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1 molle
mollis, e, adj. [Gr. malakos, amalos, môlus; cf. blêchros, perh. Lat. mulier (mollior)], easily movable, pliant, flexible, supple; soft, tender, delicate, gentle, mild, pleasant (class.; syn.: tener, facilis, flexibilis, lentus).I.Lit.:II.mollis juncus,
Verg. E. 2, 72:comam mollis... hyacinthi,
id. G. 4, 137:aurum,
flexible, id. A. 10, 818:tiliae,
Ov. M. 10, 92:crura,
Verg. G. 3, 76:colla,
id. A. 11, 622:bracchia,
Ov. A. A. 1, 595:cervix,
id. F. 4, 185:commissurae,
Cic. N. D. 2, 60:molle litus,
of soft sand, Caes. B. G. 5, 9:harena,
Ov. M. 2, 577:aqua,
id. A. A. 1, 476:fraga,
id. M. 13, 816:castaneae,
Verg. E. 1, 82:mollissima vina ( = mitissima, lenissima),
id. G. 1, 341; cf.:molli mero,
Hor. C. 1, 7, 19; and:molle Calenum,
Juv. 1, 69:alvus,
relaxed, open bowels, Cels. 3, 12:cibus,
mild, not sharp, id. 4, 4, 4:ovum,
soft, id. 4, 4, 5:prata,
Verg. G. 2, 384:gramen,
Ov. F. 6, 328:humus,
id. A. A. 3, 688:lana,
id. F. 2, 742:torus,
id. Am. 2, 4, 14:arcus,
slack, unbent, unstrung, id. H. 4, 92:feretrum,
made soft by a layer of leaves, Verg. A. 11, 64:mollissima cera,
Cic. de Or. 3, 45, 177:mollia panis,
the soft part of bread, the crumb, id. 13, 12, 26, § 82:molles genae,
soft, delicate, Ov. H. 10, 44:capilli,
id. P. 3, 3, 17:manus,
id. Am. 1, 4, 24:latus,
id. M. 14, 710:molles Zephyri,
soft, gentle, id. A. A. 3, 728; so,hiems,
Stat. S. 3, 5, 83:aestas,
Verg. G. 1, 312:caelum,
Flor. 1, 16, 3; 4, 12, 27:Euphrates mollior undis,
gentler, calmer, Verg. A. 8, 726:aditus,
easy, Sil. 4, 491; so,iter,
Quint. 4, 2, 46:via,
id. 1, 6, 22:fastigium,
gentle, not steep, Caes. B. C. 2, 10:clivus,
Verg. E. 9, 8:modicis et mollibus clivis,
Curt. 8, 39, 6:jugum montis,
Tac. G. 1:trames,
Ov. F. 3, 13.—Prov.: molli bracchio objurgare aliquem, with a gentle arm, i. e. in a forbearing manner, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 6:in molli carne vermes nascuntur,
it is the soft flesh that breeds the worms, Petr. 57.— Subst.: mollia, ĭum, n., a kind of fishes, mollusks, Plin. 11, 51, 112, § 267.—Trop.A.Tender, delicate, susceptible:2.mollibus annis,
in tender youth, Ov. H. 1, 111:os molle,
easily blushing, id. Tr. 4, 3, 70:mollissima corda,
Juv. 15, 131:mollissimae aures,
modest, Plin. Pan. 68.—In a bad sense, soft, effeminate, unmanly, weak (syn. effeminatus):B.philosophus tam mollis, tam languidus, tam enervatus,
Cic. de Or. 1, 52, 226:Sabaei,
Verg. G. 1, 57:viri molles, i. e. pathici,
Liv. 33, 28; Sen. Ep. 87:disciplina,
effeminate, Cic. Fin. 1, 11, 37:delicatior... molliorque ratio,
id. ib. 5, 5, 12:vita,
Ov. Tr. 5, 3, 9: desine mollium querellarum, Hor. C. 2, 9, 17:mollis teneraque vox,
Quint. 11, 3, 23:educatio,
id. 1, 2, 6:actio,
id. 11, 3, 128:Gallorum mens est mollis ac minime resistens ad calamitates perferendas,
Caes. B. G. 3, 19:sententiae,
Cic. Cat. 1, 12, 30:si taedio laboris longaeque viae, ut est mollis ad talia gens (Gallorum), dilaberentur,
Liv. 22, 2, 4:Romanos molliores facere ad paciscendum,
id. 42, 62, 6; cf.:sunt qui in rebus contrariis parum sibi constent, voluptatem severissime contemnant, in dolore sint molliores, etc.,
Cic. Off. 1, 21, 71:molles in aure fenestrae,
Juv. 1, 104.—Soft, pleasant, mild, easy:C.orationem mollem teneramque reddidit,
soft, pleasant, Cic. Brut. 9, 38:mollis et jucunda senectus,
id. Sen. 1, 2:ita eum placidum mollemque reddidi, ut, etc.,
calm and gentle, id. Caecil. 10, 28:verba,
Hor. Epod. 5, 83:mollia jussa,
mild, easy, Verg. G. 3, 41:vincuntur molli pectora dura prece,
soft, tender, touching, Tib. 3, 4, 76:sic accensum sed molliora referre jussum dimittit,
to return a gentler answer, Tac. H. 4, 32 fin.:saepius molliora respondens,
id. A. 12, 46: mollis versus, an elegiac or amatory poem, Ov. Tr. 2, 307; Prop. 1, 7, 19 (opp. durus versus, a heroic poem, id. 2, 1, 41):ridere mollia,
to smile gently, Ov. A. A. 3, 513:cuncta tamen ad imperatorem in mollius relata,
in a milder, more favorable light, Tac. A. 14, 39:pilenta,
having a gentle motion, Verg. A. 8, 666; id. G. 2, 389:mollissima fandi tempora,
id. A. 4, 293:hora mollior,
more favorable, Ov. P. 3, 3, 84:signa,
Cic. Brut. 18, 70:duriora Callon, jam minus rigida Calamis, molliora adhuc supra dictis Myron fecit,
more agreeable, Quint. 12, 10, 7:mollis animus et ad accipiendam et ad deponendam offensionem,
Cic. Att. 1, 17, 2:in inimicitiis auricula infima mollior,
id. Q. Fr. 2, 13 (15), 4.— Subst.: molle, is, n., softness, smoothness:molle atque facetum Vergilio adnuerunt Camenae,
Hor. S. 1, 10, 45.—Weak, untrustworthy:1.nihil est tam molle, tam tenerum, tam aut fragile aut flexibile quam voluntas erga nos civium,
Cic. Mil. 16, 42.—Hence, adv.: mollĭter.Lit., softly, gently, agreeably (class.):2.molliter sustine me,
Plaut. Ps. 5, 2, 7:aves nidos mollissime substernunt,
Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 129:recubans,
id. de Or. 3, 17, 63:ossa cubent,
Ov. Tr. 3, 3, 76:excudent alii spirantia mollius aera,
more easily, agreeably, Verg. A. 6, 847:cura molliter semina conlocandi,
Plin. 15, 10, 9, § 35:colles ad orientem molliter devexi,
gently, gradually, Col. 1, 2, 3 sq. —Trop.:quod ferendum est molliter sapienti,
calmly, patiently, Cic. Sen. 2, 5:abnuere,
Liv. 30, 3:delicate et molliter vivere,
voluptuously, Cic. Off. 1, 30, 106:aegritudinem pati,
sensitively, weakly, Sall. J. 82, 2:ne quid per metum, mollius consuleretur,
too compliantly, Liv. 30, 7, 3:interpretari mollius aliquid,
rather mildly, favorably, Tac. H. 2, 96. -
2 mollia
mollis, e, adj. [Gr. malakos, amalos, môlus; cf. blêchros, perh. Lat. mulier (mollior)], easily movable, pliant, flexible, supple; soft, tender, delicate, gentle, mild, pleasant (class.; syn.: tener, facilis, flexibilis, lentus).I.Lit.:II.mollis juncus,
Verg. E. 2, 72:comam mollis... hyacinthi,
id. G. 4, 137:aurum,
flexible, id. A. 10, 818:tiliae,
Ov. M. 10, 92:crura,
Verg. G. 3, 76:colla,
id. A. 11, 622:bracchia,
Ov. A. A. 1, 595:cervix,
id. F. 4, 185:commissurae,
Cic. N. D. 2, 60:molle litus,
of soft sand, Caes. B. G. 5, 9:harena,
Ov. M. 2, 577:aqua,
id. A. A. 1, 476:fraga,
id. M. 13, 816:castaneae,
Verg. E. 1, 82:mollissima vina ( = mitissima, lenissima),
id. G. 1, 341; cf.:molli mero,
Hor. C. 1, 7, 19; and:molle Calenum,
Juv. 1, 69:alvus,
relaxed, open bowels, Cels. 3, 12:cibus,
mild, not sharp, id. 4, 4, 4:ovum,
soft, id. 4, 4, 5:prata,
Verg. G. 2, 384:gramen,
Ov. F. 6, 328:humus,
id. A. A. 3, 688:lana,
id. F. 2, 742:torus,
id. Am. 2, 4, 14:arcus,
slack, unbent, unstrung, id. H. 4, 92:feretrum,
made soft by a layer of leaves, Verg. A. 11, 64:mollissima cera,
Cic. de Or. 3, 45, 177:mollia panis,
the soft part of bread, the crumb, id. 13, 12, 26, § 82:molles genae,
soft, delicate, Ov. H. 10, 44:capilli,
id. P. 3, 3, 17:manus,
id. Am. 1, 4, 24:latus,
id. M. 14, 710:molles Zephyri,
soft, gentle, id. A. A. 3, 728; so,hiems,
Stat. S. 3, 5, 83:aestas,
Verg. G. 1, 312:caelum,
Flor. 1, 16, 3; 4, 12, 27:Euphrates mollior undis,
gentler, calmer, Verg. A. 8, 726:aditus,
easy, Sil. 4, 491; so,iter,
Quint. 4, 2, 46:via,
id. 1, 6, 22:fastigium,
gentle, not steep, Caes. B. C. 2, 10:clivus,
Verg. E. 9, 8:modicis et mollibus clivis,
Curt. 8, 39, 6:jugum montis,
Tac. G. 1:trames,
Ov. F. 3, 13.—Prov.: molli bracchio objurgare aliquem, with a gentle arm, i. e. in a forbearing manner, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 6:in molli carne vermes nascuntur,
it is the soft flesh that breeds the worms, Petr. 57.— Subst.: mollia, ĭum, n., a kind of fishes, mollusks, Plin. 11, 51, 112, § 267.—Trop.A.Tender, delicate, susceptible:2.mollibus annis,
in tender youth, Ov. H. 1, 111:os molle,
easily blushing, id. Tr. 4, 3, 70:mollissima corda,
Juv. 15, 131:mollissimae aures,
modest, Plin. Pan. 68.—In a bad sense, soft, effeminate, unmanly, weak (syn. effeminatus):B.philosophus tam mollis, tam languidus, tam enervatus,
Cic. de Or. 1, 52, 226:Sabaei,
Verg. G. 1, 57:viri molles, i. e. pathici,
Liv. 33, 28; Sen. Ep. 87:disciplina,
effeminate, Cic. Fin. 1, 11, 37:delicatior... molliorque ratio,
id. ib. 5, 5, 12:vita,
Ov. Tr. 5, 3, 9: desine mollium querellarum, Hor. C. 2, 9, 17:mollis teneraque vox,
Quint. 11, 3, 23:educatio,
id. 1, 2, 6:actio,
id. 11, 3, 128:Gallorum mens est mollis ac minime resistens ad calamitates perferendas,
Caes. B. G. 3, 19:sententiae,
Cic. Cat. 1, 12, 30:si taedio laboris longaeque viae, ut est mollis ad talia gens (Gallorum), dilaberentur,
Liv. 22, 2, 4:Romanos molliores facere ad paciscendum,
id. 42, 62, 6; cf.:sunt qui in rebus contrariis parum sibi constent, voluptatem severissime contemnant, in dolore sint molliores, etc.,
Cic. Off. 1, 21, 71:molles in aure fenestrae,
Juv. 1, 104.—Soft, pleasant, mild, easy:C.orationem mollem teneramque reddidit,
soft, pleasant, Cic. Brut. 9, 38:mollis et jucunda senectus,
id. Sen. 1, 2:ita eum placidum mollemque reddidi, ut, etc.,
calm and gentle, id. Caecil. 10, 28:verba,
Hor. Epod. 5, 83:mollia jussa,
mild, easy, Verg. G. 3, 41:vincuntur molli pectora dura prece,
soft, tender, touching, Tib. 3, 4, 76:sic accensum sed molliora referre jussum dimittit,
to return a gentler answer, Tac. H. 4, 32 fin.:saepius molliora respondens,
id. A. 12, 46: mollis versus, an elegiac or amatory poem, Ov. Tr. 2, 307; Prop. 1, 7, 19 (opp. durus versus, a heroic poem, id. 2, 1, 41):ridere mollia,
to smile gently, Ov. A. A. 3, 513:cuncta tamen ad imperatorem in mollius relata,
in a milder, more favorable light, Tac. A. 14, 39:pilenta,
having a gentle motion, Verg. A. 8, 666; id. G. 2, 389:mollissima fandi tempora,
id. A. 4, 293:hora mollior,
more favorable, Ov. P. 3, 3, 84:signa,
Cic. Brut. 18, 70:duriora Callon, jam minus rigida Calamis, molliora adhuc supra dictis Myron fecit,
more agreeable, Quint. 12, 10, 7:mollis animus et ad accipiendam et ad deponendam offensionem,
Cic. Att. 1, 17, 2:in inimicitiis auricula infima mollior,
id. Q. Fr. 2, 13 (15), 4.— Subst.: molle, is, n., softness, smoothness:molle atque facetum Vergilio adnuerunt Camenae,
Hor. S. 1, 10, 45.—Weak, untrustworthy:1.nihil est tam molle, tam tenerum, tam aut fragile aut flexibile quam voluntas erga nos civium,
Cic. Mil. 16, 42.—Hence, adv.: mollĭter.Lit., softly, gently, agreeably (class.):2.molliter sustine me,
Plaut. Ps. 5, 2, 7:aves nidos mollissime substernunt,
Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 129:recubans,
id. de Or. 3, 17, 63:ossa cubent,
Ov. Tr. 3, 3, 76:excudent alii spirantia mollius aera,
more easily, agreeably, Verg. A. 6, 847:cura molliter semina conlocandi,
Plin. 15, 10, 9, § 35:colles ad orientem molliter devexi,
gently, gradually, Col. 1, 2, 3 sq. —Trop.:quod ferendum est molliter sapienti,
calmly, patiently, Cic. Sen. 2, 5:abnuere,
Liv. 30, 3:delicate et molliter vivere,
voluptuously, Cic. Off. 1, 30, 106:aegritudinem pati,
sensitively, weakly, Sall. J. 82, 2:ne quid per metum, mollius consuleretur,
too compliantly, Liv. 30, 7, 3:interpretari mollius aliquid,
rather mildly, favorably, Tac. H. 2, 96. -
3 mollis
mollis, e, adj. [Gr. malakos, amalos, môlus; cf. blêchros, perh. Lat. mulier (mollior)], easily movable, pliant, flexible, supple; soft, tender, delicate, gentle, mild, pleasant (class.; syn.: tener, facilis, flexibilis, lentus).I.Lit.:II.mollis juncus,
Verg. E. 2, 72:comam mollis... hyacinthi,
id. G. 4, 137:aurum,
flexible, id. A. 10, 818:tiliae,
Ov. M. 10, 92:crura,
Verg. G. 3, 76:colla,
id. A. 11, 622:bracchia,
Ov. A. A. 1, 595:cervix,
id. F. 4, 185:commissurae,
Cic. N. D. 2, 60:molle litus,
of soft sand, Caes. B. G. 5, 9:harena,
Ov. M. 2, 577:aqua,
id. A. A. 1, 476:fraga,
id. M. 13, 816:castaneae,
Verg. E. 1, 82:mollissima vina ( = mitissima, lenissima),
id. G. 1, 341; cf.:molli mero,
Hor. C. 1, 7, 19; and:molle Calenum,
Juv. 1, 69:alvus,
relaxed, open bowels, Cels. 3, 12:cibus,
mild, not sharp, id. 4, 4, 4:ovum,
soft, id. 4, 4, 5:prata,
Verg. G. 2, 384:gramen,
Ov. F. 6, 328:humus,
id. A. A. 3, 688:lana,
id. F. 2, 742:torus,
id. Am. 2, 4, 14:arcus,
slack, unbent, unstrung, id. H. 4, 92:feretrum,
made soft by a layer of leaves, Verg. A. 11, 64:mollissima cera,
Cic. de Or. 3, 45, 177:mollia panis,
the soft part of bread, the crumb, id. 13, 12, 26, § 82:molles genae,
soft, delicate, Ov. H. 10, 44:capilli,
id. P. 3, 3, 17:manus,
id. Am. 1, 4, 24:latus,
id. M. 14, 710:molles Zephyri,
soft, gentle, id. A. A. 3, 728; so,hiems,
Stat. S. 3, 5, 83:aestas,
Verg. G. 1, 312:caelum,
Flor. 1, 16, 3; 4, 12, 27:Euphrates mollior undis,
gentler, calmer, Verg. A. 8, 726:aditus,
easy, Sil. 4, 491; so,iter,
Quint. 4, 2, 46:via,
id. 1, 6, 22:fastigium,
gentle, not steep, Caes. B. C. 2, 10:clivus,
Verg. E. 9, 8:modicis et mollibus clivis,
Curt. 8, 39, 6:jugum montis,
Tac. G. 1:trames,
Ov. F. 3, 13.—Prov.: molli bracchio objurgare aliquem, with a gentle arm, i. e. in a forbearing manner, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 6:in molli carne vermes nascuntur,
it is the soft flesh that breeds the worms, Petr. 57.— Subst.: mollia, ĭum, n., a kind of fishes, mollusks, Plin. 11, 51, 112, § 267.—Trop.A.Tender, delicate, susceptible:2.mollibus annis,
in tender youth, Ov. H. 1, 111:os molle,
easily blushing, id. Tr. 4, 3, 70:mollissima corda,
Juv. 15, 131:mollissimae aures,
modest, Plin. Pan. 68.—In a bad sense, soft, effeminate, unmanly, weak (syn. effeminatus):B.philosophus tam mollis, tam languidus, tam enervatus,
Cic. de Or. 1, 52, 226:Sabaei,
Verg. G. 1, 57:viri molles, i. e. pathici,
Liv. 33, 28; Sen. Ep. 87:disciplina,
effeminate, Cic. Fin. 1, 11, 37:delicatior... molliorque ratio,
id. ib. 5, 5, 12:vita,
Ov. Tr. 5, 3, 9: desine mollium querellarum, Hor. C. 2, 9, 17:mollis teneraque vox,
Quint. 11, 3, 23:educatio,
id. 1, 2, 6:actio,
id. 11, 3, 128:Gallorum mens est mollis ac minime resistens ad calamitates perferendas,
Caes. B. G. 3, 19:sententiae,
Cic. Cat. 1, 12, 30:si taedio laboris longaeque viae, ut est mollis ad talia gens (Gallorum), dilaberentur,
Liv. 22, 2, 4:Romanos molliores facere ad paciscendum,
id. 42, 62, 6; cf.:sunt qui in rebus contrariis parum sibi constent, voluptatem severissime contemnant, in dolore sint molliores, etc.,
Cic. Off. 1, 21, 71:molles in aure fenestrae,
Juv. 1, 104.—Soft, pleasant, mild, easy:C.orationem mollem teneramque reddidit,
soft, pleasant, Cic. Brut. 9, 38:mollis et jucunda senectus,
id. Sen. 1, 2:ita eum placidum mollemque reddidi, ut, etc.,
calm and gentle, id. Caecil. 10, 28:verba,
Hor. Epod. 5, 83:mollia jussa,
mild, easy, Verg. G. 3, 41:vincuntur molli pectora dura prece,
soft, tender, touching, Tib. 3, 4, 76:sic accensum sed molliora referre jussum dimittit,
to return a gentler answer, Tac. H. 4, 32 fin.:saepius molliora respondens,
id. A. 12, 46: mollis versus, an elegiac or amatory poem, Ov. Tr. 2, 307; Prop. 1, 7, 19 (opp. durus versus, a heroic poem, id. 2, 1, 41):ridere mollia,
to smile gently, Ov. A. A. 3, 513:cuncta tamen ad imperatorem in mollius relata,
in a milder, more favorable light, Tac. A. 14, 39:pilenta,
having a gentle motion, Verg. A. 8, 666; id. G. 2, 389:mollissima fandi tempora,
id. A. 4, 293:hora mollior,
more favorable, Ov. P. 3, 3, 84:signa,
Cic. Brut. 18, 70:duriora Callon, jam minus rigida Calamis, molliora adhuc supra dictis Myron fecit,
more agreeable, Quint. 12, 10, 7:mollis animus et ad accipiendam et ad deponendam offensionem,
Cic. Att. 1, 17, 2:in inimicitiis auricula infima mollior,
id. Q. Fr. 2, 13 (15), 4.— Subst.: molle, is, n., softness, smoothness:molle atque facetum Vergilio adnuerunt Camenae,
Hor. S. 1, 10, 45.—Weak, untrustworthy:1.nihil est tam molle, tam tenerum, tam aut fragile aut flexibile quam voluntas erga nos civium,
Cic. Mil. 16, 42.—Hence, adv.: mollĭter.Lit., softly, gently, agreeably (class.):2.molliter sustine me,
Plaut. Ps. 5, 2, 7:aves nidos mollissime substernunt,
Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 129:recubans,
id. de Or. 3, 17, 63:ossa cubent,
Ov. Tr. 3, 3, 76:excudent alii spirantia mollius aera,
more easily, agreeably, Verg. A. 6, 847:cura molliter semina conlocandi,
Plin. 15, 10, 9, § 35:colles ad orientem molliter devexi,
gently, gradually, Col. 1, 2, 3 sq. —Trop.:quod ferendum est molliter sapienti,
calmly, patiently, Cic. Sen. 2, 5:abnuere,
Liv. 30, 3:delicate et molliter vivere,
voluptuously, Cic. Off. 1, 30, 106:aegritudinem pati,
sensitively, weakly, Sall. J. 82, 2:ne quid per metum, mollius consuleretur,
too compliantly, Liv. 30, 7, 3:interpretari mollius aliquid,
rather mildly, favorably, Tac. H. 2, 96. -
4 molliter
mollis, e, adj. [Gr. malakos, amalos, môlus; cf. blêchros, perh. Lat. mulier (mollior)], easily movable, pliant, flexible, supple; soft, tender, delicate, gentle, mild, pleasant (class.; syn.: tener, facilis, flexibilis, lentus).I.Lit.:II.mollis juncus,
Verg. E. 2, 72:comam mollis... hyacinthi,
id. G. 4, 137:aurum,
flexible, id. A. 10, 818:tiliae,
Ov. M. 10, 92:crura,
Verg. G. 3, 76:colla,
id. A. 11, 622:bracchia,
Ov. A. A. 1, 595:cervix,
id. F. 4, 185:commissurae,
Cic. N. D. 2, 60:molle litus,
of soft sand, Caes. B. G. 5, 9:harena,
Ov. M. 2, 577:aqua,
id. A. A. 1, 476:fraga,
id. M. 13, 816:castaneae,
Verg. E. 1, 82:mollissima vina ( = mitissima, lenissima),
id. G. 1, 341; cf.:molli mero,
Hor. C. 1, 7, 19; and:molle Calenum,
Juv. 1, 69:alvus,
relaxed, open bowels, Cels. 3, 12:cibus,
mild, not sharp, id. 4, 4, 4:ovum,
soft, id. 4, 4, 5:prata,
Verg. G. 2, 384:gramen,
Ov. F. 6, 328:humus,
id. A. A. 3, 688:lana,
id. F. 2, 742:torus,
id. Am. 2, 4, 14:arcus,
slack, unbent, unstrung, id. H. 4, 92:feretrum,
made soft by a layer of leaves, Verg. A. 11, 64:mollissima cera,
Cic. de Or. 3, 45, 177:mollia panis,
the soft part of bread, the crumb, id. 13, 12, 26, § 82:molles genae,
soft, delicate, Ov. H. 10, 44:capilli,
id. P. 3, 3, 17:manus,
id. Am. 1, 4, 24:latus,
id. M. 14, 710:molles Zephyri,
soft, gentle, id. A. A. 3, 728; so,hiems,
Stat. S. 3, 5, 83:aestas,
Verg. G. 1, 312:caelum,
Flor. 1, 16, 3; 4, 12, 27:Euphrates mollior undis,
gentler, calmer, Verg. A. 8, 726:aditus,
easy, Sil. 4, 491; so,iter,
Quint. 4, 2, 46:via,
id. 1, 6, 22:fastigium,
gentle, not steep, Caes. B. C. 2, 10:clivus,
Verg. E. 9, 8:modicis et mollibus clivis,
Curt. 8, 39, 6:jugum montis,
Tac. G. 1:trames,
Ov. F. 3, 13.—Prov.: molli bracchio objurgare aliquem, with a gentle arm, i. e. in a forbearing manner, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 6:in molli carne vermes nascuntur,
it is the soft flesh that breeds the worms, Petr. 57.— Subst.: mollia, ĭum, n., a kind of fishes, mollusks, Plin. 11, 51, 112, § 267.—Trop.A.Tender, delicate, susceptible:2.mollibus annis,
in tender youth, Ov. H. 1, 111:os molle,
easily blushing, id. Tr. 4, 3, 70:mollissima corda,
Juv. 15, 131:mollissimae aures,
modest, Plin. Pan. 68.—In a bad sense, soft, effeminate, unmanly, weak (syn. effeminatus):B.philosophus tam mollis, tam languidus, tam enervatus,
Cic. de Or. 1, 52, 226:Sabaei,
Verg. G. 1, 57:viri molles, i. e. pathici,
Liv. 33, 28; Sen. Ep. 87:disciplina,
effeminate, Cic. Fin. 1, 11, 37:delicatior... molliorque ratio,
id. ib. 5, 5, 12:vita,
Ov. Tr. 5, 3, 9: desine mollium querellarum, Hor. C. 2, 9, 17:mollis teneraque vox,
Quint. 11, 3, 23:educatio,
id. 1, 2, 6:actio,
id. 11, 3, 128:Gallorum mens est mollis ac minime resistens ad calamitates perferendas,
Caes. B. G. 3, 19:sententiae,
Cic. Cat. 1, 12, 30:si taedio laboris longaeque viae, ut est mollis ad talia gens (Gallorum), dilaberentur,
Liv. 22, 2, 4:Romanos molliores facere ad paciscendum,
id. 42, 62, 6; cf.:sunt qui in rebus contrariis parum sibi constent, voluptatem severissime contemnant, in dolore sint molliores, etc.,
Cic. Off. 1, 21, 71:molles in aure fenestrae,
Juv. 1, 104.—Soft, pleasant, mild, easy:C.orationem mollem teneramque reddidit,
soft, pleasant, Cic. Brut. 9, 38:mollis et jucunda senectus,
id. Sen. 1, 2:ita eum placidum mollemque reddidi, ut, etc.,
calm and gentle, id. Caecil. 10, 28:verba,
Hor. Epod. 5, 83:mollia jussa,
mild, easy, Verg. G. 3, 41:vincuntur molli pectora dura prece,
soft, tender, touching, Tib. 3, 4, 76:sic accensum sed molliora referre jussum dimittit,
to return a gentler answer, Tac. H. 4, 32 fin.:saepius molliora respondens,
id. A. 12, 46: mollis versus, an elegiac or amatory poem, Ov. Tr. 2, 307; Prop. 1, 7, 19 (opp. durus versus, a heroic poem, id. 2, 1, 41):ridere mollia,
to smile gently, Ov. A. A. 3, 513:cuncta tamen ad imperatorem in mollius relata,
in a milder, more favorable light, Tac. A. 14, 39:pilenta,
having a gentle motion, Verg. A. 8, 666; id. G. 2, 389:mollissima fandi tempora,
id. A. 4, 293:hora mollior,
more favorable, Ov. P. 3, 3, 84:signa,
Cic. Brut. 18, 70:duriora Callon, jam minus rigida Calamis, molliora adhuc supra dictis Myron fecit,
more agreeable, Quint. 12, 10, 7:mollis animus et ad accipiendam et ad deponendam offensionem,
Cic. Att. 1, 17, 2:in inimicitiis auricula infima mollior,
id. Q. Fr. 2, 13 (15), 4.— Subst.: molle, is, n., softness, smoothness:molle atque facetum Vergilio adnuerunt Camenae,
Hor. S. 1, 10, 45.—Weak, untrustworthy:1.nihil est tam molle, tam tenerum, tam aut fragile aut flexibile quam voluntas erga nos civium,
Cic. Mil. 16, 42.—Hence, adv.: mollĭter.Lit., softly, gently, agreeably (class.):2.molliter sustine me,
Plaut. Ps. 5, 2, 7:aves nidos mollissime substernunt,
Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 129:recubans,
id. de Or. 3, 17, 63:ossa cubent,
Ov. Tr. 3, 3, 76:excudent alii spirantia mollius aera,
more easily, agreeably, Verg. A. 6, 847:cura molliter semina conlocandi,
Plin. 15, 10, 9, § 35:colles ad orientem molliter devexi,
gently, gradually, Col. 1, 2, 3 sq. —Trop.:quod ferendum est molliter sapienti,
calmly, patiently, Cic. Sen. 2, 5:abnuere,
Liv. 30, 3:delicate et molliter vivere,
voluptuously, Cic. Off. 1, 30, 106:aegritudinem pati,
sensitively, weakly, Sall. J. 82, 2:ne quid per metum, mollius consuleretur,
too compliantly, Liv. 30, 7, 3:interpretari mollius aliquid,
rather mildly, favorably, Tac. H. 2, 96. -
5 mollis
mollis e, adj. with comp. and sup. [MAL-], yielding, pliant, flexible, supple, soft, tender, delicate, gentle, mild, pleasant: iuncus, V.: comae, V.: aurum, flexible, V.: tiliae, O.: flumen, Ct.: cervix, O.: commissurae: in litore molli, of soft sand, Cs.: harena, O.: castaneae, V.: mollissima vina, V.: lana, O.: arcus, unstrung, O.: feretrum, made soft by a layer of leaves, V.: mollissima cera: genae, delicate, O.: manus, O.: Zephyri, gentle, O.: Euphrates mollior undis, calmer, V.: litus, accessible, Cs.: fastigium, gentle, Cs.: clivus, V.: iugum montis, Ta.—Prov.: me molli bracchio obiurgare, i. e. with forbearance.—Fig., tender, delicate, susceptible: mollibus annis, in tender youth, O.: os, easily blushing, O.: mollissima corda, Iu.— Soft, effeminate, unmanly, weak: philosophus: Sabaei, V.: Tarentum, H.: disciplina: vita, O.: querellae, H.: mens, Cs.: sententiae: Romanos molliores facere ad paciscendum, L.: in dolore molliores: viri, given to lust, L.— Plur m. as subst: vos pellite molles, the effeminate, O.— Soft, pleasant, mild, easy, gentle: lex mollior: oratio: verba, H.: iussa, easy, V.: versus, amatory, O.: ridere mollia, smile gently, O.: pilenta, having a gentle motion, V.: mollissima fandi Tempora, most favorable, V.: hora mollior, more favorable, O.: alqd quam mollissimā viā consequi, with the utmost forbearance, L.—As subst n., softness, smoothness: molle atque facetum Vergilio adnuerunt Camenae, H.— Weak, untrustworthy: consul, L.: voluntas erga nos civium.* * *mollis, molle ADJsoft; flexible; calm; gentle; pliant, tender; smooth; mild, weak; effeminate -
6 lit
lit [li]1. masculine nouna. ( = meuble) bed• lit d'une personne or à une place single bed• lit de deux personnes or à deux places double bed• aller or se mettre au lit to go to bed• au lit, les enfants ! off to bed children!• tu es tombé du lit ! you're up bright and early!b. ( = mariage) enfants du premier lit children of the first marriagec. [de rivière] bed2. compounds* * *linom masculin1) ( meuble) bedlit à une place or d'une personne — single bed
lit à deux places or de deux personnes — double bed
aller or se mettre au lit — to go to bed
tirer quelqu'un du lit — lit to drag somebody out of bed
au lit! — ( à un enfant) bedtime!
2) ( structure) bed3) ( literie) bed4) ( unité d'accueil) bed7) Géographie ( de cours d'eau) bed•Phrasal Verbs:••comme on fait son lit on se couche — Proverbe as you make your bed so you must lie in it Proverbe
* * *li nm1) (= meuble) bedJe n'ai pas eu le temps de faire mon lit ce matin. — I didn't have time to make my bed this morning.
2) DROIT3) [rivière] bedle lit de la rivière — the river bed, the bed of the river
4) (= couche) bed* * *lit nm1 ( meuble) bed; lit à une place or d'une personne single bed; lit à deux places or de deux personnes double bed; lit dur/moelleux hard/soft bed; aller or se mettre au lit to go to bed; garder le lit to stay in bed; être/rester/fumer au lit to be/stay/smoke in bed; mettre qn au lit to put sb to bed; tirer qn du lit lit to drag sb out of bed; le réveil le tira du lit the alarm got him out of bed; elle est pas mal au lit◑ she's pretty good in bed○; il voudrait bien la mettre or l'avoir dans son lit○ he would like to get her into bed; au lit! ( à un enfant) bedtime!;2 ( structure) bed; lit métallique/en acajou metal/mahogany bed;3 ( literie) bed; faire/défaire un lit to make/unmake a bed; le lit était tout défait the bedclothes were rumpled; le lit n'était pas défait the bed had not been slept in;4 ( unité d'accueil) bed; un hôtel/hôpital de 300 lits a 300-bed hotel/hospital; cette station offre 2 500 lits there are 2,500 beds available in this resort;7 Géog ( de cours d'eau) bed; la rivière est sortie de son lit the river has overflowed its banks; détourner un fleuve de son lit to alter the course of a river;8 ( direction du vent) set.lit à baldaquin four-poster bed; lit bateau sleigh bed; lit breton = lit clos; lit de camp camp bed GB, cot US; lit clos box bed; lit de douleur liter bed of pain; lit empilable stacking bed; lit d'enfant cot GB, crib US; lit fluvial Géog riverbed; lit gigogne hideaway bed; lit mécanique adjustable bed GB, hospital bed US; lit de mort death-bed; lit pliant folding bed; lit en portefeuille apple-pie bed; lit de repos day-bed; lits superposés bunk bed.[li] nom masculin1. [meuble] bedlit en pin/en fer pine/iron bedgarder le lit, rester au lit to stay ou to be in bedenvoyer/mettre quelqu'un au lit to send/to put somebody to bedmaintenant, au lit! come on now, it's bedtime!le lit est/n'est pas défait the bed has/hasn't been slept inlit de jour ou de repos daybedlit à une personne ou place single bedlit à deux places ou pour deux personnes double bedlits superposés bunk bed, bunkscomme on fait son lit on se couche (proverbe) as you make your bed, so you must lie in it (proverbe)2. DROIT [mariage]enfant d'un premier/deuxième lit child of a first/second marriagelit de feuilles/mousse bed of leaves/moss4. GÉOGRAPHIE bedla rivière est sortie de son lit the river has burst ou overflowed its banks5. NAUTIQUEle lit du vent the set of the wind, the wind's eye
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