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1 herbēscēns
herbēscēns ntis, adj. [herba], appearing in green blades: viriditas. -
2 viriditās
viriditās ātis, f [viridis], green color, greenness, verdure, viridity: herbescens: pratorum.— Freshness, briskness, vigor: viriditas, in quā etiam nunc erat Scipio: laurea amittit viriditatem.* * *greenness; fresh green color of plants; green vegetation; youthful vigor -
3 adolescens
ăd-ŏlesco, ēvi (rare ui, Varr. ap. Prisc. 872 P.;I.adolēsse sync. for adolevisse,
Ov. H. 6, 11), ultum, 3, v. inch. [1. adoleo], to grow up, to grow (of everything capable of increase in magnitude).In gen.A.Lit., of men, animals, plants; seasons, passions, etc.;B.but esp. of age: postquam adolevit ad eam aetatem, uti, etc.,
Plaut. Cas. prol. 47:ubi robustis adolevit viribus aetas,
Lucr. 3, 450; cf. 4, 1035;2, 1123: adultum robur,
id. 2, 1131; 5, 798: postquam adoluerit haec juventus, Varr. ap. Prisc. p. 872 P.:qui adoleverit,
Cic. N. D. 1, 35:viriditas herbescens, quae sensim adolescit,
id. Sen. 15, 51:ter senos proles adoleverat annos,
Ov. F. 3, 59:adolescere ramos cernat,
id. M. 4, 376:adolēsse segetes,
id. H. 6, 11:simul atque adoleverit aetas,
Hor. S. 1, 9, 34:cum matura adoleverit aetas,
Verg. A. 12, 438.—Hence, transf. from age to the person, to grow up, come to maturity, mature:adulta virgo,
Liv. 26, 50 al.:arundines non sine imbre adolescunt,
Plin. 9, 16, 23, § 56:in amplitudinem,
id. 12, 1, 3, § 7:in crassitudinem,
id. 13, 7, 15, § 58; so 16, 34, 62, § 151;8, 14, 14, § 36 al.: ac dum prima novis adolescit frondibus aetas,
Verg. G. 2, 362:quoad capillus adolesceret,
Gell. 17, 9. —Fig., to grow, increase, augment, to become greater:II.cupiditas agendi adolescit una cum aetatibus,
Cic. Fin. 5, 20:ratio cum adolevit,
id. Leg. 1, 7:ingenium brevi adolevit,
Sall. J. 63, 3:postquam res publica adolevit,
id. C. 51, 40; id. J. 2:quantum superbiae socordiaeque Vitellio adoleverit,
Tac. H. 2, 73:Cremona numero colonorum, adolevit,
id. ib. 3, 34:ver adolescit,
advances, id. A. 13, 36; 2, 50:caepe revirescit, decedente luna, inarescit adolescente,
Gell. 20, 8.—Esp., in sacrificial lang., to be kindled, to burn (cf. 1. adoleo):A.Panchaeis adolescunt ignibus arae,
Verg. G. 4, 379.—Hence, ădŏlescens, entis, v. adules-.— ădultus, a, um, P. a., grown up, adult.Lit.1.Of living beings:2.Ab his ipsis (virginibus), cum jam essent adultae,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 20, 58; so,virgo,
id. Brut. 96, 330; Liv. 26, 50; Hor. C. 3, 2, 8 al.; cf.:adultae aetate virgines,
Suet. Aug. 69:pueri,
Quint. 2, 2, 3:liberi,
Suet. Tib. 10:filius,
id. Claud. 39:catuli,
Plin. 9, 8, 7, § 22:locustae,
id. 11, 29, 35, § 105:fetus (apum),
Verg. G. 4, 162.— Comp.:(hirundinum) pullorum adultiores,
Plin. 10, 33, 49, § 92.—Of things (concrete and abstract):B.vitium propagine,
Hor. Epod. 2, 9:crinis,
Stat. S. 2, 122:lanugo,
Amm. 16, 12 al.:aetas,
Lucr. 2, 1123; Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 68, § 160:aestas,
advanced, Tac. A. 2, 23:autumnus,
id. ib. 11. 31:nox,
id. H. 3, 23.—Fig., grown, matured, adult:populus adultus jam paene et pubes,
Cic. Rep. 2, 11; so,qui non nascentibus Athenis, sed jam adultis fuerunt,
id. Brut. 7, 27; cf.:nascenti adhuc (eloquentiae) nec satis adultae,
Tac. Or. 25:res nondum adultae,
Liv. 2, 1, 6:pestis rei publicae (of Catiline),
Cic. Cat. 1, 12, 30:auctoritas nondum adulta,
Tac. A. 1, 46:conjuratio,
id. ib. 15, 73; cf.:incipiens adhuc et necdum adulta seditio,
id. H. 1, 31 al. -
4 adolesco
ăd-ŏlesco, ēvi (rare ui, Varr. ap. Prisc. 872 P.;I.adolēsse sync. for adolevisse,
Ov. H. 6, 11), ultum, 3, v. inch. [1. adoleo], to grow up, to grow (of everything capable of increase in magnitude).In gen.A.Lit., of men, animals, plants; seasons, passions, etc.;B.but esp. of age: postquam adolevit ad eam aetatem, uti, etc.,
Plaut. Cas. prol. 47:ubi robustis adolevit viribus aetas,
Lucr. 3, 450; cf. 4, 1035;2, 1123: adultum robur,
id. 2, 1131; 5, 798: postquam adoluerit haec juventus, Varr. ap. Prisc. p. 872 P.:qui adoleverit,
Cic. N. D. 1, 35:viriditas herbescens, quae sensim adolescit,
id. Sen. 15, 51:ter senos proles adoleverat annos,
Ov. F. 3, 59:adolescere ramos cernat,
id. M. 4, 376:adolēsse segetes,
id. H. 6, 11:simul atque adoleverit aetas,
Hor. S. 1, 9, 34:cum matura adoleverit aetas,
Verg. A. 12, 438.—Hence, transf. from age to the person, to grow up, come to maturity, mature:adulta virgo,
Liv. 26, 50 al.:arundines non sine imbre adolescunt,
Plin. 9, 16, 23, § 56:in amplitudinem,
id. 12, 1, 3, § 7:in crassitudinem,
id. 13, 7, 15, § 58; so 16, 34, 62, § 151;8, 14, 14, § 36 al.: ac dum prima novis adolescit frondibus aetas,
Verg. G. 2, 362:quoad capillus adolesceret,
Gell. 17, 9. —Fig., to grow, increase, augment, to become greater:II.cupiditas agendi adolescit una cum aetatibus,
Cic. Fin. 5, 20:ratio cum adolevit,
id. Leg. 1, 7:ingenium brevi adolevit,
Sall. J. 63, 3:postquam res publica adolevit,
id. C. 51, 40; id. J. 2:quantum superbiae socordiaeque Vitellio adoleverit,
Tac. H. 2, 73:Cremona numero colonorum, adolevit,
id. ib. 3, 34:ver adolescit,
advances, id. A. 13, 36; 2, 50:caepe revirescit, decedente luna, inarescit adolescente,
Gell. 20, 8.—Esp., in sacrificial lang., to be kindled, to burn (cf. 1. adoleo):A.Panchaeis adolescunt ignibus arae,
Verg. G. 4, 379.—Hence, ădŏlescens, entis, v. adules-.— ădultus, a, um, P. a., grown up, adult.Lit.1.Of living beings:2.Ab his ipsis (virginibus), cum jam essent adultae,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 20, 58; so,virgo,
id. Brut. 96, 330; Liv. 26, 50; Hor. C. 3, 2, 8 al.; cf.:adultae aetate virgines,
Suet. Aug. 69:pueri,
Quint. 2, 2, 3:liberi,
Suet. Tib. 10:filius,
id. Claud. 39:catuli,
Plin. 9, 8, 7, § 22:locustae,
id. 11, 29, 35, § 105:fetus (apum),
Verg. G. 4, 162.— Comp.:(hirundinum) pullorum adultiores,
Plin. 10, 33, 49, § 92.—Of things (concrete and abstract):B.vitium propagine,
Hor. Epod. 2, 9:crinis,
Stat. S. 2, 122:lanugo,
Amm. 16, 12 al.:aetas,
Lucr. 2, 1123; Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 68, § 160:aestas,
advanced, Tac. A. 2, 23:autumnus,
id. ib. 11. 31:nox,
id. H. 3, 23.—Fig., grown, matured, adult:populus adultus jam paene et pubes,
Cic. Rep. 2, 11; so,qui non nascentibus Athenis, sed jam adultis fuerunt,
id. Brut. 7, 27; cf.:nascenti adhuc (eloquentiae) nec satis adultae,
Tac. Or. 25:res nondum adultae,
Liv. 2, 1, 6:pestis rei publicae (of Catiline),
Cic. Cat. 1, 12, 30:auctoritas nondum adulta,
Tac. A. 1, 46:conjuratio,
id. ib. 15, 73; cf.:incipiens adhuc et necdum adulta seditio,
id. H. 1, 31 al. -
5 fibra
fī̆bra, ae, f. [acc. to Doed. Syn. 3, p. 22, kindr. with filum (cf. the Eng. string in both senses)], a fibre, filament, in a plant, in a part of an animal's body, etc. (cf. nervus).I.Lit.:II.viriditas herbescens, nixa fibris stirpium, sensim adolescit,
Cic. de Sen. 15, 51:omnes radicum fibras evellere,
id. Tusc. 3, 6, 13:recurvae radicis,
Ov. M. 14, 633:alliorum,
Verg. M. 88:tubera undique terra circumdata nullisque fibris nixa aut saltem capillamentis,
Plin. 19, 2, 11, § 33; Col. 11, 2, 9; 11, 3, 21:pulmo in duas fibras ungulae bubulae modo dividitur..jecur in quatuor fibras dividitur,
i. e. parts, divisions, Cels. 4, 11:perlucentes numerare in pectore fibras,
Ov. M. 6, 391:quid fissum in extis, quid fibra valeat, accipio,
Cic. Div. 1, 10, 16; cf.:pericula praemonent, non fibris modo extisque, sed alia quadam significatione,
Plin. 8, 28, 42, § 102:altera fibra (jecoris),
id. 11, 37, 76, § 196; 32, 6, 21, § 60: fibrae cincinnorum madentes, Cic. Fragm. ap. Serv. Verg. G. 1, 120 et saep.—Transf., entrails in gen. ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):2.tura focis, vinumque dedit fibrasque bidentis,
Ov. F. 4, 935; cf.:caesorumque boum fibris de more crematis,
id. M. 13, 637:Promethea,
i. e. the liver devoured by the vulture, Val. Fl. 7, 355; cf. Verg. A. 6, 600: conscia deorum (as giving prognostics;v. above I.),
Tib. 1, 8, 3; cf.:sibi commissos fibra locuta deos,
Prop. 4 (5), 1, 104:fibraeque repente Conticuere,
Sil. 1, 138:neque mihi cornea fibra est,
i. e. I am not so callous, insensible, Pers. 1, 47.—Trop., like our word bowels, of the interior of the earth:persequimur omnes ejus (terrae) fibras,
Plin. 33 praef. § 1. -
6 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. -
7 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. -
8 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. -
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I.Lit.:II.herbescens viriditas,
Cic. Sen. 15, 51:pratorum,
id. ib. 16, 57:maris,
Plin. 37, 5, 20, § 76.—
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