Перевод: с латинского на английский

с английского на латинский

joyous

  • 1 laetificus

        laetificus adj.    [laetus+2 FAC-], gladdening, glad, joyful, joyous: vites, Enn. ap. C.
    * * *
    laetifica, laetificum ADJ
    gladdening, joyful, joyous; luxuriant, fruitful (plants)

    Latin-English dictionary > laetificus

  • 2 alacer

    ălăcer, cris, e, adj. (also in masc. alacris, Enn., v. below; Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 13, and Verg. A. 5, 380; cf. Charis. p. 63 P.—In more ancient times, alacer comm.; cf. Serv. ad Verg. A. 6, 685, and 2. acer) [perh. akin to alere = to nourish, and olēre = to grow; cf. Cic. Verr. 1, 6, 17; Auct. ad Her. 2, 19, 29], lively, brisk, quick, eager, active; glad, happy, cheerful (opp. languidus; cf. Doed. Syn. 3, 247, and 4, 450.—In the class. per., esp. in Cicero, with the access. idea of joyous activity).
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    Of men: ignotus juvenum coetus, alternā vice Inibat alacris, Bacchio insultans modo, Enn. ap. Charis. p. 214 P.:

    quid tu es tristis? quidve es alacris?

    why are you so disturbed? or why so excited? Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 13 ( = incitatus, commotus, Ruhnk.):

    videbant Catilinam alacrem atque laetum,

    active and joyous, Cic. Mur. 24, 49:

    valentes imbecillum, alacres perterritum superare,

    id. Cael. 28:

    Aman laetus et alacer,

    Vulg. Esth. 5, 9:

    alacres animo sumus,

    are eager in mind, Cic. Fam. 5, 12 fin. Manut.; Verg. A. 6, 685 al.—With ad: alacriores ad reliquum perficiendum, Auct. ad Her. 2, 31:

    ad maleficia,

    id. ib. 2, 30:

    ad bella suscipienda alacer et promptus animus,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 19; so Sall. C. 21, 5:

    ad rem gerendam,

    Nep. Paus. 2, 6.—With super:

    alacri corde super omnibus,

    Vulg. 3 Reg. 8, 66.—In Sall. once for nimble, active: cum alacribus saltu, cum velocibus cursu certabat, Fragm. 62, p. 248 Gerl.—
    B.
    Of animals:

    equus,

    Cic. Div. 33, 73: bestiae, Auct. ad Her. 2, 19. —
    II.
    Transf., poet., of concrete and abstract things:

    alacris voluptas,

    a lively pleasure, Verg. E. 5, 58; so, alacres enses, quick, ready to cut, Claud. Eutr. 2, 280:

    involant (in pugnam) impetu alacri,

    with a spirited, vigorous onset, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 90. — Sup. not used; cf. Charis. 88 P.; Rudd. I. p. 177, n. 48.— Adv.: ălăcrĭter, briskly, eagerly, Amm. 14, 2.— Comp., Just. 1, 6, 10.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > alacer

  • 3 laetus

    1.
    laetus, a, um, adj. [Sanscr. root prī-, to cheer; prētis, joy, love; cf. Gr. praüs, praios; Germ. Friede, Freude; cf. also Latin gentile name, Plaetorius], joyful, cheerful, glad, gay, joyous, rejoicing, pleased, delighted, full of joy.
    I.
    Lit., constr. absol., with de, the gen., the inf., or acc. and inf.
    (α).
    Absol.:

    laeti atque erecti,

    Cic. Font. 11, 33:

    alacres laetique,

    id. Sest. 1, 1:

    vultus,

    id. Att. 8, 9, 2:

    dies laetissimi,

    id. Lael. 3, 12.—In neutr. plur. as subst.:

    litterae tuae partim laeta partim tristia continent,

    Plin. Ep. 5, 9, 1.—
    (β).
    With de:

    laetus est de amica,

    Ter. Ad. 2, 2, 45.—
    (γ).
    With gen.:

    laetus animi et ingenii,

    Vell. 2, 93, 1; Tac. A. 2, 26:

    laborum,

    Verg. A. 11, 73:

    irae,

    Sil. 17, 308.—
    (δ).
    With inf.:

    laetus uterque Spectari superis,

    Sil. 9, 453.—
    (ε).
    With acc. and inf.:

    laetus sum, fratri obtigisse quod volt,

    Ter. Phorm. 5, 4, 1:

    laeta est abs te (donum) datum esse,

    id. Eun. 3, 1, 2.—
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    Doing a thing with joy, cheerful, ready, willing:

    senatus supplementum etiam laetus decreverat,

    Sall. J. 84, 3:

    descendere regno,

    Stat. Th. 2, 396:

    fatebere laetus nec surdum esse, etc.,

    Juv. 13, 248.—
    B.
    Delighting or taking pleasure in a thing; with abl. or inf.
    (α).
    With abl.:

    et laetum equino sanguine Concanum,

    Hor. C. 3, 4, 34:

    laetus stridore catenae,

    Juv. 14, 23:

    plantaribus horti,

    id. 13, 123.—
    (β).
    With inf.:

    et ferro vivere laetum Vulgus,

    Sil. 9, 223.—
    C.
    Pleased, satisfied with any thing; delighting in; with abl.:

    classis Romana haudquaquam laeta praedā rediit,

    Liv. 27, 31:

    contentus modicis, meoque laetus,

    Mart. 4, 77, 2.—With gen.:

    laeta laborum,

    Verg. A. 11, 73:

    laetissimus viae,

    indulging to the full, Sil. 17, 308.—
    D.
    Pleasing, pleasant, grateful:

    omnia erant facta hoc biduo laetiora,

    Cic. Att. 7, 26, 1:

    laetique nuntii vulgabantur,

    Tac. A. 1, 5:

    vitium laetissimi fructus,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 62, 156:

    virtus haud laeta tyranno,

    Val. Fl. 1, 30:

    militibus id nomen,

    Tac. H. 4, 68.—
    E.
    Favorable, propitious, prosperous:

    venti,

    Val. Fl. 4, 31:

    sors,

    id. 4, 540:

    bellum,

    Sil. 10, 552; Plaut. Am. prol. 2:

    saecula,

    Verg. A. 1, 605:

    exta,

    Suet. Caes. 77:

    cujus (proelii) initium ambiguum, finis laetior,

    Tac. A. 12, 40.—
    F.
    Fortunate, auspicious, lucky:

    prodigium,

    Plin. 11, 37, 77, § 197:

    augurium,

    Tac. H. 1, 62:

    laeta et congruentia exta,

    id. ib. 2, 4:

    omina,

    Petr. 122.—
    G.
    Joyous in appearance, delightful, pleasing, beautiful:

    vite quid potest esse cum fructu laetius, tum aspectu pulchrius?

    Cic. de Sen. 15, 53:

    segetes,

    Verg. G. 1, 1:

    lupae fulvo nutricis tegmine,

    id. A. 1, 275:

    ferarum exuviis,

    Ov. M. 1, 475:

    indoles,

    Quint. 2, 4, 4:

    colles frondibus laeti,

    Curt. 5, 4, 9.—
    2.
    In partic., in econom. lang., fertile, rich, of soil:

    ager,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 23:

    laeta Clitumni pascua,

    Juv. 12, 13.—Of cattle, fat:

    glande sues laeti redeunt,

    Verg. G. 2, 520.—
    3.
    Abundant, copious:

    laeta magis pressis manabunt flumina mammis,

    Verg. G. 3, 310; 3, 494:

    lucus laetissimus umbrae,

    id. A. 1, 441.—Of style, etc., rich, copious, agreeable:

    nitidum quoddam genus est verborum et laetum,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 18, 81.—Of the author:

    (Homerus) laetus ac pressus,

    Quint. 10, 1, 46.—
    H.
    Pleasant, agreeable:

    dicendi genus tenue laetioribus numeris corrumpere,

    Quint. 9, 4, 17.—In neutr. sing., adverbially:

    laetumque rubet,

    with joy, with pleasure, Stat. Ach. 1, 323.— Hence, adv.: laetē, joyfully, gladly, cheerfully.
    1.
    Lit. (class.):

    auctorem senatus exstinctum laete atque insolenter tulit,

    Cic. Phil. 9, 3, 7:

    laete an severe dicere,

    Quint. 8, 3, 40.— Comp., Vell. 2, 45, 3:

    neque refert cujusquam Punicas Romanasve acies laetius extuleris,

    more eagerly, Tac. A. 4, 33:

    aliquid ausi laetius aut licentius,

    Quint. 2, 4, 14.— Sup.:

    laetissime gaudere,

    Gell. 3, 15, 2.—
    2.
    Transf., fruitfully, abundantly, luxuriantly:

    seges laete virens,

    Plin. 33, 5, 27, § 89.— Comp.:

    truncus laetius frondet,

    more fruitfully, more luxuriantly, Col. 5, 9, 10; cf. Plin. 16, 31, 56, § 130.—
    3.
    Lightly, not severely, without seriousness:

    si quis putet nos laetius fecisse quam orationis severitas exigat,

    Plin. Ep. 2, 5, 6.
    2.
    laetus, i, m., in late Lat., a foreign bondman who received a piece of land to cultivate, for which he paid tribute to his master, a serf, Amm. 20, 8, 13; Eum. Pan. 21, 1.—Hence,
    A.
    laeta, ōrum, n., the land so cultivated, Cod. Th. 7, 20, 10.—
    B.
    laetĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a laetus: laeticae terrae, Cod. Th. 13, 11, 9.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > laetus

  • 4 alacer

        alacer (m alacris, T., V.), cris, cre, adj. with comp.    [AL-], lively, brisk, quick, eager, excited, glad, happy: quidve es alacris? why so excited? T.: videbant Catilinam alacrem atque laetum, active and joyous: ex alacri atque laeto erat humilis atque demissus: (Dares) alacris stetit, in high spirits, V.: alacer gaudio arma capiebat, in high glee, L.: miles animis, fresh, L.: alacriores ad pugnandum, Cs.: ad rem gerendam, N.: equus, C.: clamor, L.: alacrior clamor, Ta.—Poet.: voluptas, a lively pleasure, V.
    * * *
    alacris -e, alacrior -or -us, alacerrimus -a -um ADJ
    eager, spirited, quick, brisk, active; courageous, ready; happy, cheerful

    Latin-English dictionary > alacer

  • 5 fēstus

        fēstus adj.    [FES-], of holidays, festive, festal, solemn, joyful, merry: dies: tempus, H.: sabbata, Iu.: corona, O.: frons, V.: dapes, H.: loca, Ta.
    * * *
    festa, festum ADJ
    festive, joyous; holiday; feast day; merry; solemn

    Latin-English dictionary > fēstus

  • 6 geniālis

        geniālis e, adj.    [genius], of generation, of birth, nuptial, genial: lectus, the bridal-bed: torus, V.—As subst m. (sc. lectus): in hortis Sternitur, Iu.: detracta ea geniali, L.— Of enjoyment, pleasant, delightful, joyous, agreeable, festive, genial: festum, O.: dies, Iu.: hiemps, V.: serta, O.: platanus, i. e. under which festivals were held, O.
    * * *
    genialis, geniale ADJ
    nuptial, connected with marriage; festive, merry, genial

    Latin-English dictionary > geniālis

  • 7 laetus

        laetus adj.    with comp. and sup, joyful, cheerful, glad, gay, joyous, rejoicing, happy, pleased, delighted, full of joy: Laetus est nescio quid, T.: alacres laetique: ludi laetiores: dies laetissimi: servatam ob navem, V.: de amicā, T.: laborum, V.: fratri obtigisse quod volt, T.—Cheerful, ready, willing, eager: senatus subplementum etiam laetus decreverat, S.: Vela dabant laeti, gladly, V.: fatebere laetus Nec surdum esse, etc., Iu.—Delighting, taking pleasure: Et laetum equino sanguine Concanum, H.: munere, O.: plantaribus horti, Iu.: classis praedā, satisfied, L.: Glande sues, filled, V.—Giving joy, conferring delight, pleasing, pleasant, grateful, prosperous, beautiful, charming: omnia erant facta laetiora: vitium laetissimi fructūs: si laeta aderit Venus, propitious, H.: saecula, V.: vite quid potest esse fructu laetius?: pabulum, L.: colles frondibus laeti, Cu.: pascua, fertile, H.: lucus laetissimus umbrae, V. — Plur n. as subst: Sollicitum aliquid laetis intervenit, prosperity, O.—Of style, rich, copious, agreeable: genus verborum.
    * * *
    laeta -um, laetior -or -us, laetissimus -a -um ADJ
    happy/cheerful/joyful/glad; favorable/propitious; prosperous/successful; luxuriant/lush/rich/sleek; fertile (land); teeming/abounding; pleasing/welcome

    Latin-English dictionary > laetus

  • 8 serēnus

        serēnus adj.    [2 SER-], clear, fair, bright, serene: tempestate serenā, Enn. ap. C.: caelo sereno, V., H., O.: lux, L.: Faciem ad serenam mutatur dies, Ph.: ver, V.: stella, O.: unde serenas Ventus agat nubīs, V.—As subst n., a clear sky, fair weather: sereno, in a cloudless sky, L.: soles et aperta serena, V.—Fig., cheerful, glad, joyous, tranquil, bright, serene: Voltus, H.: frons: animus, O.: aliquid serenum videre, O.
    * * *
    serena, serenum ADJ
    clear, fair, bright; serene, tranquil; cheerful, glad

    Latin-English dictionary > serēnus

  • 9 gauisus

    (< gaudeo) rejoicing, joyous, glad, happy

    Latin-English dictionary of medieval > gauisus

  • 10 letabilis

    joyous, glad.

    Latin-English dictionary of medieval > letabilis

  • 11 laetabilis

    joyous, glad.

    Latin-English dictionary of medieval > laetabilis

  • 12 laetans

    rejoicing, joyous.

    Latin-English dictionary of medieval > laetans

  • 13 laetificus

    gladdening, joyous, spreading happiness.

    Latin-English dictionary of medieval > laetificus

  • 14 letificus

    gladdening, joyous, spreading happiness.

    Latin-English dictionary of medieval > letificus

  • 15 alacritas

    ălăcrĭtas, ātis, f. [alacer], the condition or quality of alacer, liveliness, ardor, briskness, alacrity, eagerness, promptness, joy, gladness:

    alacritas rei publicae defendendae,

    Cic. Phil. 4, 1:

    mirā sum alacritate ad litigandum,

    Cic. Att. 2, 7; so id. ib. 16, 3:

    alacritas studiumque pugnandi,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 46:

    animi incitatio atque alacritas,

    id. B. C. 3, 92:

    alacritas animae suae,

    Vulg. Eccli. 45, 29:

    finem orationis ingens alacritas consecuta est,

    Tac. Agr. 35:

    (naves) citae remis augebantur alacritate militum in speciem ac terrorem,

    id. A. 2, 6.—Of animals:

    canum in venando,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 63. —Of a joyous state of mind as made known by external demeanor, transport, rapture, ecstasy:

    inanis alacritas, id est laetitia gestiens,

    Cic. Tusc. 4, 16, 36:

    vir temperatus, constans, sine metu, sine aegritudine, sine alacritate ullā, sine libidine,

    id. ib. 5, 16, 48. —With obj. gen., joy on account of something:

    clamor Romanorum alacritate perfecti operis sublatus,

    Liv. 2, 10 med. —
    * In plur.
    :

    vigores quidam mentium et alacritates,

    Gell. 19, 12, 4.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > alacritas

  • 16 candida

    candĭdus, a, um, adj. [candeo], of a shining, dazzling white, white, clear, bright (opp. niger, a glistening black; while albus is a lustreless white, opp. ater, a lustreless black; cf. Serv. ad Verg. G. 3, 82; lsid. Orig. 12, 1, 51; Doed. Syn. III. p. 193 sq.) (class., and in the poets very freq.; in Cic. rare).
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen.
    1.
    Of shining objects, bright:

    stella splendens candida,

    Plaut. Rud. prol. 3:

    sidera,

    Lucr. 5, 1209:

    luna,

    Verg. A. 7, 8:

    lux clara et candida,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 49; so,

    clarā loco luce,

    Lucr. 5, 777:

    stellae,

    Hor. C. 3, 15, 6:

    color candidus Saturni,

    Plin. 2, 18, 16, § 79:

    flamma,

    Val. Fl. 8, 247:

    Taurus (the constellation),

    Verg. G. 1, 217:

    dies,

    Ov. Tr. 2, 142: aqua, Mart, 6, 42, 19: lacte, Varr. ap. Non. p. 483, 6; cf. id. ib. p. 169, 14.—
    2.
    Hence, an epithet of the gods or persons transformed to gods:

    Cupido,

    radiant, Cat. 68, 134:

    Liber,

    Tib. 3, 6, 1:

    Bassareus,

    Hor. C. 1, 18, 11 (cf. id. ib. 1, 2, 31):

    Daphnis,

    Verg. E. 5, 56 Wagn.—
    3.
    Of birds, animals, etc., white:

    anser,

    Lucr. 4, 685:

    avis,

    i. e. the stork, Verg. G. 2, 320; cf. Ov. M. 6, 96:

    ales, i. e. cygnus,

    Auct. Aetn. 88:

    candidior cygnis,

    Verg. E. 7, 38:

    aries,

    id. G. 3, 387:

    agnus,

    Tib. 2, 5, 38:

    equi,

    Tac. G. 10.—
    4.
    Of the dazzling whiteness of snow:

    altā nive candidum Soracte,

    Hor. C. 1, 9, 1; 3, 25, 10; Ov. H. 16, 250; id. M. 8, 373.—
    5.
    Of resplendent beauty of person, splendid, fair, beautiful:

    Dido,

    Verg. A. 5, 571:

    Maia,

    id. ib. 8, 138 Serv.; cf. Serv. ad Verg. E. 5, 56:

    candidus et pulcher puer,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 4:

    puella,

    Cat. 35, 8; Hor. Epod. 11, 27:

    dux,

    id. ib. 3, 9:

    Lampetie,

    Ov. M. 2, 349:

    membra,

    id. ib. 2, 607:

    cutis,

    Plin. 2, 78, 80, § 189:

    pes,

    Hor. C. 4, 1, 27:

    umeri,

    id. ib. 1, 13, 9:

    bracchia,

    Prop. 2 (3), 16, 24:

    colla,

    id. 3 (4), 17, 29:

    cervix,

    Hor. C. 3, 9, 2:

    ora,

    Ov. M. 2, 861:

    sinus,

    Tib. 1, 10, 68:

    dentes,

    Cat. 39, 1 (cf. candidulus) al.—
    6.
    Of the hair, hoary, white (more poet. than canus), Plaut. Most. 5, 2, 27:

    candidior barba,

    Verg. E. 1, 29:

    crinis,

    Val. Fl. 6, 60; cf.:

    inducto candida barba gelu,

    Ov. Tr. 3, 10, 22.—
    7.
    Of trees or plants: pōpulus, the white or silver poplar, Verg. E. 9, 41:

    lilia,

    id. ib. 6, 708; Prop. 1, 20, 38; Ov. M. 4, 355:

    folium nivei ligustri,

    id. ib. 13, 789:

    piper,

    Plin. 12, 7, 14, § 26. —
    8.
    Of textile fabrics, sails, dress, etc.:

    vela,

    Cat. 64, 235:

    tentoria,

    Ov. M. 8, 43:

    vestis,

    Liv. 9, 40, 9: toga, made brilliant by fulling (cf. Liv. 4, 25, 13;

    v. candidatus),

    Plin. 7, 34, 34, § 120; cf. Titinn. ap. Non. p. 536, 23.—So Cicero's oration: In Toga Candida, v. the fragments B. and K. vol. xi. p. 20-25; and the commentary of Asconius, Orell. vol. v. 2, p. 82 sq.— Sup.:

    candidissimus color,

    Vitr. 10, 7; cf. Varr. L. L. 8, § 17 Müll.—
    B.
    Opp. niger, Lucr. 2, 733; Verg. E. 2, 16; id. G. 3, 387; Plin. 12, 10, 42, § 92.—Prov.:

    candida de nigris et de candentibus atra facere,

    to make black white, Ov. M. 11, 315; so,

    acc. to some: nigrum in candida vertere,

    Juv. 3, 30.—
    C.
    In the neutr. absol.:

    ut candido candidius non est adversum,

    Quint. 2, 17, 35; and with a gen.:

    candidum ovi,

    the white of an egg, Plin. 29, 3, 11, § 40 (twice); cf.: album ovi, under album.—
    * D.
    Poet. and causative, of the winds, making clear, cloud-dis-pelling, purifying:

    Favonii,

    Hor. C. 3, 7, 1. —
    E.
    Also poet. for candidatus (= albatus), clothed in white:

    turba,

    Tib. 2, 1, 16:

    pompa,

    Ov. F. 2, 654; 4, 906:

    Roma, i. e. Romani,

    Mart. 8, 65, 6.—
    F.
    Candida sententia = candidi lapilli, Ov. M. 15, 47; v. the pass. in connection, and cf. albus, and calculus, II. D.—
    G.
    Candidus calculus, v. calculus, II. E.— Subst.: candĭda, ae, f., a game or play exhibited by a candidate for office (late Lat.):

    edere candidam,

    Ambros. Serm. 81.—
    II.
    Trop., pure, clear, serene, clean, spotless, etc.
    A.
    Of the voice, distinct, clear, pure, silver-toned (opp. fuscus), Quint. 11, 3, 15; Plin. 28, 6, 16, § 58; perh. also Cic. N. D. 2, 58, 146 (B. and K. with MSS. canorum; cf. Orell. N cr.).—
    B.
    Of discourse, clear, perspicuous, flowing, artless, unaffected:

    elaborant alii in puro et quasi quodam candido genere dicendi,

    Cic. Or. 16, 53. candidum et lene et speciosum dicendi genus, Quint. 10, 1, 121; Gell. 16, 19, 1.—And meton. of the orator himself:

    Messala nitidus et candidus,

    Quint. 10, 1, 113:

    dulcis et candidus et fusus Herodotus,

    id. 10, 1, 73:

    candidissimum quemque et maxime expositum,

    id. 2, 5, 19.—
    C.
    Of purity of mind, character ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose), unblemished, pure, guileless, honest, upright, sincere, fair, candid, frank, open:

    judex,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 4, 1 (integer, verax, purus, sine fuco, sine fallaciā, Schol. Crucq.):

    Maecenas,

    id. Epod. 14, 5:

    Furnius,

    id. S. 1, 10, 86:

    animae,

    id. ib. 1, 5, 41:

    pectore candidus,

    Ov. P. 4, 14, 43:

    ingenium,

    Hor. Epod. 11, 11:

    habet avunculum quo nihil verius, nihil simplicius, nihil candidius novi,

    Plin. Ep. 2, 9, 4; Vell. 2, 116, 5:

    candidissimus omnium magnorum ingeniorum aestimator,

    Sen. Suas. 6, 22:

    humanitas,

    Petr. 129, 11.—
    D.
    Of conditions of life, cheerful, joyous, happy, fortunate, prosperous, lucky:

    convivia,

    joyful, Prop. 4 (5), 6, 71:

    nox,

    id. 2 (3), 15, 1:

    omina,

    id. 4 (5), 1, 67:

    fata,

    Tib. 3, 6, 30, Ov. Tr. 3, 4, 34: dies. id. ib. 2, 142:

    pax,

    Tib. 1, 10, 45:

    natalis,

    id. 1, 7, 64; Ov. Tr. 5, 5, 14.—Hence, adv.: candĭdē.
    1.
    Acc. to I., in dazzling white' vestitus, Plaut. Cas. 4, 1, 10.—
    2.
    Acc. to II., clearly, candidly, sincerely: candide et simpliciter, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 6, 1; Quint. 12, 11, 8; Petr. 107, 13.—
    III.
    As adj. propr: Candidum Promontorium, in Zeugitana, now C. Bianco, Mel. 1, 7, 2; Plin. 5, 4, 3, § 23.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > candida

  • 17 candidus

    candĭdus, a, um, adj. [candeo], of a shining, dazzling white, white, clear, bright (opp. niger, a glistening black; while albus is a lustreless white, opp. ater, a lustreless black; cf. Serv. ad Verg. G. 3, 82; lsid. Orig. 12, 1, 51; Doed. Syn. III. p. 193 sq.) (class., and in the poets very freq.; in Cic. rare).
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen.
    1.
    Of shining objects, bright:

    stella splendens candida,

    Plaut. Rud. prol. 3:

    sidera,

    Lucr. 5, 1209:

    luna,

    Verg. A. 7, 8:

    lux clara et candida,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 49; so,

    clarā loco luce,

    Lucr. 5, 777:

    stellae,

    Hor. C. 3, 15, 6:

    color candidus Saturni,

    Plin. 2, 18, 16, § 79:

    flamma,

    Val. Fl. 8, 247:

    Taurus (the constellation),

    Verg. G. 1, 217:

    dies,

    Ov. Tr. 2, 142: aqua, Mart, 6, 42, 19: lacte, Varr. ap. Non. p. 483, 6; cf. id. ib. p. 169, 14.—
    2.
    Hence, an epithet of the gods or persons transformed to gods:

    Cupido,

    radiant, Cat. 68, 134:

    Liber,

    Tib. 3, 6, 1:

    Bassareus,

    Hor. C. 1, 18, 11 (cf. id. ib. 1, 2, 31):

    Daphnis,

    Verg. E. 5, 56 Wagn.—
    3.
    Of birds, animals, etc., white:

    anser,

    Lucr. 4, 685:

    avis,

    i. e. the stork, Verg. G. 2, 320; cf. Ov. M. 6, 96:

    ales, i. e. cygnus,

    Auct. Aetn. 88:

    candidior cygnis,

    Verg. E. 7, 38:

    aries,

    id. G. 3, 387:

    agnus,

    Tib. 2, 5, 38:

    equi,

    Tac. G. 10.—
    4.
    Of the dazzling whiteness of snow:

    altā nive candidum Soracte,

    Hor. C. 1, 9, 1; 3, 25, 10; Ov. H. 16, 250; id. M. 8, 373.—
    5.
    Of resplendent beauty of person, splendid, fair, beautiful:

    Dido,

    Verg. A. 5, 571:

    Maia,

    id. ib. 8, 138 Serv.; cf. Serv. ad Verg. E. 5, 56:

    candidus et pulcher puer,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 4:

    puella,

    Cat. 35, 8; Hor. Epod. 11, 27:

    dux,

    id. ib. 3, 9:

    Lampetie,

    Ov. M. 2, 349:

    membra,

    id. ib. 2, 607:

    cutis,

    Plin. 2, 78, 80, § 189:

    pes,

    Hor. C. 4, 1, 27:

    umeri,

    id. ib. 1, 13, 9:

    bracchia,

    Prop. 2 (3), 16, 24:

    colla,

    id. 3 (4), 17, 29:

    cervix,

    Hor. C. 3, 9, 2:

    ora,

    Ov. M. 2, 861:

    sinus,

    Tib. 1, 10, 68:

    dentes,

    Cat. 39, 1 (cf. candidulus) al.—
    6.
    Of the hair, hoary, white (more poet. than canus), Plaut. Most. 5, 2, 27:

    candidior barba,

    Verg. E. 1, 29:

    crinis,

    Val. Fl. 6, 60; cf.:

    inducto candida barba gelu,

    Ov. Tr. 3, 10, 22.—
    7.
    Of trees or plants: pōpulus, the white or silver poplar, Verg. E. 9, 41:

    lilia,

    id. ib. 6, 708; Prop. 1, 20, 38; Ov. M. 4, 355:

    folium nivei ligustri,

    id. ib. 13, 789:

    piper,

    Plin. 12, 7, 14, § 26. —
    8.
    Of textile fabrics, sails, dress, etc.:

    vela,

    Cat. 64, 235:

    tentoria,

    Ov. M. 8, 43:

    vestis,

    Liv. 9, 40, 9: toga, made brilliant by fulling (cf. Liv. 4, 25, 13;

    v. candidatus),

    Plin. 7, 34, 34, § 120; cf. Titinn. ap. Non. p. 536, 23.—So Cicero's oration: In Toga Candida, v. the fragments B. and K. vol. xi. p. 20-25; and the commentary of Asconius, Orell. vol. v. 2, p. 82 sq.— Sup.:

    candidissimus color,

    Vitr. 10, 7; cf. Varr. L. L. 8, § 17 Müll.—
    B.
    Opp. niger, Lucr. 2, 733; Verg. E. 2, 16; id. G. 3, 387; Plin. 12, 10, 42, § 92.—Prov.:

    candida de nigris et de candentibus atra facere,

    to make black white, Ov. M. 11, 315; so,

    acc. to some: nigrum in candida vertere,

    Juv. 3, 30.—
    C.
    In the neutr. absol.:

    ut candido candidius non est adversum,

    Quint. 2, 17, 35; and with a gen.:

    candidum ovi,

    the white of an egg, Plin. 29, 3, 11, § 40 (twice); cf.: album ovi, under album.—
    * D.
    Poet. and causative, of the winds, making clear, cloud-dis-pelling, purifying:

    Favonii,

    Hor. C. 3, 7, 1. —
    E.
    Also poet. for candidatus (= albatus), clothed in white:

    turba,

    Tib. 2, 1, 16:

    pompa,

    Ov. F. 2, 654; 4, 906:

    Roma, i. e. Romani,

    Mart. 8, 65, 6.—
    F.
    Candida sententia = candidi lapilli, Ov. M. 15, 47; v. the pass. in connection, and cf. albus, and calculus, II. D.—
    G.
    Candidus calculus, v. calculus, II. E.— Subst.: candĭda, ae, f., a game or play exhibited by a candidate for office (late Lat.):

    edere candidam,

    Ambros. Serm. 81.—
    II.
    Trop., pure, clear, serene, clean, spotless, etc.
    A.
    Of the voice, distinct, clear, pure, silver-toned (opp. fuscus), Quint. 11, 3, 15; Plin. 28, 6, 16, § 58; perh. also Cic. N. D. 2, 58, 146 (B. and K. with MSS. canorum; cf. Orell. N cr.).—
    B.
    Of discourse, clear, perspicuous, flowing, artless, unaffected:

    elaborant alii in puro et quasi quodam candido genere dicendi,

    Cic. Or. 16, 53. candidum et lene et speciosum dicendi genus, Quint. 10, 1, 121; Gell. 16, 19, 1.—And meton. of the orator himself:

    Messala nitidus et candidus,

    Quint. 10, 1, 113:

    dulcis et candidus et fusus Herodotus,

    id. 10, 1, 73:

    candidissimum quemque et maxime expositum,

    id. 2, 5, 19.—
    C.
    Of purity of mind, character ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose), unblemished, pure, guileless, honest, upright, sincere, fair, candid, frank, open:

    judex,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 4, 1 (integer, verax, purus, sine fuco, sine fallaciā, Schol. Crucq.):

    Maecenas,

    id. Epod. 14, 5:

    Furnius,

    id. S. 1, 10, 86:

    animae,

    id. ib. 1, 5, 41:

    pectore candidus,

    Ov. P. 4, 14, 43:

    ingenium,

    Hor. Epod. 11, 11:

    habet avunculum quo nihil verius, nihil simplicius, nihil candidius novi,

    Plin. Ep. 2, 9, 4; Vell. 2, 116, 5:

    candidissimus omnium magnorum ingeniorum aestimator,

    Sen. Suas. 6, 22:

    humanitas,

    Petr. 129, 11.—
    D.
    Of conditions of life, cheerful, joyous, happy, fortunate, prosperous, lucky:

    convivia,

    joyful, Prop. 4 (5), 6, 71:

    nox,

    id. 2 (3), 15, 1:

    omina,

    id. 4 (5), 1, 67:

    fata,

    Tib. 3, 6, 30, Ov. Tr. 3, 4, 34: dies. id. ib. 2, 142:

    pax,

    Tib. 1, 10, 45:

    natalis,

    id. 1, 7, 64; Ov. Tr. 5, 5, 14.—Hence, adv.: candĭdē.
    1.
    Acc. to I., in dazzling white' vestitus, Plaut. Cas. 4, 1, 10.—
    2.
    Acc. to II., clearly, candidly, sincerely: candide et simpliciter, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 6, 1; Quint. 12, 11, 8; Petr. 107, 13.—
    III.
    As adj. propr: Candidum Promontorium, in Zeugitana, now C. Bianco, Mel. 1, 7, 2; Plin. 5, 4, 3, § 23.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > candidus

  • 18 exhilaro

    ex-hĭlăro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a., to gladden, cheer, to make merry or joyous, to rejoice, delight, exhilarate.
    I.
    Prop. (rare but class.):

    miraris tam exhilaratam esse servitutem nostram?

    Cic. Fam. 9, 26, 1; Mart. 8, 50, 6; Col. 6, 24, 2.—
    II.
    Transf., of things:

    neque ilex, picea, larix, pinus ullo flore exhilarantur,

    are refreshed, enlivened, Plin. 16, 25, 40, § 95:

    colorem hominis frequentiores in cibo lupini exhilarant,

    freshen, brighten, id. 22, 25, 74, § 154; cf.:

    species mulieris exhilarat faciem viri sui,

    Vulg. Sirach, 36, 24.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > exhilaro

  • 19 festivum

    festīvus, a, um, adj. [1. festus; lit., feast-like, belonging to a feast; hence], lively, gay, festive, joyous, gladsome, merry (syn.: lepidus, urbanus, salsus, facetus).
    I.
    Lit. (ante- and post-class.): festivum festinant diem, Enn. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 9, 401 (Trag. v. 434 ed. Vahl.):

    ludi,

    Plaut. Cas. 4, 1, 3; cf.

    alea,

    Gell. 18, 13, 1:

    locus,

    Plaut. Capt. 2, 1, 5; id. Poen. 5, 1, 9:

    facinus lepidum et festivum,

    id. ib. 1, 2, 95:

    hospitium in lepido loco,

    id. ib. 3, 3, 82; cf.:

    festivissimum convivium,

    Just. 38, 8 fin. —
    * B.
    Subst.: festīvum, i, n., festive jollity, festivity:

    in vindemiarum festivo,

    Lampr. Heliog. 11.—
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    In gen., agreeable, pleasing, handsome, pretty:

    luculenta atque festiva femina,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 1, 12; cf. id. Ep. 5, 1, 17:

    nonne igitur sunt ista festiva?

    Cic. Par. 5, 2, 38:

    aedes festivissimae,

    Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 93:

    area parvula sed festiva,

    Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 4:

    copia librorum,

    Cic. Att. 2, 6, 1:

    opera,

    Plaut. Mil. 2, 6, 108. —
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    Of behavior, character, etc., jovial, jocose, agreeable, dear:

    quod te isti facilem et festivum putant,

    Ter. Ad. 5, 9, 29:

    puer,

    Cic. Att. 1, 12 fin.; cf.:

    quibus (pueris) nihil potest esse festivius,

    id. Fam. 6, 4, 3:

    filius,

    id. Fl. 36, 91:

    homo,

    id. Phil. 5, 5, 13; id. de Or. 2, 68, 277. —
    2.
    As a term of endearment:

    o mi pater festivissime!

    Ter. Ad. 5, 9, 26; so,

    festivum caput!

    id. ib. 2, 3, 8.—
    3.
    Of speech, humorous, pleasant, witty:

    dulcis et facetus festivique sermonis,

    Cic. Off. 1, 30, 108:

    poëma facit ita festivum, ita concinnum, ita elegans, nihil ut fieri possit argutius,

    id. Pis. 29, 70:

    oratio,

    id. de Or. 3, 25, 100:

    acroama,

    id. Verr. 2, 4, 22, § 49; Quint. 6, 3, 39.— Hence, adv., in two forms, festīve (class.) and festīvĭter (ante- and post-class.).
    * 1.
    Joyously, gayly, cheerfully:

    loco in festivo sumus festive accepti,

    Plaut. Ps. 5, 1, 9.—
    2.
    Transf.
    * a.
    Agreeably, pleasantly, delightfully: o domus parata pulchrae familiae festiviter! Naev. ap. Non. 510, 16. —
    b. (α).
    Form festive:

    agere fabellam,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 16, 3:

    crimen contexere,

    id. Deiot. 6, 19:

    dissolvere argumentum,

    id. Div. 2, 15, 35:

    aliquid odorari,

    id. Att. 4, 14, 2:

    tradere elementa loquendi,

    id. Ac. 2, 28, 92. As a particle of assent:

    quare bene et praeclare quamvis nobis saepe dicatur: belle et festive nimium saepe nolo,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 26, 101.—
    (β).
    Form festiviter: Epictetus severe simul ac festiviter sejunxit a vero Stoico, qui esset akôlutos, Gell. 1, 2, 7:

    respondere,

    id. 1, 22, 6.— Sup.: decorare festum festivissime, Poët. ap. Charis. 2, p. 180 P. (Rib. Fragm. Trag. Inc. 223).

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > festivum

  • 20 festivus

    festīvus, a, um, adj. [1. festus; lit., feast-like, belonging to a feast; hence], lively, gay, festive, joyous, gladsome, merry (syn.: lepidus, urbanus, salsus, facetus).
    I.
    Lit. (ante- and post-class.): festivum festinant diem, Enn. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 9, 401 (Trag. v. 434 ed. Vahl.):

    ludi,

    Plaut. Cas. 4, 1, 3; cf.

    alea,

    Gell. 18, 13, 1:

    locus,

    Plaut. Capt. 2, 1, 5; id. Poen. 5, 1, 9:

    facinus lepidum et festivum,

    id. ib. 1, 2, 95:

    hospitium in lepido loco,

    id. ib. 3, 3, 82; cf.:

    festivissimum convivium,

    Just. 38, 8 fin. —
    * B.
    Subst.: festīvum, i, n., festive jollity, festivity:

    in vindemiarum festivo,

    Lampr. Heliog. 11.—
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    In gen., agreeable, pleasing, handsome, pretty:

    luculenta atque festiva femina,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 1, 12; cf. id. Ep. 5, 1, 17:

    nonne igitur sunt ista festiva?

    Cic. Par. 5, 2, 38:

    aedes festivissimae,

    Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 93:

    area parvula sed festiva,

    Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 4:

    copia librorum,

    Cic. Att. 2, 6, 1:

    opera,

    Plaut. Mil. 2, 6, 108. —
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    Of behavior, character, etc., jovial, jocose, agreeable, dear:

    quod te isti facilem et festivum putant,

    Ter. Ad. 5, 9, 29:

    puer,

    Cic. Att. 1, 12 fin.; cf.:

    quibus (pueris) nihil potest esse festivius,

    id. Fam. 6, 4, 3:

    filius,

    id. Fl. 36, 91:

    homo,

    id. Phil. 5, 5, 13; id. de Or. 2, 68, 277. —
    2.
    As a term of endearment:

    o mi pater festivissime!

    Ter. Ad. 5, 9, 26; so,

    festivum caput!

    id. ib. 2, 3, 8.—
    3.
    Of speech, humorous, pleasant, witty:

    dulcis et facetus festivique sermonis,

    Cic. Off. 1, 30, 108:

    poëma facit ita festivum, ita concinnum, ita elegans, nihil ut fieri possit argutius,

    id. Pis. 29, 70:

    oratio,

    id. de Or. 3, 25, 100:

    acroama,

    id. Verr. 2, 4, 22, § 49; Quint. 6, 3, 39.— Hence, adv., in two forms, festīve (class.) and festīvĭter (ante- and post-class.).
    * 1.
    Joyously, gayly, cheerfully:

    loco in festivo sumus festive accepti,

    Plaut. Ps. 5, 1, 9.—
    2.
    Transf.
    * a.
    Agreeably, pleasantly, delightfully: o domus parata pulchrae familiae festiviter! Naev. ap. Non. 510, 16. —
    b. (α).
    Form festive:

    agere fabellam,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 16, 3:

    crimen contexere,

    id. Deiot. 6, 19:

    dissolvere argumentum,

    id. Div. 2, 15, 35:

    aliquid odorari,

    id. Att. 4, 14, 2:

    tradere elementa loquendi,

    id. Ac. 2, 28, 92. As a particle of assent:

    quare bene et praeclare quamvis nobis saepe dicatur: belle et festive nimium saepe nolo,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 26, 101.—
    (β).
    Form festiviter: Epictetus severe simul ac festiviter sejunxit a vero Stoico, qui esset akôlutos, Gell. 1, 2, 7:

    respondere,

    id. 1, 22, 6.— Sup.: decorare festum festivissime, Poët. ap. Charis. 2, p. 180 P. (Rib. Fragm. Trag. Inc. 223).

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > festivus

Страницы
  • 1
  • 2

См. также в других словарях:

  • Joyous — Joy ous, a. [OE. joyous, joious, joios, F. joyeux.See {Joy}.] Glad; gay; merry; joyful; also, affording or inspiring joy; with of before the word or words expressing the cause of joy. [1913 Webster] Is this your joyous city? Is. xxiii. 7. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • joyous — (adj.) c.1300, from Anglo Fr. joyous, O.Fr. joios happy, cheerful, merry, glad (12c., Mod.Fr. joyeux), from joie (see JOY (Cf. joy)). Related: Joyously; joyousness …   Etymology dictionary

  • joyous — index ecstatic, felicitous, jocular Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • joyous — joyful, happy, *glad, cheerful, lighthearted Analogous words: blithe, jocund, *merry: rapturous, ecstatic, transported (see corresponding nouns at ECSTASY) Antonyms: lugubrious Contrasted words: dolorous, doleful, *melancholy: *miserable,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • joyous — ► ADJECTIVE chiefly literary ▪ full of happiness and joy. DERIVATIVES joyously adverb joyousness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • joyous — [joi′əs] adj. [ME < OFr joios < joie,JOY] full of joy; happy; glad SYN. HAPPY joyously adv. joyousness n …   English World dictionary

  • joyous — [[t]ʤɔ͟ɪ͟əs[/t]] ADJ GRADED Joyous means extremely happy. [LITERARY] She had made their childhood so joyous and carefree. ...a joyous celebration of life. Syn: joyful Ant: joyless Derived words: joyously ADV GRADED Sarah accepted joyously …   English dictionary

  • joyous — joy|ous [ˈdʒɔıəs] adj literary very happy, or likely to make people very happy ▪ a joyous occasion ▪ Our music is a joyous celebration of life. >joyously adv >joyousness n [U] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • joyous — joyously, adv. joyousness, n. /joy euhs/, adj. joyful; happy; jubilant: the joyous sounds of children at play. [1275 1325; ME < AF; OF joios. See JOY, OUS] * * * …   Universalium

  • joyous — adj. Joyous is used with these nouns: ↑celebration, ↑occasion, ↑reunion, ↑shout …   Collocations dictionary

  • joyous — adjective literary very happy, or likely to make people very happy: a joyous occasion joyously adverb joyousness noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Прямая ссылка:
… Нажмите правой клавишей мыши и выберите «Копировать ссылку»