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  • 1 mitis

    mild, gentle / ripe, mature.

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  • 2 Clemens

    1.
    clēmens, entis (abl. usu. -ti;

    but -te,

    Liv. 1, 26, 8; Laber. ap. Macr. S. 2, 7, 3), adj. [etym. dub.; cf. lemures; and Germ. hold].
    I.
    Orig. (in the class. per. very rare), of the quiet, placid, pleasant state of the air, wind, or weather, mild, calm, soft, gentle ( = the class. placidus, quietus): undae clementi flamine pulsae, * Cat. 64, 272:

    clementior Auster vela vocat,

    Stat. Th. 5, 468:

    aura Favoni,

    Claud. Cons. Prob. Olyb. 272; cf. id. III. Cons. Hon. 165; Val. Fl. 6, 747:

    clementior dies,

    Col. 11, 2, 2:

    clementior Arctos,

    Sil. 1, 198:

    clementiores plagae (opp. Septentrio),

    Pall. Febr. 12, 1.—Hence,
    B.
    Esp.
    1.
    Of the gentle motion of the sea, rivers, etc., placid, calm, etc.:

    mare,

    Gell. 2, 21, 1:

    Pasitigris clementiore alveo praeterit, etc. (preced. by: praeceps inter saxa devolvitur),

    Curt. 5, 3, 1:

    quā sit clementissimus amnis,

    Ov. M. 9, 116.—
    2.
    Of places (opp. praeceps), smooth, of a gentle ascent:

    clivulus,

    App. M. 4, p. 144.—Far more freq.,
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Of a calm, unexcited, passionless state of mind, quiet, mild, gentle, tranquil, kind (syn.:

    placidus, lenis): clementem vocabo non in alieno dolore facilem, sed eum, qui cum suis stimulis exagitetur, non prosilit, etc.,

    Sen. Clem. 1, 20, 3:

    egit semper vitam... clemens, placidus,

    Ter. Ad. 5, 1, 10:

    vita urbana atque otium,

    id. ib. 1, 1, 17 (cf. with Cic. Rab. Post. 7, 17:

    vita quieta atque otiosa): ille suam semper egit vitam in otio, in conviviis: clemens, placidus,

    Ter. Ad. 5, 4, 10; Liv. 38, 17, 17 (cf. the passages under clementia, cited from Flor.):

    cupio, patres conscripti, me esse clementem: cupio in tantis rei publicae periculis me non dissolutum videri,

    Cic. Cat. 1, 2, 4:

    etsi satis clemens sum in disputando, tamen interdum soleo subirasci,

    id. Fin. 2, 4, 12:

    (Arimphaeis) ritus clementes,

    Plin. 6, 13, 14, § 35.—
    2.
    Transf. to animals. tame, domesticated: clementius genus columbarum [p. 353] (opp. agrestes), Varr. R. R. 3, 7, 2.—
    B.
    Specif.
    1.
    Mild in respect to the faults and failures of others, i. e. forbearing, indulgent, compassionate, merciful (class.; syn.: mitis, benignus, humanus, lenis, facilis, indulgens;

    opp.: crudelis, inhumanus, asper al.): clementi (mi) animo ignoscet,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 6, 37; Ter. Hec. 3, 5, 22:

    judices et misericordes,

    Cic. Planc. 13, 31; cf.
    * Hor.
    C. 3, 11, 46; Tac. A. 2, 57:

    vir et contra audaciam fortissimus et ab innocentiā clementissimus,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 30, 85; Nep. Epam. 3, 2:

    legis interpres,

    Liv. 1, 26, 8:

    dominus facilis et clemens,

    Suet. Aug. 67:

    justa et clemens servitus,

    Ter. And. 1, 1, 9:

    castigatio,

    Cic. Off. 1, 38, 137:

    clementior sententia,

    Liv. 8, 31, 8.—More unusual: rumor, i. e. non nimius, mild, mitigated, praos (acc. to Prisc. p. 1202 P.), Sall. J. 22, 1.—
    2.
    Poet. of places:

    pars (insulae) ratibus clemens,

    accessible, Claud. B. Gild. 511.— Adv.: clē-menter.
    I.
    (Acc. to I. A.) Gently, softly, mildly:

    non desiit adsidue tremere Campania, clementius quidem, sed ingenti damno,

    Sen. Q. N. 6, 31, 1:

    agitant venti oleas,

    Pall. Nov. 5:

    spirant clementius Austri,

    Stat. S. 2, 2, 27.—So of moderate, slow action gen.: Eu. Sequere sis. Ch. Sequor. Eu. Clementer quaeso;

    calces deteris,

    Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 111; so id. Stich. 4, 1, 26; id. Ep. 2, 2, 23. —
    B.
    (Acc. to I. B. 2.) By degrees, gradually, gently:

    clementer et molliter assurgens collis,

    Col. 2, 2, 1; cf. Tac. A. 13, 38:

    editum jugum,

    id. G. 1; Sil. 1, 274; Sen. Oedip. 280:

    accedere,

    Tac. A. 12, 33; cf. in comp.:

    explorare, si quā Appennini juga clementius adirentur,

    id. H. 3, 52.—
    II.
    (Acc. to II. A.) Quietly, placidly, tranquilly, calmly: accipere aliquid clementius aequo, * Lucr. 3, 314:

    si quid est factum clementer, ut dissolute factum criminer,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 8, § 19:

    leniter hominem clementerque accepit,

    id. ib. 2, 4, 40, §

    86: ferre aliquid,

    id. Att. 6, 1, 3:

    consolationes clementer admotae,

    Plin. Ep. 5, 16, 11:

    quo id pacto fieri possit clementissime,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 3, 5:

    leo caudam clementer et blande movet,

    Gell. 5, 14, 12.—
    B.
    (Acc. to II. B.) With forbearance, mildly, with indulgence:

    clementer et moderate jus dicere,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 20:

    clementer a consule accepti,

    Liv. 27, 15, 2:

    clementer ductis militibus,

    i.e. peacefully, without plundering, id. 29, 2, 1.— Comp.:

    clementius tractare aliquem,

    Plin. Ep. 8, 24, 5.— Sup.:

    clementissime scribere de aliquo,

    Gell. 1, 18, 3:

    qui victoriā civili clementissime usus est,

    Sen. Ira, 2, 23, 4.
    2.
    Clēmens, entis, m., a proper name, in later Lat. very freq.:

    Julius,

    Tac. A. 1, 23; 1, 26; 15, 73; id. H. 1, 87; 2, 12:

    Arretinus,

    id. ib. 4, 68; Suet. Dom. 11:

    Flavius,

    id. ib. 15.

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  • 3 clemens

    1.
    clēmens, entis (abl. usu. -ti;

    but -te,

    Liv. 1, 26, 8; Laber. ap. Macr. S. 2, 7, 3), adj. [etym. dub.; cf. lemures; and Germ. hold].
    I.
    Orig. (in the class. per. very rare), of the quiet, placid, pleasant state of the air, wind, or weather, mild, calm, soft, gentle ( = the class. placidus, quietus): undae clementi flamine pulsae, * Cat. 64, 272:

    clementior Auster vela vocat,

    Stat. Th. 5, 468:

    aura Favoni,

    Claud. Cons. Prob. Olyb. 272; cf. id. III. Cons. Hon. 165; Val. Fl. 6, 747:

    clementior dies,

    Col. 11, 2, 2:

    clementior Arctos,

    Sil. 1, 198:

    clementiores plagae (opp. Septentrio),

    Pall. Febr. 12, 1.—Hence,
    B.
    Esp.
    1.
    Of the gentle motion of the sea, rivers, etc., placid, calm, etc.:

    mare,

    Gell. 2, 21, 1:

    Pasitigris clementiore alveo praeterit, etc. (preced. by: praeceps inter saxa devolvitur),

    Curt. 5, 3, 1:

    quā sit clementissimus amnis,

    Ov. M. 9, 116.—
    2.
    Of places (opp. praeceps), smooth, of a gentle ascent:

    clivulus,

    App. M. 4, p. 144.—Far more freq.,
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Of a calm, unexcited, passionless state of mind, quiet, mild, gentle, tranquil, kind (syn.:

    placidus, lenis): clementem vocabo non in alieno dolore facilem, sed eum, qui cum suis stimulis exagitetur, non prosilit, etc.,

    Sen. Clem. 1, 20, 3:

    egit semper vitam... clemens, placidus,

    Ter. Ad. 5, 1, 10:

    vita urbana atque otium,

    id. ib. 1, 1, 17 (cf. with Cic. Rab. Post. 7, 17:

    vita quieta atque otiosa): ille suam semper egit vitam in otio, in conviviis: clemens, placidus,

    Ter. Ad. 5, 4, 10; Liv. 38, 17, 17 (cf. the passages under clementia, cited from Flor.):

    cupio, patres conscripti, me esse clementem: cupio in tantis rei publicae periculis me non dissolutum videri,

    Cic. Cat. 1, 2, 4:

    etsi satis clemens sum in disputando, tamen interdum soleo subirasci,

    id. Fin. 2, 4, 12:

    (Arimphaeis) ritus clementes,

    Plin. 6, 13, 14, § 35.—
    2.
    Transf. to animals. tame, domesticated: clementius genus columbarum [p. 353] (opp. agrestes), Varr. R. R. 3, 7, 2.—
    B.
    Specif.
    1.
    Mild in respect to the faults and failures of others, i. e. forbearing, indulgent, compassionate, merciful (class.; syn.: mitis, benignus, humanus, lenis, facilis, indulgens;

    opp.: crudelis, inhumanus, asper al.): clementi (mi) animo ignoscet,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 6, 37; Ter. Hec. 3, 5, 22:

    judices et misericordes,

    Cic. Planc. 13, 31; cf.
    * Hor.
    C. 3, 11, 46; Tac. A. 2, 57:

    vir et contra audaciam fortissimus et ab innocentiā clementissimus,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 30, 85; Nep. Epam. 3, 2:

    legis interpres,

    Liv. 1, 26, 8:

    dominus facilis et clemens,

    Suet. Aug. 67:

    justa et clemens servitus,

    Ter. And. 1, 1, 9:

    castigatio,

    Cic. Off. 1, 38, 137:

    clementior sententia,

    Liv. 8, 31, 8.—More unusual: rumor, i. e. non nimius, mild, mitigated, praos (acc. to Prisc. p. 1202 P.), Sall. J. 22, 1.—
    2.
    Poet. of places:

    pars (insulae) ratibus clemens,

    accessible, Claud. B. Gild. 511.— Adv.: clē-menter.
    I.
    (Acc. to I. A.) Gently, softly, mildly:

    non desiit adsidue tremere Campania, clementius quidem, sed ingenti damno,

    Sen. Q. N. 6, 31, 1:

    agitant venti oleas,

    Pall. Nov. 5:

    spirant clementius Austri,

    Stat. S. 2, 2, 27.—So of moderate, slow action gen.: Eu. Sequere sis. Ch. Sequor. Eu. Clementer quaeso;

    calces deteris,

    Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 111; so id. Stich. 4, 1, 26; id. Ep. 2, 2, 23. —
    B.
    (Acc. to I. B. 2.) By degrees, gradually, gently:

    clementer et molliter assurgens collis,

    Col. 2, 2, 1; cf. Tac. A. 13, 38:

    editum jugum,

    id. G. 1; Sil. 1, 274; Sen. Oedip. 280:

    accedere,

    Tac. A. 12, 33; cf. in comp.:

    explorare, si quā Appennini juga clementius adirentur,

    id. H. 3, 52.—
    II.
    (Acc. to II. A.) Quietly, placidly, tranquilly, calmly: accipere aliquid clementius aequo, * Lucr. 3, 314:

    si quid est factum clementer, ut dissolute factum criminer,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 8, § 19:

    leniter hominem clementerque accepit,

    id. ib. 2, 4, 40, §

    86: ferre aliquid,

    id. Att. 6, 1, 3:

    consolationes clementer admotae,

    Plin. Ep. 5, 16, 11:

    quo id pacto fieri possit clementissime,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 3, 5:

    leo caudam clementer et blande movet,

    Gell. 5, 14, 12.—
    B.
    (Acc. to II. B.) With forbearance, mildly, with indulgence:

    clementer et moderate jus dicere,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 20:

    clementer a consule accepti,

    Liv. 27, 15, 2:

    clementer ductis militibus,

    i.e. peacefully, without plundering, id. 29, 2, 1.— Comp.:

    clementius tractare aliquem,

    Plin. Ep. 8, 24, 5.— Sup.:

    clementissime scribere de aliquo,

    Gell. 1, 18, 3:

    qui victoriā civili clementissime usus est,

    Sen. Ira, 2, 23, 4.
    2.
    Clēmens, entis, m., a proper name, in later Lat. very freq.:

    Julius,

    Tac. A. 1, 23; 1, 26; 15, 73; id. H. 1, 87; 2, 12:

    Arretinus,

    id. ib. 4, 68; Suet. Dom. 11:

    Flavius,

    id. ib. 15.

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  • 4 clementer

    1.
    clēmens, entis (abl. usu. -ti;

    but -te,

    Liv. 1, 26, 8; Laber. ap. Macr. S. 2, 7, 3), adj. [etym. dub.; cf. lemures; and Germ. hold].
    I.
    Orig. (in the class. per. very rare), of the quiet, placid, pleasant state of the air, wind, or weather, mild, calm, soft, gentle ( = the class. placidus, quietus): undae clementi flamine pulsae, * Cat. 64, 272:

    clementior Auster vela vocat,

    Stat. Th. 5, 468:

    aura Favoni,

    Claud. Cons. Prob. Olyb. 272; cf. id. III. Cons. Hon. 165; Val. Fl. 6, 747:

    clementior dies,

    Col. 11, 2, 2:

    clementior Arctos,

    Sil. 1, 198:

    clementiores plagae (opp. Septentrio),

    Pall. Febr. 12, 1.—Hence,
    B.
    Esp.
    1.
    Of the gentle motion of the sea, rivers, etc., placid, calm, etc.:

    mare,

    Gell. 2, 21, 1:

    Pasitigris clementiore alveo praeterit, etc. (preced. by: praeceps inter saxa devolvitur),

    Curt. 5, 3, 1:

    quā sit clementissimus amnis,

    Ov. M. 9, 116.—
    2.
    Of places (opp. praeceps), smooth, of a gentle ascent:

    clivulus,

    App. M. 4, p. 144.—Far more freq.,
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Of a calm, unexcited, passionless state of mind, quiet, mild, gentle, tranquil, kind (syn.:

    placidus, lenis): clementem vocabo non in alieno dolore facilem, sed eum, qui cum suis stimulis exagitetur, non prosilit, etc.,

    Sen. Clem. 1, 20, 3:

    egit semper vitam... clemens, placidus,

    Ter. Ad. 5, 1, 10:

    vita urbana atque otium,

    id. ib. 1, 1, 17 (cf. with Cic. Rab. Post. 7, 17:

    vita quieta atque otiosa): ille suam semper egit vitam in otio, in conviviis: clemens, placidus,

    Ter. Ad. 5, 4, 10; Liv. 38, 17, 17 (cf. the passages under clementia, cited from Flor.):

    cupio, patres conscripti, me esse clementem: cupio in tantis rei publicae periculis me non dissolutum videri,

    Cic. Cat. 1, 2, 4:

    etsi satis clemens sum in disputando, tamen interdum soleo subirasci,

    id. Fin. 2, 4, 12:

    (Arimphaeis) ritus clementes,

    Plin. 6, 13, 14, § 35.—
    2.
    Transf. to animals. tame, domesticated: clementius genus columbarum [p. 353] (opp. agrestes), Varr. R. R. 3, 7, 2.—
    B.
    Specif.
    1.
    Mild in respect to the faults and failures of others, i. e. forbearing, indulgent, compassionate, merciful (class.; syn.: mitis, benignus, humanus, lenis, facilis, indulgens;

    opp.: crudelis, inhumanus, asper al.): clementi (mi) animo ignoscet,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 6, 37; Ter. Hec. 3, 5, 22:

    judices et misericordes,

    Cic. Planc. 13, 31; cf.
    * Hor.
    C. 3, 11, 46; Tac. A. 2, 57:

    vir et contra audaciam fortissimus et ab innocentiā clementissimus,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 30, 85; Nep. Epam. 3, 2:

    legis interpres,

    Liv. 1, 26, 8:

    dominus facilis et clemens,

    Suet. Aug. 67:

    justa et clemens servitus,

    Ter. And. 1, 1, 9:

    castigatio,

    Cic. Off. 1, 38, 137:

    clementior sententia,

    Liv. 8, 31, 8.—More unusual: rumor, i. e. non nimius, mild, mitigated, praos (acc. to Prisc. p. 1202 P.), Sall. J. 22, 1.—
    2.
    Poet. of places:

    pars (insulae) ratibus clemens,

    accessible, Claud. B. Gild. 511.— Adv.: clē-menter.
    I.
    (Acc. to I. A.) Gently, softly, mildly:

    non desiit adsidue tremere Campania, clementius quidem, sed ingenti damno,

    Sen. Q. N. 6, 31, 1:

    agitant venti oleas,

    Pall. Nov. 5:

    spirant clementius Austri,

    Stat. S. 2, 2, 27.—So of moderate, slow action gen.: Eu. Sequere sis. Ch. Sequor. Eu. Clementer quaeso;

    calces deteris,

    Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 111; so id. Stich. 4, 1, 26; id. Ep. 2, 2, 23. —
    B.
    (Acc. to I. B. 2.) By degrees, gradually, gently:

    clementer et molliter assurgens collis,

    Col. 2, 2, 1; cf. Tac. A. 13, 38:

    editum jugum,

    id. G. 1; Sil. 1, 274; Sen. Oedip. 280:

    accedere,

    Tac. A. 12, 33; cf. in comp.:

    explorare, si quā Appennini juga clementius adirentur,

    id. H. 3, 52.—
    II.
    (Acc. to II. A.) Quietly, placidly, tranquilly, calmly: accipere aliquid clementius aequo, * Lucr. 3, 314:

    si quid est factum clementer, ut dissolute factum criminer,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 8, § 19:

    leniter hominem clementerque accepit,

    id. ib. 2, 4, 40, §

    86: ferre aliquid,

    id. Att. 6, 1, 3:

    consolationes clementer admotae,

    Plin. Ep. 5, 16, 11:

    quo id pacto fieri possit clementissime,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 3, 5:

    leo caudam clementer et blande movet,

    Gell. 5, 14, 12.—
    B.
    (Acc. to II. B.) With forbearance, mildly, with indulgence:

    clementer et moderate jus dicere,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 20:

    clementer a consule accepti,

    Liv. 27, 15, 2:

    clementer ductis militibus,

    i.e. peacefully, without plundering, id. 29, 2, 1.— Comp.:

    clementius tractare aliquem,

    Plin. Ep. 8, 24, 5.— Sup.:

    clementissime scribere de aliquo,

    Gell. 1, 18, 3:

    qui victoriā civili clementissime usus est,

    Sen. Ira, 2, 23, 4.
    2.
    Clēmens, entis, m., a proper name, in later Lat. very freq.:

    Julius,

    Tac. A. 1, 23; 1, 26; 15, 73; id. H. 1, 87; 2, 12:

    Arretinus,

    id. ib. 4, 68; Suet. Dom. 11:

    Flavius,

    id. ib. 15.

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  • 5 molle

    mollis, e, adj. [Gr. malakos, amalos, môlus; cf. blêchros, perh. Lat. mulier (mollior)], easily movable, pliant, flexible, supple; soft, tender, delicate, gentle, mild, pleasant (class.; syn.: tener, facilis, flexibilis, lentus).
    I.
    Lit.:

    mollis juncus,

    Verg. E. 2, 72:

    comam mollis... hyacinthi,

    id. G. 4, 137:

    aurum,

    flexible, id. A. 10, 818:

    tiliae,

    Ov. M. 10, 92:

    crura,

    Verg. G. 3, 76:

    colla,

    id. A. 11, 622:

    bracchia,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 595:

    cervix,

    id. F. 4, 185:

    commissurae,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 60:

    molle litus,

    of soft sand, Caes. B. G. 5, 9:

    harena,

    Ov. M. 2, 577:

    aqua,

    id. A. A. 1, 476:

    fraga,

    id. M. 13, 816:

    castaneae,

    Verg. E. 1, 82:

    mollissima vina ( = mitissima, lenissima),

    id. G. 1, 341; cf.:

    molli mero,

    Hor. C. 1, 7, 19; and:

    molle Calenum,

    Juv. 1, 69:

    alvus,

    relaxed, open bowels, Cels. 3, 12:

    cibus,

    mild, not sharp, id. 4, 4, 4:

    ovum,

    soft, id. 4, 4, 5:

    prata,

    Verg. G. 2, 384:

    gramen,

    Ov. F. 6, 328:

    humus,

    id. A. A. 3, 688:

    lana,

    id. F. 2, 742:

    torus,

    id. Am. 2, 4, 14:

    arcus,

    slack, unbent, unstrung, id. H. 4, 92:

    feretrum,

    made soft by a layer of leaves, Verg. A. 11, 64:

    mollissima cera,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 45, 177:

    mollia panis,

    the soft part of bread, the crumb, id. 13, 12, 26, § 82:

    molles genae,

    soft, delicate, Ov. H. 10, 44:

    capilli,

    id. P. 3, 3, 17:

    manus,

    id. Am. 1, 4, 24:

    latus,

    id. M. 14, 710:

    molles Zephyri,

    soft, gentle, id. A. A. 3, 728; so,

    hiems,

    Stat. S. 3, 5, 83:

    aestas,

    Verg. G. 1, 312:

    caelum,

    Flor. 1, 16, 3; 4, 12, 27:

    Euphrates mollior undis,

    gentler, calmer, Verg. A. 8, 726:

    aditus,

    easy, Sil. 4, 491; so,

    iter,

    Quint. 4, 2, 46:

    via,

    id. 1, 6, 22:

    fastigium,

    gentle, not steep, Caes. B. C. 2, 10:

    clivus,

    Verg. E. 9, 8:

    modicis et mollibus clivis,

    Curt. 8, 39, 6:

    jugum montis,

    Tac. G. 1:

    trames,

    Ov. F. 3, 13.—Prov.: molli bracchio objurgare aliquem, with a gentle arm, i. e. in a forbearing manner, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 6:

    in molli carne vermes nascuntur,

    it is the soft flesh that breeds the worms, Petr. 57.— Subst.: mollia, ĭum, n., a kind of fishes, mollusks, Plin. 11, 51, 112, § 267.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Tender, delicate, susceptible:

    mollibus annis,

    in tender youth, Ov. H. 1, 111:

    os molle,

    easily blushing, id. Tr. 4, 3, 70:

    mollissima corda,

    Juv. 15, 131:

    mollissimae aures,

    modest, Plin. Pan. 68.—
    2.
    In a bad sense, soft, effeminate, unmanly, weak (syn. effeminatus):

    philosophus tam mollis, tam languidus, tam enervatus,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 52, 226:

    Sabaei,

    Verg. G. 1, 57:

    viri molles, i. e. pathici,

    Liv. 33, 28; Sen. Ep. 87:

    disciplina,

    effeminate, Cic. Fin. 1, 11, 37:

    delicatior... molliorque ratio,

    id. ib. 5, 5, 12:

    vita,

    Ov. Tr. 5, 3, 9: desine mollium querellarum, Hor. C. 2, 9, 17:

    mollis teneraque vox,

    Quint. 11, 3, 23:

    educatio,

    id. 1, 2, 6:

    actio,

    id. 11, 3, 128:

    Gallorum mens est mollis ac minime resistens ad calamitates perferendas,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 19:

    sententiae,

    Cic. Cat. 1, 12, 30:

    si taedio laboris longaeque viae, ut est mollis ad talia gens (Gallorum), dilaberentur,

    Liv. 22, 2, 4:

    Romanos molliores facere ad paciscendum,

    id. 42, 62, 6; cf.:

    sunt qui in rebus contrariis parum sibi constent, voluptatem severissime contemnant, in dolore sint molliores, etc.,

    Cic. Off. 1, 21, 71:

    molles in aure fenestrae,

    Juv. 1, 104.—
    B.
    Soft, pleasant, mild, easy:

    orationem mollem teneramque reddidit,

    soft, pleasant, Cic. Brut. 9, 38:

    mollis et jucunda senectus,

    id. Sen. 1, 2:

    ita eum placidum mollemque reddidi, ut, etc.,

    calm and gentle, id. Caecil. 10, 28:

    verba,

    Hor. Epod. 5, 83:

    mollia jussa,

    mild, easy, Verg. G. 3, 41:

    vincuntur molli pectora dura prece,

    soft, tender, touching, Tib. 3, 4, 76:

    sic accensum sed molliora referre jussum dimittit,

    to return a gentler answer, Tac. H. 4, 32 fin.:

    saepius molliora respondens,

    id. A. 12, 46: mollis versus, an elegiac or amatory poem, Ov. Tr. 2, 307; Prop. 1, 7, 19 (opp. durus versus, a heroic poem, id. 2, 1, 41):

    ridere mollia,

    to smile gently, Ov. A. A. 3, 513:

    cuncta tamen ad imperatorem in mollius relata,

    in a milder, more favorable light, Tac. A. 14, 39:

    pilenta,

    having a gentle motion, Verg. A. 8, 666; id. G. 2, 389:

    mollissima fandi tempora,

    id. A. 4, 293:

    hora mollior,

    more favorable, Ov. P. 3, 3, 84:

    signa,

    Cic. Brut. 18, 70:

    duriora Callon, jam minus rigida Calamis, molliora adhuc supra dictis Myron fecit,

    more agreeable, Quint. 12, 10, 7:

    mollis animus et ad accipiendam et ad deponendam offensionem,

    Cic. Att. 1, 17, 2:

    in inimicitiis auricula infima mollior,

    id. Q. Fr. 2, 13 (15), 4.— Subst.: molle, is, n., softness, smoothness:

    molle atque facetum Vergilio adnuerunt Camenae,

    Hor. S. 1, 10, 45.—
    C.
    Weak, untrustworthy:

    nihil est tam molle, tam tenerum, tam aut fragile aut flexibile quam voluntas erga nos civium,

    Cic. Mil. 16, 42.—Hence, adv.: mollĭter.
    1.
    Lit., softly, gently, agreeably (class.):

    molliter sustine me,

    Plaut. Ps. 5, 2, 7:

    aves nidos mollissime substernunt,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 129:

    recubans,

    id. de Or. 3, 17, 63:

    ossa cubent,

    Ov. Tr. 3, 3, 76:

    excudent alii spirantia mollius aera,

    more easily, agreeably, Verg. A. 6, 847:

    cura molliter semina conlocandi,

    Plin. 15, 10, 9, § 35:

    colles ad orientem molliter devexi,

    gently, gradually, Col. 1, 2, 3 sq. —
    2.
    Trop.:

    quod ferendum est molliter sapienti,

    calmly, patiently, Cic. Sen. 2, 5:

    abnuere,

    Liv. 30, 3:

    delicate et molliter vivere,

    voluptuously, Cic. Off. 1, 30, 106:

    aegritudinem pati,

    sensitively, weakly, Sall. J. 82, 2:

    ne quid per metum, mollius consuleretur,

    too compliantly, Liv. 30, 7, 3:

    interpretari mollius aliquid,

    rather mildly, favorably, Tac. H. 2, 96.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > molle

  • 6 mollia

    mollis, e, adj. [Gr. malakos, amalos, môlus; cf. blêchros, perh. Lat. mulier (mollior)], easily movable, pliant, flexible, supple; soft, tender, delicate, gentle, mild, pleasant (class.; syn.: tener, facilis, flexibilis, lentus).
    I.
    Lit.:

    mollis juncus,

    Verg. E. 2, 72:

    comam mollis... hyacinthi,

    id. G. 4, 137:

    aurum,

    flexible, id. A. 10, 818:

    tiliae,

    Ov. M. 10, 92:

    crura,

    Verg. G. 3, 76:

    colla,

    id. A. 11, 622:

    bracchia,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 595:

    cervix,

    id. F. 4, 185:

    commissurae,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 60:

    molle litus,

    of soft sand, Caes. B. G. 5, 9:

    harena,

    Ov. M. 2, 577:

    aqua,

    id. A. A. 1, 476:

    fraga,

    id. M. 13, 816:

    castaneae,

    Verg. E. 1, 82:

    mollissima vina ( = mitissima, lenissima),

    id. G. 1, 341; cf.:

    molli mero,

    Hor. C. 1, 7, 19; and:

    molle Calenum,

    Juv. 1, 69:

    alvus,

    relaxed, open bowels, Cels. 3, 12:

    cibus,

    mild, not sharp, id. 4, 4, 4:

    ovum,

    soft, id. 4, 4, 5:

    prata,

    Verg. G. 2, 384:

    gramen,

    Ov. F. 6, 328:

    humus,

    id. A. A. 3, 688:

    lana,

    id. F. 2, 742:

    torus,

    id. Am. 2, 4, 14:

    arcus,

    slack, unbent, unstrung, id. H. 4, 92:

    feretrum,

    made soft by a layer of leaves, Verg. A. 11, 64:

    mollissima cera,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 45, 177:

    mollia panis,

    the soft part of bread, the crumb, id. 13, 12, 26, § 82:

    molles genae,

    soft, delicate, Ov. H. 10, 44:

    capilli,

    id. P. 3, 3, 17:

    manus,

    id. Am. 1, 4, 24:

    latus,

    id. M. 14, 710:

    molles Zephyri,

    soft, gentle, id. A. A. 3, 728; so,

    hiems,

    Stat. S. 3, 5, 83:

    aestas,

    Verg. G. 1, 312:

    caelum,

    Flor. 1, 16, 3; 4, 12, 27:

    Euphrates mollior undis,

    gentler, calmer, Verg. A. 8, 726:

    aditus,

    easy, Sil. 4, 491; so,

    iter,

    Quint. 4, 2, 46:

    via,

    id. 1, 6, 22:

    fastigium,

    gentle, not steep, Caes. B. C. 2, 10:

    clivus,

    Verg. E. 9, 8:

    modicis et mollibus clivis,

    Curt. 8, 39, 6:

    jugum montis,

    Tac. G. 1:

    trames,

    Ov. F. 3, 13.—Prov.: molli bracchio objurgare aliquem, with a gentle arm, i. e. in a forbearing manner, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 6:

    in molli carne vermes nascuntur,

    it is the soft flesh that breeds the worms, Petr. 57.— Subst.: mollia, ĭum, n., a kind of fishes, mollusks, Plin. 11, 51, 112, § 267.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Tender, delicate, susceptible:

    mollibus annis,

    in tender youth, Ov. H. 1, 111:

    os molle,

    easily blushing, id. Tr. 4, 3, 70:

    mollissima corda,

    Juv. 15, 131:

    mollissimae aures,

    modest, Plin. Pan. 68.—
    2.
    In a bad sense, soft, effeminate, unmanly, weak (syn. effeminatus):

    philosophus tam mollis, tam languidus, tam enervatus,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 52, 226:

    Sabaei,

    Verg. G. 1, 57:

    viri molles, i. e. pathici,

    Liv. 33, 28; Sen. Ep. 87:

    disciplina,

    effeminate, Cic. Fin. 1, 11, 37:

    delicatior... molliorque ratio,

    id. ib. 5, 5, 12:

    vita,

    Ov. Tr. 5, 3, 9: desine mollium querellarum, Hor. C. 2, 9, 17:

    mollis teneraque vox,

    Quint. 11, 3, 23:

    educatio,

    id. 1, 2, 6:

    actio,

    id. 11, 3, 128:

    Gallorum mens est mollis ac minime resistens ad calamitates perferendas,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 19:

    sententiae,

    Cic. Cat. 1, 12, 30:

    si taedio laboris longaeque viae, ut est mollis ad talia gens (Gallorum), dilaberentur,

    Liv. 22, 2, 4:

    Romanos molliores facere ad paciscendum,

    id. 42, 62, 6; cf.:

    sunt qui in rebus contrariis parum sibi constent, voluptatem severissime contemnant, in dolore sint molliores, etc.,

    Cic. Off. 1, 21, 71:

    molles in aure fenestrae,

    Juv. 1, 104.—
    B.
    Soft, pleasant, mild, easy:

    orationem mollem teneramque reddidit,

    soft, pleasant, Cic. Brut. 9, 38:

    mollis et jucunda senectus,

    id. Sen. 1, 2:

    ita eum placidum mollemque reddidi, ut, etc.,

    calm and gentle, id. Caecil. 10, 28:

    verba,

    Hor. Epod. 5, 83:

    mollia jussa,

    mild, easy, Verg. G. 3, 41:

    vincuntur molli pectora dura prece,

    soft, tender, touching, Tib. 3, 4, 76:

    sic accensum sed molliora referre jussum dimittit,

    to return a gentler answer, Tac. H. 4, 32 fin.:

    saepius molliora respondens,

    id. A. 12, 46: mollis versus, an elegiac or amatory poem, Ov. Tr. 2, 307; Prop. 1, 7, 19 (opp. durus versus, a heroic poem, id. 2, 1, 41):

    ridere mollia,

    to smile gently, Ov. A. A. 3, 513:

    cuncta tamen ad imperatorem in mollius relata,

    in a milder, more favorable light, Tac. A. 14, 39:

    pilenta,

    having a gentle motion, Verg. A. 8, 666; id. G. 2, 389:

    mollissima fandi tempora,

    id. A. 4, 293:

    hora mollior,

    more favorable, Ov. P. 3, 3, 84:

    signa,

    Cic. Brut. 18, 70:

    duriora Callon, jam minus rigida Calamis, molliora adhuc supra dictis Myron fecit,

    more agreeable, Quint. 12, 10, 7:

    mollis animus et ad accipiendam et ad deponendam offensionem,

    Cic. Att. 1, 17, 2:

    in inimicitiis auricula infima mollior,

    id. Q. Fr. 2, 13 (15), 4.— Subst.: molle, is, n., softness, smoothness:

    molle atque facetum Vergilio adnuerunt Camenae,

    Hor. S. 1, 10, 45.—
    C.
    Weak, untrustworthy:

    nihil est tam molle, tam tenerum, tam aut fragile aut flexibile quam voluntas erga nos civium,

    Cic. Mil. 16, 42.—Hence, adv.: mollĭter.
    1.
    Lit., softly, gently, agreeably (class.):

    molliter sustine me,

    Plaut. Ps. 5, 2, 7:

    aves nidos mollissime substernunt,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 129:

    recubans,

    id. de Or. 3, 17, 63:

    ossa cubent,

    Ov. Tr. 3, 3, 76:

    excudent alii spirantia mollius aera,

    more easily, agreeably, Verg. A. 6, 847:

    cura molliter semina conlocandi,

    Plin. 15, 10, 9, § 35:

    colles ad orientem molliter devexi,

    gently, gradually, Col. 1, 2, 3 sq. —
    2.
    Trop.:

    quod ferendum est molliter sapienti,

    calmly, patiently, Cic. Sen. 2, 5:

    abnuere,

    Liv. 30, 3:

    delicate et molliter vivere,

    voluptuously, Cic. Off. 1, 30, 106:

    aegritudinem pati,

    sensitively, weakly, Sall. J. 82, 2:

    ne quid per metum, mollius consuleretur,

    too compliantly, Liv. 30, 7, 3:

    interpretari mollius aliquid,

    rather mildly, favorably, Tac. H. 2, 96.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > mollia

  • 7 mollis

    mollis, e, adj. [Gr. malakos, amalos, môlus; cf. blêchros, perh. Lat. mulier (mollior)], easily movable, pliant, flexible, supple; soft, tender, delicate, gentle, mild, pleasant (class.; syn.: tener, facilis, flexibilis, lentus).
    I.
    Lit.:

    mollis juncus,

    Verg. E. 2, 72:

    comam mollis... hyacinthi,

    id. G. 4, 137:

    aurum,

    flexible, id. A. 10, 818:

    tiliae,

    Ov. M. 10, 92:

    crura,

    Verg. G. 3, 76:

    colla,

    id. A. 11, 622:

    bracchia,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 595:

    cervix,

    id. F. 4, 185:

    commissurae,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 60:

    molle litus,

    of soft sand, Caes. B. G. 5, 9:

    harena,

    Ov. M. 2, 577:

    aqua,

    id. A. A. 1, 476:

    fraga,

    id. M. 13, 816:

    castaneae,

    Verg. E. 1, 82:

    mollissima vina ( = mitissima, lenissima),

    id. G. 1, 341; cf.:

    molli mero,

    Hor. C. 1, 7, 19; and:

    molle Calenum,

    Juv. 1, 69:

    alvus,

    relaxed, open bowels, Cels. 3, 12:

    cibus,

    mild, not sharp, id. 4, 4, 4:

    ovum,

    soft, id. 4, 4, 5:

    prata,

    Verg. G. 2, 384:

    gramen,

    Ov. F. 6, 328:

    humus,

    id. A. A. 3, 688:

    lana,

    id. F. 2, 742:

    torus,

    id. Am. 2, 4, 14:

    arcus,

    slack, unbent, unstrung, id. H. 4, 92:

    feretrum,

    made soft by a layer of leaves, Verg. A. 11, 64:

    mollissima cera,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 45, 177:

    mollia panis,

    the soft part of bread, the crumb, id. 13, 12, 26, § 82:

    molles genae,

    soft, delicate, Ov. H. 10, 44:

    capilli,

    id. P. 3, 3, 17:

    manus,

    id. Am. 1, 4, 24:

    latus,

    id. M. 14, 710:

    molles Zephyri,

    soft, gentle, id. A. A. 3, 728; so,

    hiems,

    Stat. S. 3, 5, 83:

    aestas,

    Verg. G. 1, 312:

    caelum,

    Flor. 1, 16, 3; 4, 12, 27:

    Euphrates mollior undis,

    gentler, calmer, Verg. A. 8, 726:

    aditus,

    easy, Sil. 4, 491; so,

    iter,

    Quint. 4, 2, 46:

    via,

    id. 1, 6, 22:

    fastigium,

    gentle, not steep, Caes. B. C. 2, 10:

    clivus,

    Verg. E. 9, 8:

    modicis et mollibus clivis,

    Curt. 8, 39, 6:

    jugum montis,

    Tac. G. 1:

    trames,

    Ov. F. 3, 13.—Prov.: molli bracchio objurgare aliquem, with a gentle arm, i. e. in a forbearing manner, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 6:

    in molli carne vermes nascuntur,

    it is the soft flesh that breeds the worms, Petr. 57.— Subst.: mollia, ĭum, n., a kind of fishes, mollusks, Plin. 11, 51, 112, § 267.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Tender, delicate, susceptible:

    mollibus annis,

    in tender youth, Ov. H. 1, 111:

    os molle,

    easily blushing, id. Tr. 4, 3, 70:

    mollissima corda,

    Juv. 15, 131:

    mollissimae aures,

    modest, Plin. Pan. 68.—
    2.
    In a bad sense, soft, effeminate, unmanly, weak (syn. effeminatus):

    philosophus tam mollis, tam languidus, tam enervatus,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 52, 226:

    Sabaei,

    Verg. G. 1, 57:

    viri molles, i. e. pathici,

    Liv. 33, 28; Sen. Ep. 87:

    disciplina,

    effeminate, Cic. Fin. 1, 11, 37:

    delicatior... molliorque ratio,

    id. ib. 5, 5, 12:

    vita,

    Ov. Tr. 5, 3, 9: desine mollium querellarum, Hor. C. 2, 9, 17:

    mollis teneraque vox,

    Quint. 11, 3, 23:

    educatio,

    id. 1, 2, 6:

    actio,

    id. 11, 3, 128:

    Gallorum mens est mollis ac minime resistens ad calamitates perferendas,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 19:

    sententiae,

    Cic. Cat. 1, 12, 30:

    si taedio laboris longaeque viae, ut est mollis ad talia gens (Gallorum), dilaberentur,

    Liv. 22, 2, 4:

    Romanos molliores facere ad paciscendum,

    id. 42, 62, 6; cf.:

    sunt qui in rebus contrariis parum sibi constent, voluptatem severissime contemnant, in dolore sint molliores, etc.,

    Cic. Off. 1, 21, 71:

    molles in aure fenestrae,

    Juv. 1, 104.—
    B.
    Soft, pleasant, mild, easy:

    orationem mollem teneramque reddidit,

    soft, pleasant, Cic. Brut. 9, 38:

    mollis et jucunda senectus,

    id. Sen. 1, 2:

    ita eum placidum mollemque reddidi, ut, etc.,

    calm and gentle, id. Caecil. 10, 28:

    verba,

    Hor. Epod. 5, 83:

    mollia jussa,

    mild, easy, Verg. G. 3, 41:

    vincuntur molli pectora dura prece,

    soft, tender, touching, Tib. 3, 4, 76:

    sic accensum sed molliora referre jussum dimittit,

    to return a gentler answer, Tac. H. 4, 32 fin.:

    saepius molliora respondens,

    id. A. 12, 46: mollis versus, an elegiac or amatory poem, Ov. Tr. 2, 307; Prop. 1, 7, 19 (opp. durus versus, a heroic poem, id. 2, 1, 41):

    ridere mollia,

    to smile gently, Ov. A. A. 3, 513:

    cuncta tamen ad imperatorem in mollius relata,

    in a milder, more favorable light, Tac. A. 14, 39:

    pilenta,

    having a gentle motion, Verg. A. 8, 666; id. G. 2, 389:

    mollissima fandi tempora,

    id. A. 4, 293:

    hora mollior,

    more favorable, Ov. P. 3, 3, 84:

    signa,

    Cic. Brut. 18, 70:

    duriora Callon, jam minus rigida Calamis, molliora adhuc supra dictis Myron fecit,

    more agreeable, Quint. 12, 10, 7:

    mollis animus et ad accipiendam et ad deponendam offensionem,

    Cic. Att. 1, 17, 2:

    in inimicitiis auricula infima mollior,

    id. Q. Fr. 2, 13 (15), 4.— Subst.: molle, is, n., softness, smoothness:

    molle atque facetum Vergilio adnuerunt Camenae,

    Hor. S. 1, 10, 45.—
    C.
    Weak, untrustworthy:

    nihil est tam molle, tam tenerum, tam aut fragile aut flexibile quam voluntas erga nos civium,

    Cic. Mil. 16, 42.—Hence, adv.: mollĭter.
    1.
    Lit., softly, gently, agreeably (class.):

    molliter sustine me,

    Plaut. Ps. 5, 2, 7:

    aves nidos mollissime substernunt,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 129:

    recubans,

    id. de Or. 3, 17, 63:

    ossa cubent,

    Ov. Tr. 3, 3, 76:

    excudent alii spirantia mollius aera,

    more easily, agreeably, Verg. A. 6, 847:

    cura molliter semina conlocandi,

    Plin. 15, 10, 9, § 35:

    colles ad orientem molliter devexi,

    gently, gradually, Col. 1, 2, 3 sq. —
    2.
    Trop.:

    quod ferendum est molliter sapienti,

    calmly, patiently, Cic. Sen. 2, 5:

    abnuere,

    Liv. 30, 3:

    delicate et molliter vivere,

    voluptuously, Cic. Off. 1, 30, 106:

    aegritudinem pati,

    sensitively, weakly, Sall. J. 82, 2:

    ne quid per metum, mollius consuleretur,

    too compliantly, Liv. 30, 7, 3:

    interpretari mollius aliquid,

    rather mildly, favorably, Tac. H. 2, 96.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > mollis

  • 8 molliter

    mollis, e, adj. [Gr. malakos, amalos, môlus; cf. blêchros, perh. Lat. mulier (mollior)], easily movable, pliant, flexible, supple; soft, tender, delicate, gentle, mild, pleasant (class.; syn.: tener, facilis, flexibilis, lentus).
    I.
    Lit.:

    mollis juncus,

    Verg. E. 2, 72:

    comam mollis... hyacinthi,

    id. G. 4, 137:

    aurum,

    flexible, id. A. 10, 818:

    tiliae,

    Ov. M. 10, 92:

    crura,

    Verg. G. 3, 76:

    colla,

    id. A. 11, 622:

    bracchia,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 595:

    cervix,

    id. F. 4, 185:

    commissurae,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 60:

    molle litus,

    of soft sand, Caes. B. G. 5, 9:

    harena,

    Ov. M. 2, 577:

    aqua,

    id. A. A. 1, 476:

    fraga,

    id. M. 13, 816:

    castaneae,

    Verg. E. 1, 82:

    mollissima vina ( = mitissima, lenissima),

    id. G. 1, 341; cf.:

    molli mero,

    Hor. C. 1, 7, 19; and:

    molle Calenum,

    Juv. 1, 69:

    alvus,

    relaxed, open bowels, Cels. 3, 12:

    cibus,

    mild, not sharp, id. 4, 4, 4:

    ovum,

    soft, id. 4, 4, 5:

    prata,

    Verg. G. 2, 384:

    gramen,

    Ov. F. 6, 328:

    humus,

    id. A. A. 3, 688:

    lana,

    id. F. 2, 742:

    torus,

    id. Am. 2, 4, 14:

    arcus,

    slack, unbent, unstrung, id. H. 4, 92:

    feretrum,

    made soft by a layer of leaves, Verg. A. 11, 64:

    mollissima cera,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 45, 177:

    mollia panis,

    the soft part of bread, the crumb, id. 13, 12, 26, § 82:

    molles genae,

    soft, delicate, Ov. H. 10, 44:

    capilli,

    id. P. 3, 3, 17:

    manus,

    id. Am. 1, 4, 24:

    latus,

    id. M. 14, 710:

    molles Zephyri,

    soft, gentle, id. A. A. 3, 728; so,

    hiems,

    Stat. S. 3, 5, 83:

    aestas,

    Verg. G. 1, 312:

    caelum,

    Flor. 1, 16, 3; 4, 12, 27:

    Euphrates mollior undis,

    gentler, calmer, Verg. A. 8, 726:

    aditus,

    easy, Sil. 4, 491; so,

    iter,

    Quint. 4, 2, 46:

    via,

    id. 1, 6, 22:

    fastigium,

    gentle, not steep, Caes. B. C. 2, 10:

    clivus,

    Verg. E. 9, 8:

    modicis et mollibus clivis,

    Curt. 8, 39, 6:

    jugum montis,

    Tac. G. 1:

    trames,

    Ov. F. 3, 13.—Prov.: molli bracchio objurgare aliquem, with a gentle arm, i. e. in a forbearing manner, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 6:

    in molli carne vermes nascuntur,

    it is the soft flesh that breeds the worms, Petr. 57.— Subst.: mollia, ĭum, n., a kind of fishes, mollusks, Plin. 11, 51, 112, § 267.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Tender, delicate, susceptible:

    mollibus annis,

    in tender youth, Ov. H. 1, 111:

    os molle,

    easily blushing, id. Tr. 4, 3, 70:

    mollissima corda,

    Juv. 15, 131:

    mollissimae aures,

    modest, Plin. Pan. 68.—
    2.
    In a bad sense, soft, effeminate, unmanly, weak (syn. effeminatus):

    philosophus tam mollis, tam languidus, tam enervatus,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 52, 226:

    Sabaei,

    Verg. G. 1, 57:

    viri molles, i. e. pathici,

    Liv. 33, 28; Sen. Ep. 87:

    disciplina,

    effeminate, Cic. Fin. 1, 11, 37:

    delicatior... molliorque ratio,

    id. ib. 5, 5, 12:

    vita,

    Ov. Tr. 5, 3, 9: desine mollium querellarum, Hor. C. 2, 9, 17:

    mollis teneraque vox,

    Quint. 11, 3, 23:

    educatio,

    id. 1, 2, 6:

    actio,

    id. 11, 3, 128:

    Gallorum mens est mollis ac minime resistens ad calamitates perferendas,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 19:

    sententiae,

    Cic. Cat. 1, 12, 30:

    si taedio laboris longaeque viae, ut est mollis ad talia gens (Gallorum), dilaberentur,

    Liv. 22, 2, 4:

    Romanos molliores facere ad paciscendum,

    id. 42, 62, 6; cf.:

    sunt qui in rebus contrariis parum sibi constent, voluptatem severissime contemnant, in dolore sint molliores, etc.,

    Cic. Off. 1, 21, 71:

    molles in aure fenestrae,

    Juv. 1, 104.—
    B.
    Soft, pleasant, mild, easy:

    orationem mollem teneramque reddidit,

    soft, pleasant, Cic. Brut. 9, 38:

    mollis et jucunda senectus,

    id. Sen. 1, 2:

    ita eum placidum mollemque reddidi, ut, etc.,

    calm and gentle, id. Caecil. 10, 28:

    verba,

    Hor. Epod. 5, 83:

    mollia jussa,

    mild, easy, Verg. G. 3, 41:

    vincuntur molli pectora dura prece,

    soft, tender, touching, Tib. 3, 4, 76:

    sic accensum sed molliora referre jussum dimittit,

    to return a gentler answer, Tac. H. 4, 32 fin.:

    saepius molliora respondens,

    id. A. 12, 46: mollis versus, an elegiac or amatory poem, Ov. Tr. 2, 307; Prop. 1, 7, 19 (opp. durus versus, a heroic poem, id. 2, 1, 41):

    ridere mollia,

    to smile gently, Ov. A. A. 3, 513:

    cuncta tamen ad imperatorem in mollius relata,

    in a milder, more favorable light, Tac. A. 14, 39:

    pilenta,

    having a gentle motion, Verg. A. 8, 666; id. G. 2, 389:

    mollissima fandi tempora,

    id. A. 4, 293:

    hora mollior,

    more favorable, Ov. P. 3, 3, 84:

    signa,

    Cic. Brut. 18, 70:

    duriora Callon, jam minus rigida Calamis, molliora adhuc supra dictis Myron fecit,

    more agreeable, Quint. 12, 10, 7:

    mollis animus et ad accipiendam et ad deponendam offensionem,

    Cic. Att. 1, 17, 2:

    in inimicitiis auricula infima mollior,

    id. Q. Fr. 2, 13 (15), 4.— Subst.: molle, is, n., softness, smoothness:

    molle atque facetum Vergilio adnuerunt Camenae,

    Hor. S. 1, 10, 45.—
    C.
    Weak, untrustworthy:

    nihil est tam molle, tam tenerum, tam aut fragile aut flexibile quam voluntas erga nos civium,

    Cic. Mil. 16, 42.—Hence, adv.: mollĭter.
    1.
    Lit., softly, gently, agreeably (class.):

    molliter sustine me,

    Plaut. Ps. 5, 2, 7:

    aves nidos mollissime substernunt,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 129:

    recubans,

    id. de Or. 3, 17, 63:

    ossa cubent,

    Ov. Tr. 3, 3, 76:

    excudent alii spirantia mollius aera,

    more easily, agreeably, Verg. A. 6, 847:

    cura molliter semina conlocandi,

    Plin. 15, 10, 9, § 35:

    colles ad orientem molliter devexi,

    gently, gradually, Col. 1, 2, 3 sq. —
    2.
    Trop.:

    quod ferendum est molliter sapienti,

    calmly, patiently, Cic. Sen. 2, 5:

    abnuere,

    Liv. 30, 3:

    delicate et molliter vivere,

    voluptuously, Cic. Off. 1, 30, 106:

    aegritudinem pati,

    sensitively, weakly, Sall. J. 82, 2:

    ne quid per metum, mollius consuleretur,

    too compliantly, Liv. 30, 7, 3:

    interpretari mollius aliquid,

    rather mildly, favorably, Tac. H. 2, 96.

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  • 9 clēmēns

        clēmēns entis （abl. -tī; rarely -te, L.), adj.    with comp. and sup, mild, calm, gentle: clementissimus amnis, O.—Fig., calm, quiet, gentle, tranquil, kind: vita, T.: cupio me esse clementem: satis in disputando.—Mild, forbearing, indulgent, compassionate, merciful: animo clementi in illam, T: iudices: viro clemens misero peperci, H.: vir ab innocentiā clementissimus: legis interpres, L.: castigatio: clementior sententia, L.—Mitigated, qualified: rumor, S.
    * * *
    (gen.), clementis ADJ
    merciful/loving; lenient/mild/gentle; quiet/peaceful, easy, moderate; compliant

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  • 10 lēnis

        lēnis e, adj.    with comp. and sup, soft, smooth, mild, gentle, easy, calm: aliud (vinum) lenius, T.: lenissimus ventus: spiritus, Tb.: volatus, O.: somnus, H.—Gentle, gradual: clivus, L.: iugum paulo leniore fastigio, Cs.—Fig., gentle, moderate, mild, calm, kind, favorable: animus, T.: populus R. in hostīs lenissimus: lenissima verba: lenissimum ingenium: lenior sententia, Cs.: lene consilium dare, H.: Non lenis precibus fata recludere Mercurius, H.
    * * *
    lene, lenior -or -us, lenissimus -a -um ADJ
    gentle, kind, light; smooth, mild, easy, calm

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  • 11 mītis

        mītis e, adj.    with comp. and sup, mild, mellow, mature, ripe: sunt nobis mitia poma, V.: Bacchus (i. e. vinum), mellow, V.: suci, O.: solum Tiburis, kindly, H.: (fluvius) in morem stagni, placid, V.— Fig., mild, soft, gentle, lenient, kind: iam mitis est, pacified, T.: homo mitissimus: quis est me mitior?: Nec animum mitior anguibus, in spirit, H.: mitis ac magnificus hostibus, L.: paenitentiae mitior, towards the penitent, Ta.: consilium, O.: lex: mitius exilium, O.: ingenium, Iu.: mitibus Mutare tristia, kind words, H.: mitiora, gentler feelings (opp. duriora).—Of speech: Thucydides si posterius fuisset, multo maturior fuisset et mitior, riper and mellower.
    * * *
    mite, mitior -or -us, mitissimus -a -um ADJ
    mild, meek, gentle, placid, soothing; clement; ripe, sweet and juicy

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  • 12 mollis

        mollis e, adj. with comp. and sup.    [MAL-], yielding, pliant, flexible, supple, soft, tender, delicate, gentle, mild, pleasant: iuncus, V.: comae, V.: aurum, flexible, V.: tiliae, O.: flumen, Ct.: cervix, O.: commissurae: in litore molli, of soft sand, Cs.: harena, O.: castaneae, V.: mollissima vina, V.: lana, O.: arcus, unstrung, O.: feretrum, made soft by a layer of leaves, V.: mollissima cera: genae, delicate, O.: manus, O.: Zephyri, gentle, O.: Euphrates mollior undis, calmer, V.: litus, accessible, Cs.: fastigium, gentle, Cs.: clivus, V.: iugum montis, Ta.—Prov.: me molli bracchio obiurgare, i. e. with forbearance.—Fig., tender, delicate, susceptible: mollibus annis, in tender youth, O.: os, easily blushing, O.: mollissima corda, Iu.— Soft, effeminate, unmanly, weak: philosophus: Sabaei, V.: Tarentum, H.: disciplina: vita, O.: querellae, H.: mens, Cs.: sententiae: Romanos molliores facere ad paciscendum, L.: in dolore molliores: viri, given to lust, L.— Plur m. as subst: vos pellite molles, the effeminate, O.— Soft, pleasant, mild, easy, gentle: lex mollior: oratio: verba, H.: iussa, easy, V.: versus, amatory, O.: ridere mollia, smile gently, O.: pilenta, having a gentle motion, V.: mollissima fandi Tempora, most favorable, V.: hora mollior, more favorable, O.: alqd quam mollissimā viā consequi, with the utmost forbearance, L.—As subst n., softness, smoothness: molle atque facetum Vergilio adnuerunt Camenae, H.— Weak, untrustworthy: consul, L.: voluntas erga nos civium.
    * * *
    mollis, molle ADJ
    soft; flexible; calm; gentle; pliant, tender; smooth; mild, weak; effeminate

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  • 13 lenio

    lēnĭo, īvi or ĭi, ītum, 4 ( imperf. lenibant, Verg. A. 4, 528:

    lenibat,

    id. ib. 6, 468; fut. lenibunt, Prop. 3, 20 (4, 21), 32), v. a. and n. [1. lenis].
    I.
    Act., to make soft or mild, to soften, mollify, alleviate, mitigate, assuage, soothe, calm (syn.: mitigo, placo, sedo, mulceo).
    A.
    Lit.:

    lapsana alvum lenit et mollit,

    Plin. 20, 9, 37, § 96:

    nuces leniunt saporem caeparum,

    id. 23, 8, 77, § 147:

    tumores,

    id. 33, 6, 35, § 110:

    collectiones impetusque,

    id. 22, 25, 58, § 122:

    stomachum latrantem,

    Hor. S. 2, 2, 18:

    volnera,

    to assuage, heal, Prop. 3, 20 (4, 21), 32:

    clamorem,

    to soften, moderate, Hor. C. 1, 27, 7:

    inopiam frumenti lenire,

    to make amends for, cause to be less felt, Sall. J. 91.—
    B.
    Trop., to render mild, to appease, calm, pacify, etc.:

    senem illum tibi dedo ulteriorem, ut lenitum reddas,

    Plaut. Bacch. 5, 2, 31:

    illum saepe lenivi iratum,

    Cic. Att. 6, 2, 2:

    temperantia animos placat ac lenit,

    id. Fin. 1, 14, 47:

    te ipsum dies leniet, aetas mitigabit,

    id. Mur. 31, 65:

    epulis multitudinem imperitam,

    id. Phil. 2, 45, 116:

    desiderium crebris epistolis,

    id. Fam. 15, 21, 1:

    se multa consolatione,

    id. Q. Fr. 3, 5, 4:

    diem tempusque... leniturum iras,

    Liv. 2, 45:

    seditionem,

    id. 6, 16:

    animum ferocem,

    Sall. J. 11:

    saepius fatigatus lenitur,

    id. ib. 111, 3:

    lenire dolentem Solando,

    Verg. A. 4, 393.—
    * II.
    Neutr., to become soft or mild, to be softened, mitigated:

    dum irae leniunt,

    Plaut. Mil. 2, 6, 100; cf. Brix ad loc.

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  • 14 lenis

    1.
    lēnis, e, adj. [cf. lentus], soft, smooth, mild, gentle, easy, calm.
    I.
    Lit.:

    sensus judicat dulce, amarum: lene, asperum,

    Cic. Fin. 2, 12, 36; id. N. D. 2, 58, 146:

    vehemens fricatio spissat, lenis mollit,

    Plin. 28, 4, 14, § 53:

    vinum hoc asperum est: aliud lenius, sodes, vide,

    Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 48:

    lenibus venenis uti,

    Cic. Att. 2, 21, 1:

    lenissimus ventus,

    id. ib. 7, 2, 1:

    motus laterum,

    moderate, gentle, Quint. 11, 3, 92; 161:

    leni igni sucus coquitur,

    Plin. 21, 18, 73, § 122.—Of the Nile:

    postea lenis,

    Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 54:

    tormentum,

    Hor. C. 3, 21, 13:

    volatus,

    Ov. M. 12, 527:

    somnus,

    Hor. C. 3, 1, 21.—Of heights, gently or gradually rising:

    clivus,

    Liv. 6, 24; cf. id. 29, 33.— Comp.:

    jugum paulo leniore fastigio ab ea parte quae, etc.,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 24;

    so fastigium,

    Plin. 16, 36, 64, § 158.—
    II.
    Trop., gentle, moderate, mild, lenient, calm.
    A.
    In gen.:

    servitutem lenem reddere,

    Plaut. Capt. 2, 1, 5:

    Ecce me. Opusne (erit tibi) leni? leniorem dices quam mutumst mare,

    id. Mil. 3, 1, 70:

    homo lenis et facilis,

    Cic. Fam. 5, 2, 9:

    populus Romanus in hostes lenissimus,

    id. Rosc. Am. 53, 154:

    lenissima verba,

    id. Fam. 5, 15, 1:

    lenissimum ingenium,

    id. Brut. 56, 204: lenior sententia, Caes. B. C. 1, 2: lene consilium dare, Hor C. 3, 4, 41.—
    (β).
    With inf.:

    non lenis precibus fata recludere Mercurius,

    Hor. C. 1, 24, 17.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    Of speech, mild, gentle:

    oratio placida, submissa, lenis,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 43, 183:

    lenis et fluens contextus orationis,

    Quint. 9, 4, 127:

    leniores epilogi,

    id. 6, 1, 50.—
    2.
    In gram.: spiritus, the spiritus lenis, the smooth or soft breathing (opp. the spiritus asper), Prisc. p. 572 P.— Hence, adv. in two forms.
    A.
    lēne (only poet.), softly, mildly, gently:

    sectus humum rivo, lene sonantis aquae,

    Ov. F. 2, 704:

    clivi lene jacentes,

    gently rising, Calp. Ecl. 7, 25:

    lene fluens fons,

    Nemes. Ecl. 4, 47:

    lene Notus spirat,

    Avien. Descript. Orb. 857.—
    B.
    lēnĭter (class.), softly, mildly, gently.
    1.
    Lit.:

    leniter arridens,

    Cic. Rep. 6, 12, 12:

    leniter atterens Caudam,

    Hor. C. 2, 19, 30:

    ventus leniter pluvius,

    Plin. 18, 34, 77, § 337:

    leniter ire per excubias custodum,

    Ov. Am. 1, 6, 7: collis leniter acclivis, gradually or gently rising, Caes. B. G. 7, 19; so,

    editus collis,

    Liv. 2, 50.— Comp.:

    torrens lenius decurrit,

    Ov. M. 3, 568.—
    2.
    Trop., quietly, calmly, gently, moderately, leniently.
    a.
    In gen.:

    tentem leniter an minaciter?

    Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 20:

    petere quippiam ab aliquo dictis bonis,

    id. Am. prol. 25:

    ferre aliquid,

    Ov. H. 5, 7:

    traducere aevum,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 97:

    nimis leniter latam suam injuriam ratus,

    Liv. 29, 9 (al. leviter).— Sup.:

    lenissime sentire,

    Cic. Fam. 5, 2, 9.—
    b.
    In partic.
    (α).
    Of speech:

    multa leniter, multa aspere dicta sunt,

    Cic. Brut. 44, 164:

    agit versum Roscius quam leniter, quam remisse, quam non actuose,

    id. de Or. 3, 26, 102.— Comp.:

    qui jamdiu multo dicis remissius et lenius quam solebas,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 60, 255.—
    (β).
    Moderately, i. e. very little, not at all:

    hoc leniter laudabitis,

    Plaut. Poen. 5, 3, 40; 3, 3, 9:

    leniter qui saeviunt sapiunt magis,

    id. Bacch. 3, 3, 4.—
    (γ).
    In a bad sense, remissly, indolently:

    si cunctetur atque agat lenius,

    too slowly, Caes. B. C. 1, 1.
    2.
    lenis, is, m., a kind of vessel, Afran. and Laber. ap. Non. 544, 31.

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  • 15 mansuesco

    mansŭesco, sŭēvi, sŭētum, 3, v. inch. a. and n. [manus-suesco; lit., to accustom to the hand; hence],
    I.
    Act., to tame, to make tame (in the verb. finit. ante- and post-class.; but cf. infra, mansuetus).
    A.
    Lit.:

    silvestria animalia,

    Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 4:

    tigres, Coripp. Johann. 6, 253: fructus feros,

    Lucr. 5, 1368; v. Lachm. ad h. l.—
    * B.
    Trop., to render mild, gentle, or peaceable: gentes, Coripp. Johann. 6, 484.—
    II.
    Neutr. ( = mansuetum fieri), to become or grow tame (in the verb. finit. only poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
    A.
    Lit.:

    buculi triduo fere mansuescunt,

    Col. 6, 2, 4:

    ferae,

    Luc. 4, 237.—
    B.
    Trop., to grow tame, gentle, mild, soft:

    nesciaque humanis precibus mansuescere corda,

    Verg. G. 4, 470:

    umor,

    Lucr. 2, 475:

    tellus,

    Verg. G. 2, 239:

    radii,

    Petr. 122:

    fera mansuescere jussa,

    Juv. 11, 104.—Hence, mansŭētus (MASVETA, Inscr. Grut. 688, 2), a, um, P. a., tamed, tame.
    A.
    Lit.:

    juvenci diebus paucis erunt mansueti,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 20, 2:

    sus,

    Liv. 35, 49:

    cum (apes) sint neque mansueti generis, neque feri,

    Plin. 11, 5, 4, § 12:

    stabula, i. e. mansuetarum pecudum,

    Grat. Cyn. 164.—
    B.
    Trop., mild, soft, gentle, quiet, etc. (syn. mitis;

    opp. ferus): illud quaero, cur tam subito mansuetus in senatu fuerit, cum in edictis tam fuisset ferus,

    Cic. Phil. 3, 9, 23:

    amor,

    Prop. 1, 9, 12:

    manus,

    id. 3, 14, 10:

    malum,

    Liv. 3, 16:

    litora,

    tranquil, not stormy, Prop. 1, 17, 28.— Comp.: ut mitior mansuetiorque fiat, Asellio ap. Prisc. p. 668 P.:

    nam me jam ab orationibus dijungo fere, referoque ad mansuetiores Musas,

    Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 23:

    ira,

    Ov. Tr. 3, 6, 23.— Sup.:

    ut mansuetissimus viderer,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 49, 201:

    ingenium,

    Val. Max. 2, 7, 11.—Hence, adv.: mansŭētē (acc. to B.), gently, mildly, calmly, quietly, etc.:

    clementer, mansuete factum,

    Cic. Marcell. 3, 9:

    adeo tum imperio meliori animus mansuete obediens erat,

    Liv. 3, 29, 3:

    ferre fortunam,

    Auct. Her. 4, 52, 65.— Comp.:

    mansuetius versari,

    App. M. 9, p. 236, 10.

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  • 16 mitesco

    mītesco ( mitisco), ĕre, v. inch. n. [mitis], to become mild or mellow, to grow ripe (of fruits, to lose their roughness or harsh flavor; class.).
    I.
    Lit.: nec grandiri frugum fetum posse nec mitescere, Pac. ap. Non. 343, 16 (Trag. Rel. v. 142 Rib.): uvae a sole mitescunt, Cic. Oecon. ap. Gell. 15, 5, 8:

    mala,

    Plin. 15, 14, 15, § 51:

    cornus, arbutus, prunus, piri,

    to grow mellow, ripe, Col. 7, 9:

    sunt (herbae) quae mitescere flamma, Mollirique queant,

    Ov. M. 15, 78:

    ervum,

    Plin. 22, 25, 73, § 153.—
    B.
    Transf., in gen., to grow mild, soft; to grow gentle, tame: offirmatod animo mitescit metus, Pac. ap. Non. 406, 9 (Trag. Rel. v. 293 Rib.): nullum est ingenium tantum neque cor tam ferum, quod non... mitiscat malo, Att. ap. Non. 473, 6 (Trag. Rel. v. 684 Rib.): caelum mitescere, arbores frondescere, Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 28, 69:

    hiems,

    Liv. 23, 19:

    annus,

    Sil. 15, 505:

    frigora,

    Hor. C. 4, 7, 9:

    Alpium juga,

    Plin. 3, 25, 28, § 147:

    ferae quaedam numquam mitescunt,

    Liv. 33, 45. —
    II.
    Trop., to grow mild, gentle:

    nemo adeo ferus est, ut non mitescere possit,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 39.

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  • 17 mitisco

    mītesco ( mitisco), ĕre, v. inch. n. [mitis], to become mild or mellow, to grow ripe (of fruits, to lose their roughness or harsh flavor; class.).
    I.
    Lit.: nec grandiri frugum fetum posse nec mitescere, Pac. ap. Non. 343, 16 (Trag. Rel. v. 142 Rib.): uvae a sole mitescunt, Cic. Oecon. ap. Gell. 15, 5, 8:

    mala,

    Plin. 15, 14, 15, § 51:

    cornus, arbutus, prunus, piri,

    to grow mellow, ripe, Col. 7, 9:

    sunt (herbae) quae mitescere flamma, Mollirique queant,

    Ov. M. 15, 78:

    ervum,

    Plin. 22, 25, 73, § 153.—
    B.
    Transf., in gen., to grow mild, soft; to grow gentle, tame: offirmatod animo mitescit metus, Pac. ap. Non. 406, 9 (Trag. Rel. v. 293 Rib.): nullum est ingenium tantum neque cor tam ferum, quod non... mitiscat malo, Att. ap. Non. 473, 6 (Trag. Rel. v. 684 Rib.): caelum mitescere, arbores frondescere, Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 28, 69:

    hiems,

    Liv. 23, 19:

    annus,

    Sil. 15, 505:

    frigora,

    Hor. C. 4, 7, 9:

    Alpium juga,

    Plin. 3, 25, 28, § 147:

    ferae quaedam numquam mitescunt,

    Liv. 33, 45. —
    II.
    Trop., to grow mild, gentle:

    nemo adeo ferus est, ut non mitescere possit,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 39.

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  • 18 mānsuētus

        mānsuētus adj. with comp. and sup.    [P. of mansuesco], tamed, tame: sus, L.—Fig., mild, soft, gentle, quiet: animus, T.: in senatu: malum, L.: me refero ad mansuetiores Musas: mansuetior ira, O.: ut mansuetissimus viderer.
    * * *
    mansueta, mansuetum ADJ
    tame; mild, gentle; less harsh/severe

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  • 19 mītēscō (mītīscō）

       mītēscō (mītīscō） —, —, inch.    [mitis], to be softened: sunt (herbae) quae mitescere flammā queant, O.— To grow mild, become gentle, be tamed: hiemps, L.: frigora, H.: ferae quaedam numquam mitescunt, are tamed, L.—Fig., to grow mild, become gentle, be civilized: Nemo adeo ferus est, ut non mitescere possit, H.: malis hominum, be moved by, V.

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  • 20 placidus

        placidus adj. with comp. and sup.    [PLAC-], gentle, quiet, still, calm, mild, peaceful, placid: homo: eum placidum reddidi, pacified him: ingenium, S.: lumen, H.: amnis, O.: senectus: oratio: mors, V.: somnus, O.: placidior Rhenus, Ta.: nihil illis placidius, aut quietius erat, L.: placidissima pax.— Plur n. as subst: ut placidis coëant inmitia, i. e. tame creatures, H.
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    placida, placidum ADJ
    gentle, calm, mild, peaceful, placid

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