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imbecility

  • 1 imbēcillitās (inb-)

        imbēcillitās (inb-) ātis, f    [imbecillus], helplessness, imbecility, weakness, feebleness: corporis: sororis: materiae, Cs.: animi, Cs.: magistratuum.

    Latin-English dictionary > imbēcillitās (inb-)

  • 2 imbecillitas

    imbēcillĭtas ( inb-), ātis, f. [imbecillus], weakness, feebleness (class.; cf. infirmitas).
    I.
    Of the body: Tulliae meae morbus et imbecillitas corporis me exanimat. Cic. Att. 11, 6, 4:

    virium (with infirmitas laterum),

    id. Brut. 55, 202:

    valetudinis,

    id. Fam. 7, 1, 5:

    Niciae nostri (with mollitia),

    id. Att. 12, 26, 2; Suet. Gramm. 14;

    with senium,

    id. Calig. 44: imbecillitate Augusti [p. 889] nuntiata, i. e. indisposition, id. Tib. 11:

    qui suae imbecillitati sanitatis appellationem, quae est maxime contraria, optendant,

    Quint. 12, 10, 15:

    materiae,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 15, 2.—
    B.
    Transf., of condition as regards ability, powerlessness, impotency, helplessness, imbecility:

    utrum propter imbecillitatem atque inopiam desiderata sit amicitia,

    Cic. Lael. 8, 26; 9, 29; 32; id. Rep. 1, 25, 39; 3, 14; cf.:

    humani generis imbecillitatem fragilitatemque extimescere,

    id. Tusc. 5, 1, 3.—
    II.
    Of the mind:

    animi,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 77, 9:

    ingenii,

    Plin. Ep. 4, 18, 1:

    consilii,

    Cic. Off. 1, 32, 117:

    magistratuum,

    id. Fam. 1, 4, 3:

    fallit plerumque, quod probitas vocatur, quae est imbecillitas,

    Quint. 6, 4, 12:

    neque illos imbecillitatis damnandos,

    Tac. A. 4, 8.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > imbecillitas

  • 3 inbecillitas

    imbēcillĭtas ( inb-), ātis, f. [imbecillus], weakness, feebleness (class.; cf. infirmitas).
    I.
    Of the body: Tulliae meae morbus et imbecillitas corporis me exanimat. Cic. Att. 11, 6, 4:

    virium (with infirmitas laterum),

    id. Brut. 55, 202:

    valetudinis,

    id. Fam. 7, 1, 5:

    Niciae nostri (with mollitia),

    id. Att. 12, 26, 2; Suet. Gramm. 14;

    with senium,

    id. Calig. 44: imbecillitate Augusti [p. 889] nuntiata, i. e. indisposition, id. Tib. 11:

    qui suae imbecillitati sanitatis appellationem, quae est maxime contraria, optendant,

    Quint. 12, 10, 15:

    materiae,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 15, 2.—
    B.
    Transf., of condition as regards ability, powerlessness, impotency, helplessness, imbecility:

    utrum propter imbecillitatem atque inopiam desiderata sit amicitia,

    Cic. Lael. 8, 26; 9, 29; 32; id. Rep. 1, 25, 39; 3, 14; cf.:

    humani generis imbecillitatem fragilitatemque extimescere,

    id. Tusc. 5, 1, 3.—
    II.
    Of the mind:

    animi,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 77, 9:

    ingenii,

    Plin. Ep. 4, 18, 1:

    consilii,

    Cic. Off. 1, 32, 117:

    magistratuum,

    id. Fam. 1, 4, 3:

    fallit plerumque, quod probitas vocatur, quae est imbecillitas,

    Quint. 6, 4, 12:

    neque illos imbecillitatis damnandos,

    Tac. A. 4, 8.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > inbecillitas

См. также в других словарях:

  • Imbecility — Im be*cil i*ty, n.; pl. {Imbecilities}. [L. imbecillitas: cf. F. imb[ e]cillit[ e].] The quality of being imbecile; weakness; feebleness, esp. of mind. [1913 Webster] Cruelty . . . argues not only a depravedness of nature, but also a meanness of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • imbecility — (n.) early 15c., physical weakness, feebleness (of a body part), impotence, from M.Fr. imbécillité and directly from L. imbecillitatem (nom. imbecillitas) weakness, feebleness, from imbecillus weak, feeble, traditionally said to mean unsupported… …   Etymology dictionary

  • imbecility — [im΄bə sil′ə tē] n. pl. imbecilities [Fr imbécillité < L imbecillitas] 1. the state of being an imbecile 2. behavior like that of an imbecile; great foolishness or stupidity 3. an imbecile act or remark …   English World dictionary

  • Imbecility — (Roget s Thesaurus) Folly. < N PARAG:Imbecility >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 want of intelligence want of intelligence &c. 498 want of intellect &c. 450 Sgm: N 1 shadowness shadowness silliness foolishness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 imbecility… …   English dictionary for students

  • imbecility — imbecile ► NOUN informal ▪ a stupid person. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ stupid. DERIVATIVES imbecilic adjective imbecility noun (pl. imbecilities) . ORIGIN originally in the sense «physically weak»: from Latin imbecillus without a supporting staff …   English terms dictionary

  • imbecility — noun (plural ties) Date: circa 1533 1. the quality or state of being imbecile or an imbecile 2. a. utter foolishness; also futility b. something that is foolish or nonsensical …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • imbecility — /im beuh sil i tee/, n., pl. imbecilities. 1. Psychol. the state of being an imbecile. 2. an instance or point of weakness; feebleness; incapability. 3. stupidity; silliness; absurdity. 4. an instance of this. [1525 35; earlier imbecillity < L… …   Universalium

  • imbecility — noun a) The quality of being imbecile; weakness; feebleness, especially of mind. b) Something imbecilic; a stupid action, behaviour, etc …   Wiktionary

  • imbecility — Synonyms and related words: amentia, arrested development, asininity, backwardness, battiness, blithering idiocy, brainlessness, buffoonery, clownishness, crackpottedness, crankiness, craziness, cretinism, daffiness, desipience, disability,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • imbecility — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. idiocy. See insanity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Folly] Syn. foolishness, idiocy, silliness, absurdity; see stupidity 1 , 2 . 2. [Feeble mindedness] Syn. moronity, retardation, cretinism; see insanity 1 …   English dictionary for students

  • imbecility — im·be·cil·i·ty || ‚ɪmbɪ sɪlÉ™tɪ n. mentally handicapped condition (Psychology); stupidity, foolishness, silliness …   English contemporary dictionary

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