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  • 1 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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  • 2 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.
    * * *
    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 īn-fīrmus

        īn-fīrmus adj.    with comp. and sup, not strong, weak, feeble, infirm: vires: corpus annis, S.: classis: oves, H.: ex gravi morbo, ill: infirmi ad resistendum, Cs.—Fig., weak, superstitious, pusillanimous, inconstant, light-minded: animus, Cs.: sum paulo infirmior, H.: quorum concursu terrentur infirmiores, Cs.—Of no weight, weak, trivial, inconclusive, invalid: nuptiae, T.: ad probandum res: cautiones: infirmiore vinculo (amicitiae) contrahi, L.: de causis condemnatus infirmissimis.

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  • 4 infirma

    in-firmus, a, um (post-class. infir-mis, e, Amm. 20, 6), adj., not strong, weak, feeble.
    I.
    Lit.:

    viribus infirmis,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 43, § 95:

    valetudo,

    id. Brut. 48, 180:

    classis inops et infirma,

    id. Verr. 2, 5, 33, § 86:

    valetudo infirmissima,

    id. de Or. 1, 45. —Hence, infirm, indisposed, sick:

    sum admodum infirmus,

    Cic. Ac. 1, 4, 14; Plin. Ep. 7, 26:

    pecus,

    i. e. sheep, Ov. Ib. 44:

    lumen solis,

    weak, feeble, Luc. 5, 545:

    infirmior est panis ex polline,

    less nourishing, Cels. 2, 18:

    infirmissimus cibarius panis,

    id. ib.:

    saporis vinum,

    Col. 3, 7:

    infirmissimae arbores,

    Plin. 17, 24, 37, § 217:

    nervi,

    weak, id. 23, 2, 28, § 59:

    civitas exigua et infirma,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 17.—With ad:

    infirmi ad resistendum,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 9, 3:

    infirmior ad haec omnia,

    Plin. 36, 20, 37, § 145.—With adversus:

    fama, infirmissimum adversus viros fortes telum,

    Curt. 4, 14.— In neutr. pl. subst.: infirma, ōrum, the weak parts:

    lineae,

    Plin. 9, 43, 67, § 145.—
    II.
    Trop., weak in mind or character, superstitious, pusillanimous, inconstant, light-minded:

    tenuis atque infirmi haec animi videri,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 32:

    quippe minuti Semper et infirmi est animi voluptas ultio,

    Juv. 13, 190:

    sum paulo infirmior,

    Hor. S. 1, 9, 71:

    quorum concursu terrentur infirmiores,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 3, 5:

    homines infirmissimi,

    very uncertain, not to be depended on, Col. 3, 10, 6.—Of things, of no weight or consequence, weak, trivial, inconclusive:

    omnino ad probandum utraque res infirma et nugatoria est,

    Cic. Caecin. 23, 64:

    quod apud omnes leve et infirmum est,

    id. Rosc. Com. 2, 6:

    cautiones,

    id. Fam. 7, 18:

    infirmiore vinculo (amicitiae) contrahi,

    Liv. 7, 30, 2. —Hence, advv.
    A.
    Form infirmē.
    1.
    Weakly, faintly, not strongly, not very:

    infirme animatus,

    Cic. Fam. 15, 1, 3. — Of speech, feebly, without vigor of expression:

    jejune et infirme,

    Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 21.—
    2.
    Weak-mindedly, superstitiously:

    tonitrua et fulgura paulo infirmius expavescebat,

    Suet. Aug. 9. —
    B.
    Form infirmĭter, weakly, feebly, without energy:

    infirmiter invalideque dicere,

    Arn. 7, 250.

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  • 5 infirmus

    in-firmus, a, um (post-class. infir-mis, e, Amm. 20, 6), adj., not strong, weak, feeble.
    I.
    Lit.:

    viribus infirmis,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 43, § 95:

    valetudo,

    id. Brut. 48, 180:

    classis inops et infirma,

    id. Verr. 2, 5, 33, § 86:

    valetudo infirmissima,

    id. de Or. 1, 45. —Hence, infirm, indisposed, sick:

    sum admodum infirmus,

    Cic. Ac. 1, 4, 14; Plin. Ep. 7, 26:

    pecus,

    i. e. sheep, Ov. Ib. 44:

    lumen solis,

    weak, feeble, Luc. 5, 545:

    infirmior est panis ex polline,

    less nourishing, Cels. 2, 18:

    infirmissimus cibarius panis,

    id. ib.:

    saporis vinum,

    Col. 3, 7:

    infirmissimae arbores,

    Plin. 17, 24, 37, § 217:

    nervi,

    weak, id. 23, 2, 28, § 59:

    civitas exigua et infirma,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 17.—With ad:

    infirmi ad resistendum,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 9, 3:

    infirmior ad haec omnia,

    Plin. 36, 20, 37, § 145.—With adversus:

    fama, infirmissimum adversus viros fortes telum,

    Curt. 4, 14.— In neutr. pl. subst.: infirma, ōrum, the weak parts:

    lineae,

    Plin. 9, 43, 67, § 145.—
    II.
    Trop., weak in mind or character, superstitious, pusillanimous, inconstant, light-minded:

    tenuis atque infirmi haec animi videri,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 32:

    quippe minuti Semper et infirmi est animi voluptas ultio,

    Juv. 13, 190:

    sum paulo infirmior,

    Hor. S. 1, 9, 71:

    quorum concursu terrentur infirmiores,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 3, 5:

    homines infirmissimi,

    very uncertain, not to be depended on, Col. 3, 10, 6.—Of things, of no weight or consequence, weak, trivial, inconclusive:

    omnino ad probandum utraque res infirma et nugatoria est,

    Cic. Caecin. 23, 64:

    quod apud omnes leve et infirmum est,

    id. Rosc. Com. 2, 6:

    cautiones,

    id. Fam. 7, 18:

    infirmiore vinculo (amicitiae) contrahi,

    Liv. 7, 30, 2. —Hence, advv.
    A.
    Form infirmē.
    1.
    Weakly, faintly, not strongly, not very:

    infirme animatus,

    Cic. Fam. 15, 1, 3. — Of speech, feebly, without vigor of expression:

    jejune et infirme,

    Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 21.—
    2.
    Weak-mindedly, superstitiously:

    tonitrua et fulgura paulo infirmius expavescebat,

    Suet. Aug. 9. —
    B.
    Form infirmĭter, weakly, feebly, without energy:

    infirmiter invalideque dicere,

    Arn. 7, 250.

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  • 6 leviculus

    lĕvĭcŭlus, a, um, adj. dim. [1. levis].
    * I.
    Very small, trivial, insignificant:

    quid significet prandium caninum, rem leviculam, diu et anxie quaesivimus,

    Gell. 13, 31, 15.—
    II.
    Somewhat light-minded, vain:

    leviculus sane noster Demosthenes, qui, etc.,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 36, 103.

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  • 7 animo

    ănĭmo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. and n. [anima and animus].
    I.
    Act.
    A.
    To fill with breath or air (cf. anima, I. and II.):

    duas tibias uno spiritu,

    to blow upon, App. Flor. 3, p. 341, 25:

    bucinas,

    Arn. 6, p. 196.—More freq.,
    B.
    To quicken, animate (cf. anima, II. C.): quicquid est hoc, omnia animat, format, alit, auget, creat, Pac. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 57; Lucr. 2, 717:

    vitaliter esse animata,

    id. 5, 145:

    formare, figurare, colorare, animare,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 39, 110. stellae divinis animatae mentibus, id. Rep. 6, 15; Plin. 7, 15, 13, § 66. —
    C.
    To endow with, to give, a particular temperament or disposition of mind (cf. animus, II. B. 1. b.):

    utcumque temperatus sit aër, ita pueros orientes animari atque formari, ex eoque ingenia, mores, animum fingi,

    Cic. Div. 2, 42, 89: Mattiaci ipso terrae suae solo ac caelo acrius animantur, i. e. ferociores redduntur, are rendered more spirited, * Tac. G. 29.—
    D.
    In Ovid in a pregnant signif.: aliquid in aliquid animare, to transform a lifeless object to a living being, to change into by giving life (cf. anima, II. C. 3.):

    guttas animavit in angues,

    Ov. M. 4, 619:

    in Nymphas animatā classe marinas,

    id. ib. 14, 566.—
    E.
    Trop., of colors, to enliven:

    si quid Apellei gaudent animāsse colores,

    Stat. S. 2, 2, 64.—Of torches, to light or kindle:

    animare ad crimina taxos,

    Claud. Rapt. 3, 386.—Sometimes = recreare, to refresh, revive:

    cibo potuque animavit,

    Hyg. Fab. 126:

    florem,

    Plin. 11, 23, 27, § 77; so Pall. 4, 10; or in gen., to encourage, help:

    ope animari, Cod. Th. 6, 4, 21, § 3: copiis,

    ib. 14, 4, 10, § 5.—And with inf. = incitare, to move, incite to:

    Ut hortatu vestro Eustathius, quae de scommate paulo ante dixerit, animetur aperire,

    Macr. S. 7, 3.—Hence, ănĭmātus, a, um, P. a.
    a.
    Animated (cf. anima, II. C.): virum virtute verā vivere animatum addecet, Enn. ap. Gell. 7, 17.—
    b.
    (Acc. to C.) Brought or put into a particular frame of mind, disposed, inclined, minded, in some way (freq. and class.):

    hoc animo decet animatos esse amatores probos,

    Plaut. Men. 1, 3, 20: avi et atavi nostri, quom allium ac caepe eorum verba olerent, tamen optime animati erant, Varr. ap. Non. p. 201, 7 (where the play upon olere and animati is to be noticed):

    animatus melius quam paratus,

    better disposed than prepared, Cic. Fam. 6, 6:

    socii infirme animati,

    id. ib. 15, 1:

    sic animati esse debetis, ut si ille adesset,

    id. Phil. 9, 5:

    ut quem ad modum in se quisque, sic in amicum sit animatus,

    id. Am. 16, 57:

    insulas non nullas bene animatas confirmavit,

    well affected, Nep. Cim. 2, 4; Liv. 29, 17:

    male animatus erga principem exercitus,

    Suet. Vit. 7:

    circa aliquem,

    Just. 14, 1:

    hostili animo adversus rem publicam animatus,

    Dig. 48, 4, 1: animatus in necem alicujus, Macr S. 1, 11.—In Plaut. with inf.: si quid animatus es facere, Truc. 5, 74.—
    c.
    Endowed with courage, courageous, stouthearted (cf. animus, II. 2. a. and animosus;

    only in ante-class. poetry): milites armati atque animati probe,

    Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 18: cum animatus iero, satis armatus sum, Att. ap. Non. p. 233, 18:

    hostis animatus,

    id. ib. p. 233, 18.—
    * Sup. Auct. Itin. Alex. 13.— Adv. not used.—
    II.
    Neutr., to be animate, living (cf. anima, II. C.); so only ănĭ-mans, antis (abl. com. animante, but animanti in Cic. Tim. 6; gen. plur. animantium in Cic., animantum in Lucr., Manil. 4, 374, and App. Mag. 64, p. 536),
    a.
    P. a., animate, living:

    quos (deos) Vitellius ne animantes quidem esse concedat,

    Cic. N. D. 3, 4, 11:

    mundum ipsum animantem sapientemque esse,

    id. ib. 1, 10, 23:

    animans composque rationis mundus est,

    id. ib. 2, 8, 22. —Hence,
    b.
    Subst., any living, animate being; an animal (orig. in a wider sense than animal, since it included men, animals, and plants; but usu., like that word, for animals in opp. to men. The gender varies in the best class. writers between masc., fem., and neutr. When it designates man, it is masc.; brutes, com. fem.; in its widest sense, it is neutr.):

    sunt quaedam, quae animam habent, nec sunt animalia, etc.,

    Sen. Ep. 58, 10 sq.; Lucr. 2, 669; 2, 943:

    genus omne animantum,

    id. 1, 4; so id. 1, 194; 1, 350; 1, 1033; 1, 1038; 2, 78; 2, 880; 2, 921; 2, 943; 2, 1063; 2, 1071; 3, 266; 3, 417; 3, 720; 5, 431; 5, 855;

    5, 917: animantium genera quattuor,

    Cic. Tim. 10; 11 fin.:

    animantium aliae coriis tectae sunt, aliae villis vestitae, etc.,

    id. N. D. 2, 47, 121:

    cum ceteras animantes abjecisset ad pastum, solum hominem erexit,

    id. Leg. 1, 9, 26:

    animantia, quae sunt nobis nota,

    id. Tim. 4.—Of animals, living beings, as opp. to plants:

    Jam vero vites sic claviculis adminicula tamquam manibus adprehendunt atque ita se erigunt, ut animantes,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 120.— Of man: hic stilus haud petet ultro Quemquam animantem, * Hor. S. 2, 1, 40.— Comp., sup., and adv. not used.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > animo

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