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lēvis

  • 1 levis

        levis e, adj. with comp. and sup.    [2 LEG-]. —Of weight, light, not heavy: terra, light soil, V.: levis armaturae Numidae, light-armed, Cs.: miles, L.: nudi, aut sagulo leves, lightly clad, Ta.: Per levīs populos, shades, O.: virgāque levem coerces Aureā turbam, H.—Of digestion, light, easy to digest: malvae, H.—Of motion, light, swift, quick, fleet, nimble, rapid: venti, O.: pollex, O.: ad motūs leviores, N.: Messapus cursu, V.: Quaere modos leviore plectro, gayer, H.: hora, fleeting, O.— Slight, trifling, small: Ignis, O.: tactus, gentle, O.: querellae, O.—Fig., without weight, of no consequence, light, trifling, unimportant, inconsiderable, trivial, slight, little, petty: labores, T.: haec leviora fortasse: verba: auditio, unfounded report, Cs.: cui res et pecunia levissima fuit, insignificant: proelium, skirmish, Cs.: leviore de causā, Cs.: praecordia levibus flagrantia causis, Iu.: versūs, H.: Flebis levis, neglected, H.: rati, leviorem futurum apud patres reum, L.— Easy, light: non est leve Observare, no easy matter, Iu.: quidquid levius putaris, easier, Iu.: leviora tolli Pergama, H.—Of character, light, light-minded, capricious, fickle, inconstant, untrustworthy, false: mulieres sunt levi sententiā, T.: homo: tu levior cortice, H.: iudices: quid levius aut turpius, Cs.: auctor, L.: spes, empty, H.— Light, not severe, mild, gentle, pleasant: alquos leviore nomine appellare: audire leviora, milder reproaches, H.: eo, quod levissimum videbatur, decursum est, mildest, L.: Sithoniis non levis Euhius, i. e. hostile, H.
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    leve, levior -or -us, levissimus -a -um ADJ
    light, thin, trivial, trifling, slight; gentle; fickle, capricious; nimble; smooth; slippery, polished, plain; free from coarse hair/harsh sounds

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  • 2 lēvis

        lēvis e, adj.,    smooth, smoothed, not rough: corpuscula: pocula, V.: amite levi tendit retia, H.: coma pectine levis, O.: Levior adsiduo detritis aequore conchis, O.: inimicus pumice levis, rubbed, Iu.: argentum, not chased, Iu.: levi cum sanguine Labitur, slippery, V.—As subst n.: Externi ne quid valeat per leve morari, smoothness, H.—Without hair, smooth, beardless: Iuventas, H.: Crura, Iu.: caput, Iu.—Youthful, delicate, tender: pectus, V.: colla, O.—Fig., of speech, smooth, flowing: oratio: verborum concursus.— As subst n.: sectans levia, polish, H.
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    leve, levior -or -us, levissimus -a -um ADJ
    light, thin, trivial, trifling, slight; gentle; fickle, capricious; nimble; smooth; slippery, polished, plain; free from coarse hair/harsh sounds

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  • 3 levis

    1.
    lĕvis, e, adj. [for leg-vis; Sanscr. laghu-s, little; cf. O. H. Germ. ring-i; Germ. gering; Gr. elachus], light in weight, not heavy (opp. gravis).
    I.
    Lit.:

    leviora corpora (opp. graviora),

    Lucr. 2, 227:

    aether,

    id. 5, 459:

    aura,

    id. 3, 196:

    levior quam pluma,

    Plaut. Men. 3, 2, 23:

    stipulae,

    Verg. G. 1, 289: armatura, light armor:

    levis armaturae Numidae,

    the light-armed Numidians, Caes. B. G. 2, 10; also, by metonymy, lightarmed troops; v. armatura, and cf.:

    sed haec fuerit nobis tamquam levis armaturae prima orationis excursio,

    Cic. Div. 2, 10 fin.; so,

    miles,

    a light-armed soldier, Liv. 8, 8; cf.

    of clothing: nudi, aut sagulo leves,

    Tac. G. 6:

    flebis in solo levis angiportu,

    Hor. C. 1, 25, 10.—Of the earth upon the dead:

    terraque securae sit super ossa levis,

    Tib. 2, 4, 50;

    esp. freq. on tombstones: sit tibi terra levis (abbreviated, S. T. T. L.): per leves populos,

    the shades, bodiless persons, Ov. M. 10, 14:

    virgaque levem coerces aurea turbam,

    Hor. C. 1, 10, 18.— Poet. with inf.: fessis leviora tolli Pergama Grais, a lighter burden, i. e. easier to be destroyed, Hor. C. 2, 4, 11.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    Light of digestion, easy to digest (mostly poet. and post-Aug.):

    quae in aqua degunt, leviorem cibum praestant. Inter domesticas quadrupedes levissima suilla est, gravissima bubula,

    lightest of digestion, Cels. 1, 18:

    leves malvae,

    Hor. C. 1, 31, 16 (cf.:

    gravi Malvae salubres corpori,

    id. Epod. 2, 57).—
    2.
    Light in motion, swift, quick, fleet, nimble, rapid (syn.:

    agilis, alacer, pernix): ipsa (diva) levi fecit volitantem flamine currum (i. e. Argo),

    a quick, favorable wind, Cat. 64, 9; cf.:

    leves venti,

    Ov. M. 15, 346:

    flatus,

    Sil. 15, 162:

    currus,

    light, swift, Ov. M. 2, 150:

    levi deducens pollice filum,

    light, nimble, id. ib. 4, 36; so,

    pollex,

    id. ib. 6, 22:

    saltus,

    id. ib. 7, 767;

    3, 599: peltam pro parma fecit, ut ad motus concursusque essent leviores,

    Nep. Iphicr. 1:

    Messapus levis cursu,

    Verg. A. 12, 489:

    leves Parthi,

    id. G. 4, 314:

    equus,

    Val. Fl. 1, 389:

    Nympharumque leves cum Satyris chori,

    Hor. C. 1, 1, 31:

    quaere modos leviore plectro,

    nimbler, gayer, id. ib. 2, 1, 40:

    et levis erecta consurgit ad oscula plantā,

    Juv. 6, 507.—With inf. ( poet.):

    omnes ire leves,

    Sil. 16, 488:

    exsultare levis,

    id. 10, 605:

    levior discurrere,

    id. 4, 549:

    nullo levis terrore moveri,

    Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 514:

    hora,

    fleeting, Ov. M. 15, 181:

    terra,

    light, thin soil, Verg. G. 2, 92:

    et ubi montana (loca) quod leviora et ideo salubriora,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 6, 3;

    so (opp graviora),

    id. ib. —
    3.
    Slight, trifling, small (mostly poet.): ignis, Ov. M. 3, 488:

    tactus,

    a slight, gentle touch, id. ib. 4, 180:

    strepitus,

    id. ib. 7, 840:

    stridor,

    id. ib. 4, 413.
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Without weight, i. e. of no consequence; hence, in gen., light, trifling, unimportant, inconsiderable, trivial, slight, little, petty, easy (class.):

    nunquam erit alienis gravis qui suis se concinnat levem,

    Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 58:

    grave est nomen imperii atque id etiam in levi persona pertimescitur,

    Cic. Agr. 2, 17, 45:

    leve et infirmum,

    id. Rosc. Com. 2, 6: quae mihi ad spem obtinendae veritatis gravissima sunt;

    ad motum animi... leviora,

    id. Deiot. 2, 5:

    quod alia quaedam inania et levia conquiras,

    id. Planc. 26, 63:

    auditio,

    a light, unfounded report, Caes. B. G. 7, 42:

    cui res et pecunia levissima et existimatio sanctissima fuit semper,

    something very insignificant, Cic. Rosc. Com. 5, 15:

    dolor,

    id. Fin. 1, 12, 40:

    proelium,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 36:

    periculum,

    id. B. C. 3, 26:

    in aliquem merita,

    id. ib. 2, 32, 10:

    leviore de causa,

    id. B. G. 7, 4 fin.:

    praecordia levibus flagrantia causis,

    Juv. 13, 182:

    effutire leves indigna tragoedia versus,

    Hor. A. P. 231.—As subst.:

    in levi habitum,

    was made little of, was regarded as a trifle, Tac. H. 2, 21; id. A. 3, 54:

    levia sed nimium queror,

    Sen. Herc. Fur. 63:

    quid leviora loquor? Petr. poët. 134, 12: non est leve tot puerorum observare manus,

    no easy matter, Juv. 7, 240:

    quidquid levius putaris,

    easier, id. 10, 344.—
    (β).
    With gen. ( poet.):

    opum levior,

    Sil. 2, 102.—
    B.
    In disposition or character.
    1.
    Light, light-minded, capricious, fickle, inconstant, unreliable, false:

    homo levior quam pluma,

    Plaut. Men. 3, 2, 23:

    ne me leviorem erga te putes,

    id. Trin. 5, 2, 34:

    tu levior cortice,

    Hor. C. 3, 9, 22:

    vitium levium hominum atque fallacium,

    Cic. Lael. 25, 91:

    quidam saepe in parva pecunia perspiciuntur quam sint leves,

    id. ib. 17, 63:

    leves ac nummarii judices,

    id. Clu. 28, 75:

    sit precor illa levis,

    Tib. 1, 6, 56:

    levi brachio aliquid agere,

    Cic. Att. 4, 16, 6:

    quid levius aut turpius,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 28 fin.:

    auctor,

    Liv. 5, 15:

    leves amicitiae,

    Cic. Lael. 26, 100:

    spes,

    vain, empty, Hor. Ep. 1, 5, 8:

    leviores mores,

    Ulp. Fragm. 6, 12.—
    2.
    Mild, gentle, pleasant (rare):

    quos qui leviore nomine appellant, percussores vocant,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 33, 93; and:

    levior reprehensio,

    id. Ac. 2, 32, 102:

    tandem eo, quod levissimum videbatur, decursum est,

    the gentlest, mildest, Liv. 5, 23 fin.:

    nec leves somnos timor aut cupido Sordidus aufert,

    Hor. C. 2, 16, 15; id. Epod. 2, 28:

    exsilium,

    mild, tolerable, Suet. Aug. 51.—Hence, adv.: lĕ-vĭter, lightly, not heavily.
    1.
    Lit. (rare):

    armati,

    light-armed, Curt. 4, 13.—Of the blow of a weapon:

    levius casura pila sperabat,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 92, 2.—
    2.
    Trop.
    a.
    Slightly, a little, not much, somewhat:

    leviter densae nubes,

    Lucr. 6, 248:

    inflexum bacillum,

    Cic. Div. 1, 17, 30:

    genae leviter eminentes (al. leniter),

    id. N. D. 2, 57, 143:

    qui (medici) leviter aegrotantes leniter curant, gravioribus autem morbis, etc.,

    id. Off. 1, 24, 83:

    saucius,

    id. Inv. 2, 51, 154:

    non leviter lucra liguriens,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 76, § 177:

    agnoscere aliquid,

    id. Fin. 2, 11, 33:

    eruditus,

    id. de Or. 3, 6, 24.— Comp.:

    quanto constantior idem In vitiis, tanto levius miser,

    so much less, Hor. S. 2, 7, 18:

    dolere,

    Ov. P. 1, 9, 30.— Sup.:

    ut levissime dicam,

    to express it in the mildest manner, Cic. Cat. 3, 7 fin. —
    b.
    Easily, lightly, without difficulty, with equanimity:

    id eo levius ferendum est, quod, etc.,

    Cic. Fam. 4, 3, 2; cf.:

    sed levissime feram, si, etc.,

    id. Prov. Cons. 20, 47; Liv. 29, 9.— Comp.:

    levius torquetis Arachne,

    more dexterously, Juv. 2, 56.
    2.
    lēvis (erroneously laevis), e, adj. [Gr. leios, leuros], smooth, smoothed, not rough, opp. asper (class.).
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen.:

    corpuscula quaedam levia, alia aspera, etc.,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 24, 66:

    in locis (spectatur): leves an asperi,

    id. Part. Or. 10, 36:

    Deus levem eum (mundum) fecit et undique aequabilem,

    id. Univ. 6:

    pocula,

    smooth, shining, Verg. A. 5, 91:

    pharetrae,

    id. ib. 5, 558:

    brassica,

    Cato, R. R. 15, 7:

    levissima corpora,

    Lucr. 4, 659:

    coma pectine levis,

    Ov. M. 12, 409:

    nascunturque leves per digitos umerosque plumae,

    Hor. C. 2, 20, 11:

    levior assiduo detritis aequore conchis,

    Ov. M. 13, 792: inimicus pumice levis, rubbed (cf. pumicatus), Juv. 9, 95.— Poet.: levi cum sanguine Nisus labitur infelix, slippery, [p. 1055] Verg. A. 5, 328:

    levis Juventas ( = imberbis),

    smooth, without hair, beardless, Hor. C. 2, 11, 6; so,

    ora,

    Tib. 1, 9 (8), 31:

    crura,

    Juv. 8, 115:

    sponsus,

    id. 3, 111:

    caput,

    id. 10, 199; 2, 12; hence, also, poet. for youthful, delicate, beautiful:

    pectus,

    Verg. A. 11, 40:

    frons,

    id. E. 6, 51:

    umeri,

    id. A. 7, 815:

    colla,

    Ov. M. 10, 698.—Also, finely dressed, spruce, effeminate:

    vir,

    Ov. A. A. 3, 437; Pers. 1, 82: argentum, smooth, not engraved or chased, Juv. 14, 62.—In neutr. absol.:

    externi ne quid valeat per leve morari,

    smoothness, Hor. S. 2, 7, 87; so,

    per leve,

    Pers. 1, 64:

    per levia,

    Aus. Idyll. 16, 4.—
    B.
    Transf., rubbed smooth, ground down, softened, soft (rare), Scrib. Comp. 228; Cels. 2, 8.—
    II.
    Trop., of speech, smooth, flowing (rare but class.):

    oratio (opp. aspera),

    Cic. Or. 5 fin.; so,

    levis verborum concursus (opp. asper),

    id. de Or. 3, 43, 171:

    levis et aspera (vox),

    Quint. 11, 3, 15:

    levis et quadrata compositio,

    id. 2, 5, 9:

    levia ac nitida,

    id. 5, 12, 18:

    (aures) fragosis offenduntur et levibus mulcentur,

    id. 9, 4, 116.— Adv. does not occur.

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  • 4 levis

    I.
    light, slight, trivial / beardless, bald / light-armed.
    II.
    rapid, swift / unimpotant / fickle, inconstant / unstable.

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  • 5 per-levis

        per-levis e, adj.,    very slight, trifling: perlevi momento fortunae pendēre, C., L.

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  • 6 Sit tibi terra levis

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  • 7 armatura

    armātūra, ae, f. [armo], armor, equipment.
    I.
    A.. Lit.:

    armatura varia peditatūs et equitatūs,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 1:

    cohortes nostrā armaturā,

    id. Att. 6, 1:

    Numidae levis armaturae,

    of light armor, Caes. B. G. 2, 10:

    universi generis armatura,

    Vulg. 2 Par. 32, 5; ib. Ezech. 26, 9.—
    B.
    Meton. (abstr. pro concr.), armed soldiers; and in class. lang. always with the adj. levis, = velites, light-armed soldiers (opp. gravis armatus). Veg. first used armatura absol. for young troops:

    nostrae sunt legiones, nostra levis armatura,

    Cic. Phil. 10, 6 fin.:

    equites, pedites, levis armatura,

    id. Brut. 37, 139:

    adsequi cum levi armaturā,

    Liv. 27, 48; cf. id. 28, 14; Flor. 4, 2, 49:

    equitum triginta, levis armaturae centum milia,

    Suet. Caes. 66; Liv. 21, 55; 22, 18:

    manipuli levis armaturae,

    id. 27, 13:

    levis armaturae juvenes,

    id. 44, 2 et saep.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Of discourse: haec fuerit nobis, tamquam levis armaturae, prima orationis excursio;

    nunc comminus agamus,

    Cic. Div. 2, 10, 26. —
    B.
    A kind of exercise in arms, Amm. 14, 11; Veg. 1, 13; 2, 23.—
    C.
    In a religious sense (eccl. Lat.):

    induite armaturam Dei,

    the armor of God, Vulg. Ephes. 6, 11; 6, 13. [p. 163]

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  • 8 armātūra

        armātūra ae, f    [armo], armor, equipment: levis, Cs. — Meton., armed men, troops: levis, light infantry, C., Cs.
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    equipment, armor; troop (of gladiators)

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  • 9 interpono

    inter-pōno, pŏsŭi, pŏsĭtum, 3, v. a., to put, place, lay, or set between or among, to interpose, insert between.
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    Of place, constr. with acc. and dat., or inter with acc.:

    equitatus praesidia levis armaturae,

    Hirt. B. G. 8, 17; 13; 19:

    vestibus interponi eam (herbam) gratissimum,

    Plin. 21, 6, 20, § 43:

    ubi spatium inter muros... pilae interponuntur,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 15:

    inter eos levis armaturae Numidas,

    Hirt. B. Afr. 13:

    uti levis armatura interjecta inter equites suos interponeretur,

    id. ib. 20:

    sulcos,

    Cato, R. R. 33, 3:

    ne interpositi quidem elephanti militem deterrebant,

    Liv. 37, 42:

    lateri vinculum lapides sunt, quos interposuere, ut, etc.,

    Curt. 8, 10, 25.—
    B.
    Esp.
    1.
    To insert, interpose, introduce. —Of time:

    intercalariis mensibus interpositis,

    Liv. 1, 19, 6; cf.:

    inediam unius diei per singulos menses,

    Suet. Vesp. 20.—Of musical notes:

    iis sonis quos interposuerant, inserunt alios,

    Quint. 12, 10, 68.—Of words or language:

    ne inquam et inquit saepius interponeretur,

    Cic. Lael. 1:

    hoc loco libet interponere... quantae, etc.,

    Nep. Pelop. 3, 1: subinde interponenti precibus, quid respondebo, [p. 984] etc., Quint. 6, 3, 64:

    paucis interpositis versibus,

    Cic. Div. 1, 57, 131:

    aliquid,

    Quint. 2, 4, 12:

    verbum ullum,

    Cic. Quint. 4, 15; so,

    querelas,

    id. Q. Fr. 2, 3, 1:

    meam sententiam,

    Quint. 5 prooem. 3. —

    Of a letter in a word: quibusdam (verbis litteram),

    Quint. 1, 5, 17.—Of a foot in verse:

    quibusdam (iambus) interpositus,

    id. 10, 1, 96.—
    2.
    Of time, to let pass, permit to elapse, leave an interval:

    spatium ad recreandos animos,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 74:

    ejus rei causa moram interponi arbitrabatur,

    id. B. G. 4, 9, fin.:

    tridui mora interposita,

    after a delay of, id. ib. 4, 11; id. B. C. 1, 64; 3, 12; 75:

    nullam moram,

    Cic. Phil. 6, 1, 2:

    nullam moram, quin, etc.,

    id. Ac. 1, 1:

    spatio interposito,

    some time after, id. Clu. 2, 5; Liv. 5, 5, 10:

    diebus aliquot interpositis,

    Varr. R. R. 3, 9:

    tempore interposito,

    Suet. Tib. 9; cf. id. Claud. 26; Plin. 25, 8, 49, § 88:

    hac interposita nocte,

    Liv. 44, 39.—
    3.
    To mingle:

    frigidam (cibis),

    to drink cold water while eating, Plin. 28, 4, 14, § 55; cf.:

    condimentis cuminum,

    to mix with, id. 20, 15, 58, § 153.—
    C.
    With personal objects, to introduce among, admit among, bring into, to bring into a feast, a society, among associates, etc.:

    quam sancta sit societas civium, dis immortalibus interpositis, etc.,

    Cic. Leg. 2, 7, 16:

    aliquem convivio,

    Suet. Claud. 39:

    legatos familiaribus,

    id. Ner. 22. —
    II.
    Trop., to interpose, introduce, put in the way, put forward.
    A.
    In gen., as a hinderance, interference, reason, or pretext:

    Lentulus provinciam, quam sorte habebat, interposita religione, deposuit,

    Cic. Pis. 21, 50:

    neque ulla belli suspicione interposita,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 32:

    nulla interposita dubitatione,

    id. ib. 7, 40; Hirt. B. G. 8, 48; 52:

    interposita pactione,

    Just. 7, 6, 5:

    offensione aliqua interposita,

    Cic. Phil. 2, 4:

    nec colloquium interposita causa tolli volebat,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 42; Hirt. B. Alex. 70:

    causam interponens collegas exspectare,

    Nep. Them. 7, 2:

    postulata haec ab eo interposita esse, quominus, etc.,

    Cic. Att. 7, 15, 3:

    operam, studium, laborem pro sociis,

    id. Div. in Caecin. 19.—
    B.
    Esp.
    1.
    Of a judgment, decree, edict, oath, etc.:

    jurejurando interposito,

    Liv. 34, 25, 7; Suet. Caes. 85:

    jus eo die se non dicturum, neque decretum interpositurum,

    Liv. 3, 46, 3:

    ad decreta interponenda pecuniam occipere,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 48, § 119; Suet. Tib. 33:

    judicium suum,

    Cic. Div. 2, 72, 150:

    poenas compromissaque,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 27, § 66:

    exceptionem actioni,

    Dig. 44, 1, 2:

    intercessionem suam (of a tribune of the people),

    Val. Max. 6, 1, 10:

    tutor interponit auctoritatem suam,

    gives his authorization, Gai. Inst. 1, 190. —
    2.
    Fidem interponere, to pledge one's word or credit:

    fidem suam in eam rem,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 36, 2:

    fidem reliquis interponere, jusjurandum poscere, ut, etc.,

    id. ib. 5, 6, 6:

    fidem suam in re omni,

    Hirt. B. Alex. 63:

    omni interposita fide,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 86:

    ut in eam rem fidem suam, si quid opus esse putaret, interponeret,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 39, 114; cf.:

    sponsio interponeretur,

    Liv. 9, 9.—
    3.
    Se interponere (in aliquid, or alicui rei; also with quominus or absol.), to interfere, intermeddle, engage in, set one ' s self in the way:

    si te in istam pacificationem non interponis,

    Cic. Fam. 10, 27, 2:

    bello se,

    Liv. 35, 48:

    num ego me non interpono Romanis,

    Just. 3, 10, 11:

    num quem putas posse reperiri, qui se interponat, quominus, etc.?

    Cic. Vatin. 15:

    quid enim me interponerem audaciae tuae?

    expose myself, id. Phil. 2, 4, 19:

    ni tribuni plebis interposuissent se,

    Liv. 27, 6: tu vero, quod voles, facies;

    me nihil interpono,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 4, 5.— Rarely, to interfere, interpose in behalf of any one:

    semper se interposuit,

    Nep. Att. 2, 4; 9, 5:

    Qui me mediis interposuerim Caesaris scriptis, i.e. by writing a continuation,

    Hirt. B. G. 8 praef.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > interpono

  • 10 laev

    1.
    lĕvĭtas, ātis, f. [1. levis], lightness, as to weight.
    I.
    Lit. (rare):

    plumarum,

    Lucr. 3, 387; id. 4, 745:

    armorum,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 34:

    nulli fruticum levitas major,

    Plin. 13, 22, 42, § 123.—
    * B.
    Transf., poet., movableness, mobility:

    Termine, post illud levitas tibi libera non est: Qua positus fueris in statione, mane,

    Ov. F. 2, 673.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Light-mindedness, changeableness, fickleness, inconstancy, levity (freq. and class.):

    quid est inconstantiā, mobilitate, levitate turpius?

    Cic. Phil. 7, 3, 9:

    temere assentientium,

    id. Ac. 2, 38, 120:

    in populari ratione,

    id. Brut. 27, 103:

    mobilitas et levitas animi,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 1:

    ut adversas res, sic secundas immoderate ferre, levitatis est,

    lightness of mind, Cic. Off. 1, 26, 90:

    amatoriis levitatibus dediti,

    frivolities, id. Fin. 1, 18, 62:

    manet in rebus temere congestis levitas,

    Quint. 10, 3, 17:

    contemnamus igitur omnis ineptias—quod enim lenius huic levitati nomen inponam,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 40, 95.—
    B.
    In partic., of speech, shallowness, superficialness (rare):

    opinionis,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 17, 45.
    2.
    lēvĭtas ( laev-), ātis, f. [2. lēvis], smoothness.
    I.
    Lit. (class.):

    speculorum,

    Cic. Univ. 14; id. de Or. 3, 25, 99; id. Univ. 6; Plin. 2, 3, 3, § 7:

    intestinorum,

    slipperiness, lubricity, Cels. 4, 16; 2, 8.—
    II.
    Trop., of speech, smoothness, fluency, facility:

    Demosthenes nihil levitate Aeschini et splendore verborum cedit,

    Cic. Or. 31, 110:

    verborum,

    Quint. 10, 1, 52:

    effeminata,

    id. 8, 3, 6.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > laev

  • 11 laevo

    1.
    lĕvo, āvi, ātum, 1 (old form of fut. perf. levasso, Enn. ap. Cic. de Sen. 1), v. a. [1. levis], to lift up, raise, elevate (syn.: extollo, erigo).
    I.
    Lit. (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

    ter sese attollens cubitoque annixa levavit,

    Verg. A. 4, 690:

    se de caespite,

    to rise, Ov. M. 2, 427:

    se saxo,

    id. F. 4, 528:

    cum se matura levarit progenies (avium),

    Juv. 14, 83:

    apis se confestim levat sublimius,

    Col. 9, 12, 1; Plin. 2, 16, 13, § 69; 36, 16, 24, § 122:

    per hiemem, quae altius levat Alpes, i. e. by the snow,

    Flor. 3, 3, 11.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    To make lighter, lighten, to relieve, ease: cantantes ut eamus, ego te fasce levabo, Verg. E. 9, 65:

    serpentum colla levavit,

    i. e. alighted from the dragon-car, Ov. M. 8, 798:

    dentes,

    to clean the teeth, Mart. 14, 22:

    vesicam,

    Spart. Carac. 7:

    jactatur rerum utilium pars maxima, sed nec damna levant,

    do not lighten the ship, Juv. 12, 53.—
    2.
    To take away, take:

    furcā levat ille bicorni sordida terga suis,

    takes down, Ov. M. 8, 647:

    alicui manicas atque arcta Vincla,

    Verg. A. 2, 146:

    tributum,

    to raise, levy, Dig. 50, 15, 4, § 2.—
    II.
    Trop., to lighten, relieve, console, refresh, support a person or thing with any thing (freq. and class.). —Of a personal object:

    non nihil enim me levant tuae litterae hoc tempore,

    Cic. Att. 11, 8, 1.—Of things as objects: O Tite, si quid te adjuero curamve levasso, Enn. ap. Cic. de Sen. 1 (Ann. v. 339 Vahl.); so,

    auxilio viros,

    Verg. A. 2, 452; 4, 538:

    curam et angorem animi sermone et consilio,

    Cic. Att. 1, 18, 1:

    molestias,

    id. Fam. 4, 3, 2:

    fonte sitim,

    to slake, Ov. Tr. 4, 8, 26:

    arida ora aqua,

    to refresh, id. R. Am. 230; so,

    membra gramine,

    id. F. 6, 328.— Pass.:

    levantur tamen miserae civitates, quod nullus fit sumptus in nos,

    Cic. Att. 5, 16, 3.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    To lighten, lessen, alleviate, mitigate (cf.:

    laxo, libero): meam egestatem,

    Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 62:

    alicui paupertatem,

    id. Ep. 4, 1, 33:

    morbum,

    id. Mil. 4, 6, 57:

    inopiam multum,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 48, 1:

    salutari arte fessos Corporis artus,

    Hor. C. S. 63:

    morbi vim levaturus,

    Curt. 3, 6, 2:

    levavitque apertis horreis pretia frugum,

    reduced, Tac. A. 2, 59:

    vario viam sermone,

    Verg. A. 8, 309:

    injurias,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 9:

    suspicionem,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 59, § 136:

    ut sumptus levaretur,

    Plin. Ep. 10, 43 (52), 2:

    calamitatem innocentium,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 3, 7:

    his levabat omnem vulnerum metum nobilitas mortis,

    id. Tusc. 2, 24, 59:

    qui paupertatem levet propinqui,

    Juv. 14, 236.—
    2.
    To lessen, diminish, weaken, impair: cave lassitudo poplitum cursum levet, Att. ap. Non. 336, 29:

    laudem alicujus,

    id. ib. 31:

    inconstantiā levatur auctoritas,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 22, 69:

    multa fidem promissa levant,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 10.—
    3.
    To relieve, release, discharge, free from any thing.
    (α).
    With abl.:

    leva me hoc onere,

    Cic. Fam. 3, 12, 3:

    aliquem miseriis,

    id. ib. 3, 8:

    me molestia,

    id. ib. 16, 9, 2:

    aliquem metu,

    Liv. 2, 22:

    animos religione,

    id. 21, 62; cf.:

    qui hac opinione non modo verbis, sed etiam opere levandi sunt,

    Cic. Lael. 20, 72:

    ut homines populares supplicio aut exsilio levarentur,

    id. Verr. 2, 5, 6, § 13:

    se aere alieno,

    id. Att. 6, 2, 4:

    se infamiā,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 61, § 141: se vitā, Varr. ap. Non. 336, 33.—
    * (β).
    With gen.:

    ut me omnium jam laborum levas,

    Plaut. Rud. 1, 4, 27.—
    4.
    To avert:

    omen,

    Verg. A. 3, 36:

    ictum dextra,

    Hor. C. 2, 17, 28.
    2.
    lēvo ( laevo), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [2. levis], to make smooth, to smooth, polish.
    I.
    Lit.:

    levare ac radere tigna,

    Lucr. 5, 1267: corpus, * Cic. Fragm. Or. in Clod. et Cur. 5; Cels. 8, 3:

    magni levatique mensarum orbes,

    Sen. Helv. 11, 6:

    mensas,

    Stat. Th. 1, 519.—
    II.
    Trop., of speech, to smooth down, polish, soften:

    nimis aspera sano Levabit cultu,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 123.—Hence, P. a.: lēvātus, a, um; comp.:

    quae levatiora levioraque sunt,

    more highly polished, Gell. 17, 8, 15.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > laevo

  • 12 levigo

    1.
    lēvĭgo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [2. lēvis], to make smooth, to smooth (not in Cic.; syn. polio, dolo, limo).
    I.
    Lit.:

    omnes parietes tectorio levigantur,

    Varr. R. R. 3, 11, 3:

    aliquid opere tectorio,

    Col. 9, 7, 1; Plin. 17, 14, 24, § 101:

    ad levigandam cutem,

    id. 20, 3, 10, § 20:

    alvum,

    to make slippery, Gell. 4, 11, 4:

    scabritia levigatur dente conchāve,

    Plin. 13, 12, 25, § 81.—
    II.
    Transf., to make small, bruise small, pulverize, levigate:

    quae diligenter contrita levigantur,

    Col. 12, 41 fin.:

    semina,

    id. 6, 17, 3:

    galla cum austero vino levigata,

    id. 7, 5, 12; 9, 13, 5.— Hence, lēvĭgātus, a, um, P. a., smooth, slippery (post-class. and rare):

    oleum levigatius et spissius est,

    Macr. S. 1, 12 med.
    2.
    lĕvĭgo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [1. levis], to make light, lighten:

    gravia, Cassiod. de Amic. prol. § 33: pondus sollicitudinis, Gregor. Ep. 7, 76: omni sarcinā,

    App. M. 4, p. 142, 23.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > levigo

  • 13 levitas

    1.
    lĕvĭtas, ātis, f. [1. levis], lightness, as to weight.
    I.
    Lit. (rare):

    plumarum,

    Lucr. 3, 387; id. 4, 745:

    armorum,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 34:

    nulli fruticum levitas major,

    Plin. 13, 22, 42, § 123.—
    * B.
    Transf., poet., movableness, mobility:

    Termine, post illud levitas tibi libera non est: Qua positus fueris in statione, mane,

    Ov. F. 2, 673.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Light-mindedness, changeableness, fickleness, inconstancy, levity (freq. and class.):

    quid est inconstantiā, mobilitate, levitate turpius?

    Cic. Phil. 7, 3, 9:

    temere assentientium,

    id. Ac. 2, 38, 120:

    in populari ratione,

    id. Brut. 27, 103:

    mobilitas et levitas animi,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 1:

    ut adversas res, sic secundas immoderate ferre, levitatis est,

    lightness of mind, Cic. Off. 1, 26, 90:

    amatoriis levitatibus dediti,

    frivolities, id. Fin. 1, 18, 62:

    manet in rebus temere congestis levitas,

    Quint. 10, 3, 17:

    contemnamus igitur omnis ineptias—quod enim lenius huic levitati nomen inponam,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 40, 95.—
    B.
    In partic., of speech, shallowness, superficialness (rare):

    opinionis,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 17, 45.
    2.
    lēvĭtas ( laev-), ātis, f. [2. lēvis], smoothness.
    I.
    Lit. (class.):

    speculorum,

    Cic. Univ. 14; id. de Or. 3, 25, 99; id. Univ. 6; Plin. 2, 3, 3, § 7:

    intestinorum,

    slipperiness, lubricity, Cels. 4, 16; 2, 8.—
    II.
    Trop., of speech, smoothness, fluency, facility:

    Demosthenes nihil levitate Aeschini et splendore verborum cedit,

    Cic. Or. 31, 110:

    verborum,

    Quint. 10, 1, 52:

    effeminata,

    id. 8, 3, 6.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > levitas

  • 14 levo

    1.
    lĕvo, āvi, ātum, 1 (old form of fut. perf. levasso, Enn. ap. Cic. de Sen. 1), v. a. [1. levis], to lift up, raise, elevate (syn.: extollo, erigo).
    I.
    Lit. (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

    ter sese attollens cubitoque annixa levavit,

    Verg. A. 4, 690:

    se de caespite,

    to rise, Ov. M. 2, 427:

    se saxo,

    id. F. 4, 528:

    cum se matura levarit progenies (avium),

    Juv. 14, 83:

    apis se confestim levat sublimius,

    Col. 9, 12, 1; Plin. 2, 16, 13, § 69; 36, 16, 24, § 122:

    per hiemem, quae altius levat Alpes, i. e. by the snow,

    Flor. 3, 3, 11.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    To make lighter, lighten, to relieve, ease: cantantes ut eamus, ego te fasce levabo, Verg. E. 9, 65:

    serpentum colla levavit,

    i. e. alighted from the dragon-car, Ov. M. 8, 798:

    dentes,

    to clean the teeth, Mart. 14, 22:

    vesicam,

    Spart. Carac. 7:

    jactatur rerum utilium pars maxima, sed nec damna levant,

    do not lighten the ship, Juv. 12, 53.—
    2.
    To take away, take:

    furcā levat ille bicorni sordida terga suis,

    takes down, Ov. M. 8, 647:

    alicui manicas atque arcta Vincla,

    Verg. A. 2, 146:

    tributum,

    to raise, levy, Dig. 50, 15, 4, § 2.—
    II.
    Trop., to lighten, relieve, console, refresh, support a person or thing with any thing (freq. and class.). —Of a personal object:

    non nihil enim me levant tuae litterae hoc tempore,

    Cic. Att. 11, 8, 1.—Of things as objects: O Tite, si quid te adjuero curamve levasso, Enn. ap. Cic. de Sen. 1 (Ann. v. 339 Vahl.); so,

    auxilio viros,

    Verg. A. 2, 452; 4, 538:

    curam et angorem animi sermone et consilio,

    Cic. Att. 1, 18, 1:

    molestias,

    id. Fam. 4, 3, 2:

    fonte sitim,

    to slake, Ov. Tr. 4, 8, 26:

    arida ora aqua,

    to refresh, id. R. Am. 230; so,

    membra gramine,

    id. F. 6, 328.— Pass.:

    levantur tamen miserae civitates, quod nullus fit sumptus in nos,

    Cic. Att. 5, 16, 3.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    To lighten, lessen, alleviate, mitigate (cf.:

    laxo, libero): meam egestatem,

    Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 62:

    alicui paupertatem,

    id. Ep. 4, 1, 33:

    morbum,

    id. Mil. 4, 6, 57:

    inopiam multum,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 48, 1:

    salutari arte fessos Corporis artus,

    Hor. C. S. 63:

    morbi vim levaturus,

    Curt. 3, 6, 2:

    levavitque apertis horreis pretia frugum,

    reduced, Tac. A. 2, 59:

    vario viam sermone,

    Verg. A. 8, 309:

    injurias,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 9:

    suspicionem,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 59, § 136:

    ut sumptus levaretur,

    Plin. Ep. 10, 43 (52), 2:

    calamitatem innocentium,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 3, 7:

    his levabat omnem vulnerum metum nobilitas mortis,

    id. Tusc. 2, 24, 59:

    qui paupertatem levet propinqui,

    Juv. 14, 236.—
    2.
    To lessen, diminish, weaken, impair: cave lassitudo poplitum cursum levet, Att. ap. Non. 336, 29:

    laudem alicujus,

    id. ib. 31:

    inconstantiā levatur auctoritas,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 22, 69:

    multa fidem promissa levant,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 10.—
    3.
    To relieve, release, discharge, free from any thing.
    (α).
    With abl.:

    leva me hoc onere,

    Cic. Fam. 3, 12, 3:

    aliquem miseriis,

    id. ib. 3, 8:

    me molestia,

    id. ib. 16, 9, 2:

    aliquem metu,

    Liv. 2, 22:

    animos religione,

    id. 21, 62; cf.:

    qui hac opinione non modo verbis, sed etiam opere levandi sunt,

    Cic. Lael. 20, 72:

    ut homines populares supplicio aut exsilio levarentur,

    id. Verr. 2, 5, 6, § 13:

    se aere alieno,

    id. Att. 6, 2, 4:

    se infamiā,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 61, § 141: se vitā, Varr. ap. Non. 336, 33.—
    * (β).
    With gen.:

    ut me omnium jam laborum levas,

    Plaut. Rud. 1, 4, 27.—
    4.
    To avert:

    omen,

    Verg. A. 3, 36:

    ictum dextra,

    Hor. C. 2, 17, 28.
    2.
    lēvo ( laevo), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [2. levis], to make smooth, to smooth, polish.
    I.
    Lit.:

    levare ac radere tigna,

    Lucr. 5, 1267: corpus, * Cic. Fragm. Or. in Clod. et Cur. 5; Cels. 8, 3:

    magni levatique mensarum orbes,

    Sen. Helv. 11, 6:

    mensas,

    Stat. Th. 1, 519.—
    II.
    Trop., of speech, to smooth down, polish, soften:

    nimis aspera sano Levabit cultu,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 123.—Hence, P. a.: lēvātus, a, um; comp.:

    quae levatiora levioraque sunt,

    more highly polished, Gell. 17, 8, 15.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > levo

  • 15 alnus

        alnus ī, f    [1 AL-], the alder: crassis paludibus alni Nascuntur, V. — Poet., a boat (of alderwood): cavatae, V.: undam levis innatat alnus, V.
    * * *
    I
    alna, alnum ADJ
    of alder-wood, alder-
    II
    alder; (something usually made of alder wood) plank, bridge, boat, ship

    Latin-English dictionary > alnus

  • 16 ames

        ames itis, m    [1 AP-], a fork for spreading nets: levis, H.
    * * *
    pole/fork for supporting/spreading birdnets; fence rail, cross bar

    Latin-English dictionary > ames

  • 17 apex

        apex icis, m    [1 AP-], the extreme end, point, summit, top: lauri, V.: montis, O.: sublimis (of a headland), Iu.: levis, a tongue of flame, V.—A hat, helmet, crown: regum apices, H.: summus, the top of the helmet, V.: hinc apicem Fortuna Sustulit, the crown, H.: dialis, the flamen's hat, i. e. the priestly office, L. — Fig., the highest ornament: apex est senectutis auctoritas.
    * * *
    point, top, summit; cap, crown; conical priest cap; highest honor; long mark over vowel; outlines of letters, letter; least particle, speck

    Latin-English dictionary > apex

  • 18 audītiō

        audītiō ōnis, f    [audio], a hearing, listening to: fabellarum: hoc solum auditione expetere, by hearsay. — Talk, rumor, report, news: levis, Cs.: si accepissent famā et auditione, esse, etc.: fictae auditiones: falsae, Ta.: auditionibus permoti, Cs.
    * * *
    hearing, act/sense of hearing; report, hearsay, rumor; lecture, recital

    Latin-English dictionary > audītiō

  • 19 calamus

        calamus ī, m, κάλαμοσ, a reed, cane: calami palustres, O.: dispares, O.—Meton., of objects made of reeds, a reed pen: bonus: transversus, H. — Poet.: levi calamo ludere, to trifle, Ph. — A reed-pipe, reed: calamo trivisse labellum, V.: agrestis, V.: curvus, Ct.: hians, Pr.—An arrow: calami spicula Gnosii, H.: levis, O.: Per calamos venatricis puellae, Iu.—A fishing-rod: calamo salientes ducere pisces, O.—A lime-twig for snaring birds, Pr.—A straw, stalk, blade: lupini, V.
    * * *
    reed, cane; reed pen; reed/pan pipe; arrow; fishing pole; stalk; sweet flag; branch; arm; branch of a candelabrum

    Latin-English dictionary > calamus

  • 20 cupressus

        cupressus ī （abl. ū, Ct., O.), f, κυπάρισσοσ, the cypress (an evergreen tree, sacred to Pluto): impulsa Euro, H.: funebris, H.: feralis, V.: metas imitata, i. e. cone - shaped, O. — A box of cypress wood: lēvis, H.
    * * *
    I
    cypress-tree; cypress oil/wood, cypress-wood casket, spear of cypress-wood
    II
    cypress-tree; cypress oil/wood, cypress-wood casket, spear of cypress-wood

    Latin-English dictionary > cupressus

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