non. 91, 8:

sicut ego feci stultus! contrivi diem,

Plaut. Cas. 3, 3, 4:

ut vel non stultus quasi stulte cum sale dicat aliquid,

Cic. de Or. 2, 68, 274:

quos ait Caecilius comicos, stultos senes, hos significat credulos, obliviosos, dissolutos,

id. Sen. 11, 36; cf. id. Lael. 26, 100:

nisi sis stultior stultissimo,

Plaut. Am. 3, 2, 26:

stultior stulto fuisti,

id. Curc. 4, 3, 19.—As subst.: stultus, i, m., a fool:

stulto intellegens quid interest!

Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 1; id. Ad. 4, 7, 6:

stultorum plena sunt omnia,

Cic. Fam. 9, 22, 4:

lux stultorum festa,

Ov. F. 2, 513; cf.:

stultorum feriae appellabantur Quirinalia, quod eo die sacrificabant hi, qui solenni die aut non potuerunt rem divinam facere aut ignoraverunt,

Fest. p. 316 Müll.—

Transf., of things concrete and abstract:

nulla est tam stulta civitas, etc.,

Cic. Rep. 3, 18, 28:

stultā ac barbarā arrogantiā elati,

Caes. B. C. 3, 59:

cogitationes,

Hirt. B. G. 8, 10, 4:

laetitia,

Sall. C. 51, 31:

levitas,

Phaedr. 5, 7, 3: gloria, id. 3, 17, 12:

dies,

i. e. foolishly spent, Tib. 1, 4, 34; cf.

vita,

Sen. Ep. 15, 10:

ignes,

Ov. M. 9, 746:

consilium stultissimum,

Liv. 45, 23, 11:

opes,

Mart. 2, 16, 4:

labor,

id. 2, 86, 10:

quod cavere possis, stultum admittere est,

Ter. Eun. 4, 6, 23:

quid autem stultius quam, etc.,

Cic. Lael. 15, 55; cf. id. Rab. Post. 8, 22 (v. in the foll.).—Hence, adv.: stultē, foolishly, sillily:

stulte facere,

Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 30:

dupliciter stulte dicunt,

Varr. L. L. 9, § 45 M¨ll.— Comp.:

quid stultius, quam, etc.,

Cic. Rab. Post. 8, 22:

stultius atque intemperantius,

Liv. 30, 13, 14.— Sup.:

haec et dicuntur et creduntur stultissime,

Cic. N. D. 2, 28, 70.