merrily

gĕnĭālis, e, adj. [Genius].

Of or belonging to generation or birth, nuptial, genial (cf.: genitalis, genetivus).

Adj.: lectum illum genialem, quem biennio ante filiae suae nubenti straverat, the bridal-bed (placed in the atrium, and dedicated to the genii of the married couple), Cic. Clu. 5, 14; cf.:

geniales proprie sunt lecti, qui sternuntur puellis nubentibus: dicti a generandis liberis,

Serv. Verg. A. 6, 603: genialis lectus qui nuptiis sternitur in honorem genii, unde et appellatus, Paul. ex Fest. p. 94 Müll.:

lectus,

Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 87:

torus,

Verg. A. 6, 603; Liv. 30, 12, 21; Plin. Pan. 8, 1:

pulvinar divae,

Cat. 64, 47.— Hence poet. transf.:

ducuntur raptae, genialis praeda, puellae,

Ov. A. A. 1, 125:

bella,

at a wedding, Stat. Ach. 1, 113:

sors genialis atque fecunda,

productive, Plin. 18, 24, 54, § 197; cf.:

in tantum abundante geniali copia pecudum,

id. 17, 9, 6, § 53.—

Subst.: gĕnĭālĭa, ium, n., the marriagebed, marriage:

genialibus alienis insultare,

Arn. 4, 144.—

Of or belonging to enjoyment, jovial, pleasant, delightful, joyousfestive, genial: scis enim, geniales homines ab antiquis appellatos, qui ad invitandum et largius apparandum cibum promptiores essent, Santra ap. Non. 117, 18:

festum,

Ov. F. 3, 523:

dies,

Juv. 4, 66:

hiems,

Verg. G. 1, 302:

uva,

Ov. M. 4, 14:

serta,

id. ib. 13, 929:

rus,

id. H. 19, 9; cf.:

arva Canopi,

id. Am. 2, 13, 7:

litus,

Stat. S. 4, 4, 51:

platanus,

i. e. under which festivals were celebrated, Ov. M. 10, 95:

Musa,

id. Am. 3, 15, 19:

divi,

i. e. Ceres and Bacchus, Stat. Th. 12, 618; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 95 Müll.:

vultus,

friendly, App. M. 11, p. 263.—Hence, adv.: gĕnĭālĭter (acc. to II.), jovially, merrily, genially:

festum genialiter egit,

Ov. M. 11, 95; App. M. 10, p. 246; Inscr. Grut. 823, 2.

gĕnĭālis, e, adj. [Genius].

Of or belonging to generation or birth, nuptial, genial (cf.: genitalis, genetivus).

Adj.: lectum illum genialem, quem biennio ante filiae suae nubenti straverat, the bridal-bed (placed in the atrium, and dedicated to the genii of the married couple), Cic. Clu. 5, 14; cf.:

geniales proprie sunt lecti, qui sternuntur puellis nubentibus: dicti a generandis liberis,

Serv. Verg. A. 6, 603: genialis lectus qui nuptiis sternitur in honorem genii, unde et appellatus, Paul. ex Fest. p. 94 Müll.:

lectus,

Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 87:

torus,

Verg. A. 6, 603; Liv. 30, 12, 21; Plin. Pan. 8, 1:

pulvinar divae,

Cat. 64, 47.— Hence poet. transf.:

ducuntur raptae, genialis praeda, puellae,

Ov. A. A. 1, 125:

bella,

at a wedding, Stat. Ach. 1, 113:

sors genialis atque fecunda,

productive, Plin. 18, 24, 54, § 197; cf.:

in tantum abundante geniali copia pecudum,

id. 17, 9, 6, § 53.—

Subst.: gĕnĭālĭa, ium, n., the marriagebed, marriage:

genialibus alienis insultare,

Arn. 4, 144.—

Of or belonging to enjoyment, jovial, pleasant, delightful, joyousfestive, genial: scis enim, geniales homines ab antiquis appellatos, qui ad invitandum et largius apparandum cibum promptiores essent, Santra ap. Non. 117, 18:

festum,

Ov. F. 3, 523:

dies,

Juv. 4, 66:

hiems,

Verg. G. 1, 302:

uva,

Ov. M. 4, 14:

serta,

id. ib. 13, 929:

rus,

id. H. 19, 9; cf.:

arva Canopi,

id. Am. 2, 13, 7:

litus,

Stat. S. 4, 4, 51:

platanus,

i. e. under which festivals were celebrated, Ov. M. 10, 95:

Musa,

id. Am. 3, 15, 19:

divi,

i. e. Ceres and Bacchus, Stat. Th. 12, 618; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 95 Müll.:

vultus,

friendly, App. M. 11, p. 263.—Hence, adv.: gĕnĭālĭter (acc. to II.), jovially, merrily, genially:

festum genialiter egit,

Ov. M. 11, 95; App. M. 10, p. 246; Inscr. Grut. 823, 2.

hĭlăris, e, and hĭlărus, a, um, adj., = hilaros [cf. Sanscr. hlād, rejoice; Gr. chlaros; Engl. glad], cheerful, of good cheer, lively, gay, blithe, merry, jocund, jovial.—Adj. (class.; syn. laetus).

Form hilaris:

oderunt hilarem tristes tristemque jocosi,

Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 89; cf.:

hoc (vultu) tristes, hoc hilares sumus,

Quint. 11, 3, 72:

si tristia dicamus hilares,

id. ib. 67:

esse vultu hilari atque laeto,

Cic. Tusc. 1, 42, 100:

hilari animo esse,

id. Q. Fr. 2, 13, 1; cf.:

aliquem hilari ingenio et lepide accipere,

Plaut. Most. 1, 4, 6:

ut hunc festum diem Habeamus hilarem,

id. Poen. 5, 6, 30:

hilarem hunc sumamus diem,

Ter. Eun. 4, 5, 5:

laetum hilaremque diem sentire,

Juv. 15, 41:

hilaris fluit (vox),

Quint. 11, 3, 63:

oratio (opp. tristis),

id. 8, 3, 49:

causae (opp. tristes),

id. 11, 3, 151:

adulescentia,

id. 8, 6, 27:

id quod dicitur aut est lascivum et hilare aut contumeliosum.... In convictibus lasciva humilibus hilaria omnibus convenient,

id. 6, 3, 27:

infernis hilares sine regibus umbrae,

Juv. 13, 52.—

Form hilarus:

tristis sit (servus frugi), si eri sint tristes: hilarus sit, si gaudeant,

Plaut. Am. 3, 3, 6; cf.:

credam istuc, si esse te hilarum videro,

id. As. 5, 1, 10:

unde ego omnes hilaros, lubentes, laetificantes faciam ut fiant,

id. Pers. 5, 1, 8:

fac te hilarum,

cheer up, Ter. Ad. 4, 7, 38; 5, 3, 56:

hunc (librum) lege arcano convivis tuis, sed, si me amas hilaris et bene acceptis,

Cic. Att. 16, 3, 1:

hilara vita,

id. Fin. 5, 30, 92:

hilaro vultu,

id. Clu. 26, 72; Plin. 7, 19, 18, § 79: fronte hilaro, corde tristi, Caecil. ap. Gell. 15, 9, 1:

hilara sane Saturnalia,

Cic. Att. 5, 20, 5; Lucr. 2, 1121.—

Comp.:

fac nos hilaros hilariores opera atque adventu tuo,

Plaut. Stich. 5, 4, 56:

tu quidem pol et multo hilarior,

Ter. Eun. 4, 5, 5:

hilarioribus oculis quam solitus eras, intuens,

Cic. Pis. 5, 11:

attulit a te litteras hilariores,

id. Att. 7, 25:

hilarior protinus renidet oratio,

Quint. 12, 10, 28:

cutem in facie corrigit coloremque hilariorem facit,

brighter, fresher, Plin. 23, 8, 75, § 144; cf. id. 36, 7, 11, § 55; 16, 10, 19, § 48.—

Sup.:

homo lepidissime atque hilarissime!

Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 40:

conviva,

id. Mil. 3, 1, 72.—

Subst.: hĭlărĭa, ōrum, n., the joyous festival celebrated in honor of Cybele at the vernal equinox, Macr. S. 1, 21:

hilaribus,

Vop. Aurel. 1:

hilariis,

Lampr. Alex. Sev. 37.— Adv.: hĭlăre (class.), and hĭlărĭter (late Lat.), cheerfully, gayly, joyfully, merrily:

dicimus aliquem hilare vivere, etc.,

Cic. Fin. 5, 30, 92; cf.:

res tristes remisse, severas hilare tractare,

id. de Or. 3, 8, 30; so,

hilare,

id. ib. 2, 71, 290; Afran. ap. Non. 514, 2; Tac. A. 11, 3; Suet. Ner. 34; Gell. 18, 2, 1:

deinde modo acriter, tum clementer, maeste, hilare in omnes partes commutabimus,

Auct. Her. 3, 14, 24; 4, 55, 68: hilariter, Aug. Civ. Dei, 5, 26; Vulg. Sap. 6, 17; cf. Neue, Formenl. 2, 660.— Comp.:

si hilarius locuti sunt (opp. in luctu esse),

Cic. Tusc. 3, 27, 64; Suet. Calig. 18.

lūcŭlentus, a, um, adj. [lux], full of light, bright, splendid.

Lit.:

vestibulum et ambulacrum,

Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 132:

camino luculento uti,

i. e. brightly burning, having a good fire in it, Cic. Fam. 7, 10, 2.—

Trop.

Distinguished, excellent of its kind:

luculenta et festiva femina,

Plaut. Mil. 4, 1, 2:

facinus,

id. Men. 1, 2, 32:

forma,

Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 12: legio luculentissima, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 24, 3:

verba luculentiora,

Cic. Att. 12, 21, 1:

scriptor,

id. ib. 7, 17, 2:

oratio,

perspicuous, fine, Sall. C. 31:

plaga,

great, serious, Cic. Phil. 7, 6, 17:

navigia,

id. Att. 16, 4, 4.—

Respectable, considerable, rich:

divitiae,

Plaut. Rud. 5, 2, 33:

familia,

id. Cist. 2, 3, 17:

magna et luculenta hereditas,

id. Truc. 2, 3, 24:

condicio,

id. Mil. 4, 1, 6:

lucrum homines luculentos reddidit,

id. Capt. 2, 7, 76:

patrimonium,

Cic. Phil. 12, 8, 19.—

Clear, satisfactorily proved:

est luculenta res Aureliani indiciis,

Cic. Att. 4, 16, 4.—

Lucky, fortunate:

dies,

Plaut. Ep. 3, 2, 5.—

Trustworthy:

auctores,

Cic. Att. 10, 14, 2:

homo,

id. ib. 2, 12, 4:

scriptor,

id. Brut. 26, 102: constantia, Just. Inst. prooem. 2.—Hence, adv., in two forms: lūcŭlentē and lūcŭlenter, splendidly, excellently, well.

Form lūcŭlentē:

eamus intro huc ad te, et hunc hodie diem luculente habeamus,

in jollity, merrily, Plaut. Ep. 1, 2, 55: vendere, to advantage, id. Merc. 2, 3, 88:

luculente scripserunt,

Cic. Brut. 19, 76; so id. Off. 3, 28, 102; id. Att. 14, 21, 1: calefacere aliquem, to give one a thorough warming, i. e. beating, id. Q. Fr. 3, 2, 1.—

Form lūcŭ-lenter:

hoc quidem sane luculenter,

very well said, Cic. Off. 3, 14, 60 (al. luculente):

Graece luculenter scire,

id. Fin. 2, 5, 15:

opus texere,

id. Q. Fr. 3, 5, 1.