not fertile

in-fēlix, īcis, adj., unfruitful, not fertile:

vulgus infelicem arborem eam appellat, quoniam nihil ferat, nec seratur unquam,

Plin. 24, 9, 41, § 68; cf. id. 16, 26, 45, § 108; hence, of the gallows, Cic. Rab. Perd. 4, 13; cf. Liv. 1, 26, 6:

tellus frugibus,

Verg. G. 2, 239; cf. ib. 2, 314:

lolium,

id. E. 5, 37.—

Transf.

Unfortunate, unhappy, miserable (class.):

crux infelici et aerumnoso comparabatur,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 62, § 162:

homo miserrimus atque infelicissimus,

id. Rosc. Am. 41, 119:

patria,

Verg. A. 9, 786:

fama,

id. ib. 12, 608.—With gen.:

animi Phoenissa,

Verg. A. 4, 529:

fidei,

Sil. 12, 432:

ausi,

id. 9, 627.— Comp.:

infelicior domi quam militiae,

Liv. 5, 12, 1. — Sup.:

femina,

Quint. 8, 5, 21. —

Act., causing misfortune or calamity, unlucky, calamitous:

infelix rei publicae,

Cic. Phil. 2, 26, 64:

terra fingenti Prometheo,

Prop. 3, 5, 7:

thalamus,

Verg. A. 6, 521:

balteus,

id. ib. 12, 941:

vates,

prophetess of ill, id. ib. 3, 246:

erga plebem studium,

Liv. 3, 56, 9:

opera,

Quint. 10, 1, 7:

sollicitudo,

id. 12, 10, 77:

paupertas,

Juv. 3, 152 al. — Hence, adv.: infēlīcĭter, unhappily, unfortunately:

fit mihi obviam infeliciter,

Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 36:

tentata res,

Liv. 1, 45, 3:

totiens temptata arma,

id. 2, 35, 8.— Comp.:

infelicius,

Sen. Contr. 5, 33; Quint. 8, 6, 33. — Sup.: infelicissime, Aug. Civ. Dei, 12, 13.

fēlix, īcis (abl. felici, except Cic. Or. 48, 159; and as nom. prop., v. II. B. 2. infra), adj. [from root feo, fevo, to bear, produce, Gr. phuô; cf.: fio, femina; whence fetus, fecundus, femina, fenus], fruit-bearing, fruitful, fertile, productive.

Lit. (rare; not in Cic.): felices arbores Cato dixit, quae fructum ferunt, infelices quae non ferunt, Paul. ex Fest. p. 92, 10 Müll.; cf. Fronto Ep. ad Amic. 2, 6 ed. Mai.; so,

arbor,

Liv. 5, 24, 2:

arbusta,

Lucr. 5, 1378:

rami,

Verg. G. 2, 81; so,

rami feliciores,

Hor. Epod. 2, 14:

silvae,

i. e. of fruitful trees, Verg. G. 4, 329:

Massica Baccho,

fruitful in vines, id. A. 7, 725; cf.

Campania,

Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 60:

felicior regio,

Ov. P. 2, 10, 51; cf.:

felix oleae tractus,

Claud. Cons. Mall. Theod. 179:

venti,

Val. Fl. 6, 711.—

In partic.

In the old relig. lang.: felices arbores, all the nobler sorts of trees, whose fruits were offered to the superior deities, in contradistinction to the infelices, which were dedicated to the inferior deities, Macr. S. 2, 16, 2.—

Felix, as an adj. propr. in Arabia Felix, the fertile portion of Arabia, opp. Arabia Deserta and Petraea; v. Arabia.—

Transf.

Act., that brings good luck, of good omen, auspicious, favorable, propitious, fortunate, prosperous, felicitous (orig. belonging to the relig. lang.; in the class. per. almost confined to poets;

syn.: faustus, fortunatus, beatus, secundus): quae (omina) majores nostri quia valere censebant, idcirco omnibus rebus agendis: QVOD BONVM FAVSTVM FELIX FORTVNATVMQVE ESSET praefabantur,

Cic. Div. 1, 45, 102; so, QVOD BONVM FORTVNATVM FELIXQVE SALVTAREQVE SIET POPVLO ROMANO QVIRITIVM, etc., an old formula in Varr. L. L. 6, § 86; cf.

also: ut nobis haec habitatio Bona, fausta, felix fortunataque eveniat,

Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 3:

quod tibi mihique sit felix, sub imperium tuum redeo,

Liv. 22, 30, 4:

auspicia,

Verg. A. 11, 32; cf.

omen,

Ov. P. 2, 1, 35:

o dea... Sis felix, nostrum leves, quaecumque, laborem,

Verg. A. 1, 330; cf.:

sis bonus o felixque tuis!

id. E. 5, 65:

terque novas circum felix eat hostia fruges,

id. G. 1, 345:

Zephyri,

id. A. 3, 120:

sententia,

Ov. M. 13, 319:

industria (corresp. to fertilis cura),

Plin. H. N. 14 praef. § 3.—

Lucky, happy, fortunate (the predom. signif. in prose and poetry):

exitus ut classi felix faustusque daretur,

Lucr. 1, 100:

Polycratem Samium felicem appellabant,

Cic. Fin. 5, 30, 92:

Caesar Alexandriam se recepit, felix, ut sibi quidem videbatur,

id. Phil. 2, 26, 64; cf. id. ib. 2, 24, 59:

vir ad casum fortunamque felix,

id. Font. 15, 33:

ille Graecus ab omni laude felicior,

id. Brut. 16, 63:

Sulla felicissimus omnium ante civilem victoriam,

Sall. J. 95, 4:

in te retinendo fuit Asia felicior quam nos in deducendo,

Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 10, § 30; cf.:

quin etiam si minus felices in diligendo fuissemus,

id. Lael. 16, 60:

vade, o felix nati pietate,

Verg. A. 3, 480; cf. id. ib. 6, 785:

Praxiteles quoque marmore fericior,

i. e. succeeded better as a sculptor, Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 69:

felices ter et amplius, Quos irrupta tenet copula,

Hor. C. 1, 13, 17:

omnes composui. Felices! nunc ego resto,

id. S. 1, 9, 28:

Latium felix,

id. C. S. 66:

tempora,

Juv. 2, 38:

saecula,

Ov. Tr. 1, 2, 103; Juv. 3, 312; Quint. 8, 6, 24: cf.:

nulla sorte nascendi aetas felicior,

id. 12, 11, 22:

felicissima facilitas,

id. 10, 1, 111:

felicissimus sermo,

id. 9, 4, 27:

ita sim felix, a form of asseveration,

Prop. 1, 7, 3:

malum, i. q. salubre,

salubrious, wholesome, Verg. G. 2, 127 Serv.—Prov.: felicem scivi, non qui quod [p. 734] vellet haberet, sed qui per fatum non data non cuperet, Aus. Idyll. 319, 23 sq.—

With gen. ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

Vergilius beatus felixque gratiae,

Plin. H. N. 14 praef. §

7: o te, Bolane, cerebri Felicem!

Hor. S. 1, 9, 12:

felices studiique locique,

Ov. M. 5, 267:

felix uteri,

Sil. 4, 359:

leti,

id. 4, 398:

famae,

id. 4, 731:

felices operum dies,

Verg. G. 1, 277.—

With inf. ( poet.):

quo non felicior alter Ungueretela manu ferrumque armare veneno,

happier, more successful in, Verg. A. 9, 772; id. G. 1, 284; Sil. 13, 126. —

With gerund. dat. (rare):

tam felix vobis corrumpendis fuit,

successful in, Liv. 3, 17, 2.— Adv.: fēlīcĭter.

(Acc. to I.) Fruitfully, abundantly:

hic segetes, illic veniunt felicius uvae,

Verg. G. 1, 54.—

(Acc. to II.)

Auspiciously, fortunately, favorably: quod mihi vobisque Quirites, Se fortunatim, feliciter ac bene vortat, Enn. ap. Non. 112, 3 (Ann. v. 112 ed. Vahl.); cf. Plaut. Aul. 4, 10, 58:

ut ea res mihi magistratuique meo, populo plebique Romanae bene atque feliciter eveniret,

Cic. Mur. 1, 1; Caes. B. G. 4, 25, 3.—In expressing a wish or in calling to a person, Good luck! faciam quod volunt. Feliciter velim, inquam, teque laudo, Cic. Att. 13, 42, 1:

feliciter, succlamant,

Phaedr. 5, 1, 4; Suet. Claud. 7; id. Dom. 13; Flor. 3, 3 fin.; Juv. 2, 119; Vulg. Gen. 30, 11 al.—

Luckily, happily, successfully (most freq.):

omnes sapientes semper feliciter, absolute, fortunate vivere,

Cic. Fin. 3, 7, 26:

res publica et bene et feliciter gesta sit,

id. Phil. 5, 15, 40; id. Fam. 7, 28 fin.:

navigare,

id. Verr. 2, 2, 38, § 95; cf.:

qui te feliciter attulit Eurus,

Ov. M. 7, 659:

feliciter audet,

Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 166:

ob ea feliciter acta,

Sall. J. 55, 2.—Prov.:

feliciter sapit qui alieno periculo sapit,

Plaut. Merc. 4, 4, 40.— Comp., Ov. Ib. 305.— Sup.:

bella cum finitimis felicissime multa gessit,

Cic. Rep. 2, 9:

re gesta,

Hirt. B. G. 8, 37, 1:

gerere rem publicam,

Caes. B. C. 1, 7, 6:

cessit imitatio,

Quint. 10, 2, 16: Horatius... verbis felicissime audax, 10, 1, 96.

Fēlix (with abl. Felice, v. Neue, Formenl. 2, p. 67), a Roman surname of frequent occurrence, first applied to L. Sulla, Plin. 7, 44, 44, § 186.—

Claudius Felix, Suet. Claud. 28.—

Antonius Felix, procurator of Judea and Galilee under Claudius, Vulg. Act. 23, 26; 25, 14.—

Julia Felix, i. q. Berytus, Plin. 5, 20, 17, § 78.

fĕlix, ĭcis, v. filix init.

fēlix, īcis (abl. felici, except Cic. Or. 48, 159; and as nom. prop., v. II. B. 2. infra), adj. [from root feo, fevo, to bear, produce, Gr. phuô; cf.: fio, femina; whence fetus, fecundus, femina, fenus], fruit-bearing, fruitful, fertile, productive.

Lit. (rare; not in Cic.): felices arbores Cato dixit, quae fructum ferunt, infelices quae non ferunt, Paul. ex Fest. p. 92, 10 Müll.; cf. Fronto Ep. ad Amic. 2, 6 ed. Mai.; so,

arbor,

Liv. 5, 24, 2:

arbusta,

Lucr. 5, 1378:

rami,

Verg. G. 2, 81; so,

rami feliciores,

Hor. Epod. 2, 14:

silvae,

i. e. of fruitful trees, Verg. G. 4, 329:

Massica Baccho,

fruitful in vines, id. A. 7, 725; cf.

Campania,

Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 60:

felicior regio,

Ov. P. 2, 10, 51; cf.:

felix oleae tractus,

Claud. Cons. Mall. Theod. 179:

venti,

Val. Fl. 6, 711.—

In partic.

In the old relig. lang.: felices arbores, all the nobler sorts of trees, whose fruits were offered to the superior deities, in contradistinction to the infelices, which were dedicated to the inferior deities, Macr. S. 2, 16, 2.—

Felix, as an adj. propr. in Arabia Felix, the fertile portion of Arabia, opp. Arabia Deserta and Petraea; v. Arabia.—

Transf.

Act., that brings good luck, of good omen, auspicious, favorable, propitious, fortunate, prosperous, felicitous (orig. belonging to the relig. lang.; in the class. per. almost confined to poets;

syn.: faustus, fortunatus, beatus, secundus): quae (omina) majores nostri quia valere censebant, idcirco omnibus rebus agendis: QVOD BONVM FAVSTVM FELIX FORTVNATVMQVE ESSET praefabantur,

Cic. Div. 1, 45, 102; so, QVOD BONVM FORTVNATVM FELIXQVE SALVTAREQVE SIET POPVLO ROMANO QVIRITIVM, etc., an old formula in Varr. L. L. 6, § 86; cf.

also: ut nobis haec habitatio Bona, fausta, felix fortunataque eveniat,

Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 3:

quod tibi mihique sit felix, sub imperium tuum redeo,

Liv. 22, 30, 4:

auspicia,

Verg. A. 11, 32; cf.

omen,

Ov. P. 2, 1, 35:

o dea... Sis felix, nostrum leves, quaecumque, laborem,

Verg. A. 1, 330; cf.:

sis bonus o felixque tuis!

id. E. 5, 65:

terque novas circum felix eat hostia fruges,

id. G. 1, 345:

Zephyri,

id. A. 3, 120:

sententia,

Ov. M. 13, 319:

industria (corresp. to fertilis cura),

Plin. H. N. 14 praef. § 3.—

Lucky, happy, fortunate (the predom. signif. in prose and poetry):

exitus ut classi felix faustusque daretur,

Lucr. 1, 100:

Polycratem Samium felicem appellabant,

Cic. Fin. 5, 30, 92:

Caesar Alexandriam se recepit, felix, ut sibi quidem videbatur,

id. Phil. 2, 26, 64; cf. id. ib. 2, 24, 59:

vir ad casum fortunamque felix,

id. Font. 15, 33:

ille Graecus ab omni laude felicior,

id. Brut. 16, 63:

Sulla felicissimus omnium ante civilem victoriam,

Sall. J. 95, 4:

in te retinendo fuit Asia felicior quam nos in deducendo,

Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 10, § 30; cf.:

quin etiam si minus felices in diligendo fuissemus,

id. Lael. 16, 60:

vade, o felix nati pietate,

Verg. A. 3, 480; cf. id. ib. 6, 785:

Praxiteles quoque marmore fericior,

i. e. succeeded better as a sculptor, Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 69:

felices ter et amplius, Quos irrupta tenet copula,

Hor. C. 1, 13, 17:

omnes composui. Felices! nunc ego resto,

id. S. 1, 9, 28:

Latium felix,

id. C. S. 66:

tempora,

Juv. 2, 38:

saecula,

Ov. Tr. 1, 2, 103; Juv. 3, 312; Quint. 8, 6, 24: cf.:

nulla sorte nascendi aetas felicior,

id. 12, 11, 22:

felicissima facilitas,

id. 10, 1, 111:

felicissimus sermo,

id. 9, 4, 27:

ita sim felix, a form of asseveration,

Prop. 1, 7, 3:

malum, i. q. salubre,

salubrious, wholesome, Verg. G. 2, 127 Serv.—Prov.: felicem scivi, non qui quod [p. 734] vellet haberet, sed qui per fatum non data non cuperet, Aus. Idyll. 319, 23 sq.—

With gen. ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

Vergilius beatus felixque gratiae,

Plin. H. N. 14 praef. §

7: o te, Bolane, cerebri Felicem!

Hor. S. 1, 9, 12:

felices studiique locique,

Ov. M. 5, 267:

felix uteri,

Sil. 4, 359:

leti,

id. 4, 398:

famae,

id. 4, 731:

felices operum dies,

Verg. G. 1, 277.—

With inf. ( poet.):

quo non felicior alter Ungueretela manu ferrumque armare veneno,

happier, more successful in, Verg. A. 9, 772; id. G. 1, 284; Sil. 13, 126. —

With gerund. dat. (rare):

tam felix vobis corrumpendis fuit,

successful in, Liv. 3, 17, 2.— Adv.: fēlīcĭter.

(Acc. to I.) Fruitfully, abundantly:

hic segetes, illic veniunt felicius uvae,

Verg. G. 1, 54.—

(Acc. to II.)

Auspiciously, fortunately, favorably: quod mihi vobisque Quirites, Se fortunatim, feliciter ac bene vortat, Enn. ap. Non. 112, 3 (Ann. v. 112 ed. Vahl.); cf. Plaut. Aul. 4, 10, 58:

ut ea res mihi magistratuique meo, populo plebique Romanae bene atque feliciter eveniret,

Cic. Mur. 1, 1; Caes. B. G. 4, 25, 3.—In expressing a wish or in calling to a person, Good luck! faciam quod volunt. Feliciter velim, inquam, teque laudo, Cic. Att. 13, 42, 1:

feliciter, succlamant,

Phaedr. 5, 1, 4; Suet. Claud. 7; id. Dom. 13; Flor. 3, 3 fin.; Juv. 2, 119; Vulg. Gen. 30, 11 al.—

Luckily, happily, successfully (most freq.):

omnes sapientes semper feliciter, absolute, fortunate vivere,

Cic. Fin. 3, 7, 26:

res publica et bene et feliciter gesta sit,

id. Phil. 5, 15, 40; id. Fam. 7, 28 fin.:

navigare,

id. Verr. 2, 2, 38, § 95; cf.:

qui te feliciter attulit Eurus,

Ov. M. 7, 659:

feliciter audet,

Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 166:

ob ea feliciter acta,

Sall. J. 55, 2.—Prov.:

feliciter sapit qui alieno periculo sapit,

Plaut. Merc. 4, 4, 40.— Comp., Ov. Ib. 305.— Sup.:

bella cum finitimis felicissime multa gessit,

Cic. Rep. 2, 9:

re gesta,

Hirt. B. G. 8, 37, 1:

gerere rem publicam,

Caes. B. C. 1, 7, 6:

cessit imitatio,

Quint. 10, 2, 16: Horatius... verbis felicissime audax, 10, 1, 96.

Fēlix (with abl. Felice, v. Neue, Formenl. 2, p. 67), a Roman surname of frequent occurrence, first applied to L. Sulla, Plin. 7, 44, 44, § 186.—

Claudius Felix, Suet. Claud. 28.—

Antonius Felix, procurator of Judea and Galilee under Claudius, Vulg. Act. 23, 26; 25, 14.—

Julia Felix, i. q. Berytus, Plin. 5, 20, 17, § 78.

fĕlix, ĭcis, v. filix init.

făcĭlis, e, adj. (archaic forms nom. sing. facil, Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 53; adv. facul, like difficul, simul; v. under adv. 2, and cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 87 Müll.), [facio, properly, that may be done or made; hence, pregn.], easy to do, easy, without difficulty.

In gen.

Prop., constr. absol., with ad (and the gerund), the supine, inf., ut, and the dat.

Absol.:

nulla est tam facilis res, quin difficilis siet, quam invitus facias,

Ter. Heaut. 4, 6, 1; cf.:

facilis et plana via (opp. difficilis),

Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 20:

quae facilia ex difficillimis animi magnitudo redegerat,

Caes. B. G. 2, 27 fin.; cf.

also: mihi in causa facili atque explicata perdifficilis et lubrica defensionis ratio proponitur,

Cic. Planc. 2, 5:

justa res et facilis,

Plaut. Am. prol. 33:

facilis et prompta defensio,

Cic. de Or. 1, 56, 237; cf.:

facilis et expedita distinctio,

id. Fin. 1, 10, 33:

facilia, proclivia, jucunda,

id. Part. Or. 27, 95; cf.:

proclivi cursu et facili delabi,

id. Rep. 1, 28:

ascensus,

Caes. B. G. 1, 21:

aditus,

id. ib. 3, 25 fin.;

descensus Averno,

Verg. A. 6, 126; Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 14, 41; cf.:

celerem et facilem exitum habere,

Caes. B. C. 3, 22 fin.:

lutum,

easy to work, Tib. 1, 1, 40:

fagus,

Plin. 16, 43, 84, § 229:

humus,

easy to cultivate, mellow, Curt. 4, 6, 5:

arcus,

Val. Fl. 1, 109:

jugum,

easy to climb, Prop. 4 (5), 10, 4:

somnus,

easy to obtain, Hor. C. 2, 11, 8; 3, 21, 4:

irae,

easily excited, Luc. 1, 173:

saevitia,

easily overcome, Hor. C. 2, 12, 26 et saep.:

aurae,

gentle, Ov. H. 16, 123:

jactura,

easily borne, Verg. A. 2, 646:

cera,

easily shaped, Ov. M. 15, 169:

victus,

copious, Verg. G. 2, 460.— Comp.:

iter multo facilius atque expeditius,

Caes. B. G. 1, 6, 2:

cui censemus cursum ad deos faciliorem fuisse quam Scipioni?

Cic. Lael. 4, 14:

faciliore et commodiore judicio,

id. Caecin. 3, 8.— Sup.:

quod est facillimum, facis,

Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 4; cf. Cic. Rep. 2, 3:

concordia,

id. ib. 1, 32:

hujus summae virtutis facillima est via,

Quint. 8, 3, 71:

in quibus (ceris) facillima est ratio delendi,

id. 10, 3, 31 et saep.—

With ad and the gerund:

nulla materies tam facilis ad exardescendum est,

Cic. de Or. 2, 45, 190:

ad subigendum,

id. Rep. 2, 41:

ad credendum,

id. Tusc. 1, 32, 78:

palmae ad scandendum,

Plin. 13, 4, 7, § 29.— Comp.:

faciliora ad intelligendum,

Quint. 2, 3, 8.— Sup.:

haec ad judicandum sunt facillima,

Cic. Off. 3, 6, 30; id. Fin. 2, 20.—

With ad and subst.:

faciles ad receptum angustiae,

Liv. 32, 12, 3:

mens ad pejora,

Quint. 1, 2, 4:

credulitas feminarum ad gaudia,

Tac. A. 14, 4.— Comp.:

mediocritas praeceptoris ad intellectum atque imitationem facilior,

Quint. 2, 3, 1.—

With supine:

facile inventust,

Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 53:

res factu facilis,

Ter. Heaut. 4, 3, 26:

cuivis facile scitu est,

id. Hec. 3, 1, 15:

facilis victu gens,

abounding in resources, Verg. A. 1, 445 Wagn.:

(Cyclops) nec visu facilis nec dictu affabilis ulli,

id. ib. 3, 621; cf.:

sapiens facilis victu fuit,

Sen. Ep. 90, 11.— Comp.:

nihil est dictu facilius,

Ter. Ph. 2, 1, 70.— Sup.:

factu facillimum,

Sall. C. 14, 1.—

With inf.:

materia facilis est, in te et in tuos dicta dicere,

Cic. Phil. 2, 17, 42:

facilis vincere ac vinci vultu eodem,

Liv. 7, 33, 2:

facilis corrumpi,

Tac. H. 4, 39:

Roma capi facilis,

Luc. 2, 656.—So esp. freq. in the neuter, facile est, with a subject-clause:

id esse verum, cuivis facile est noscere,

Ter. Ad. 5, 4, 8:

quod illis prohibere erat facile,

Caes. B. C. 1, 50, 2:

neque erat facile nostris, uno tempore propugnare et munire,

id. ib. 3, 45, 4; Quint. 6, 4, 20:

nec origines persequi facile est,

Plin. 3, 5, 6, § 46:

quīs facile est aedem conducere,

Juv. 3, 31; 4, 103.— Comp.:

plerumque facilius est plus facere quam idem,

Quint. 10, 2, 10; 12, 6, 7.— Sup.:

stulta reprehendere facillimum est,

Quint. 6, 3, 71; 11, 1, 81.—

With ut:

facilius est, ut esse aliquis successor tuus possit, quam ut velit,

Plin. Pan. 44, 3; 87, 5; cf. with quod: facile est quod habeant conservam in villa, Varr. R. R. 2, 10, 6.—

With dat.:

terra facilis pecori,

i.e. suitable, proper, Verg. G. 2, 223; cf.:

campus operi,

Liv. 33, 17, 8:

facilis divisui (Macedonia),

id. 45, 30, 2:

neque Thraces commercio faciles erant,

Liv. 40, 58, 1:

homines bello faciles,

Tac. Agr. 21:

juvenis inanibus,

easily susceptible, open to, id. A. 2, 27; cf.:

facilis capessendis inimicitiis,

id. ib. 5, 11. —

With gen. ( poet.):

Hispania frugum facilis,

fertile in, Claud. Laud. Seren. 54.—

Adverbially, in facili, ex (e) facili, and rarely, de facili, easily:

cum exitus haud in facili essent,

not easy, Liv. 3, 8, 9 Drak.:

in facili,

Sen. Clem. 1, 7: Plin. 18, 28, 68, § 274; Dig. 26, 3, 8:

ita adducendum, ut ex facili subsequatur,

easily, Cels. 7, 9 med.:

ex facili tolerantibus,

Tac. Agr. 15 init.: ex facili, Cel. 6, 1, 1; Plin. 37, 4, 15, § 60;

for which: e facili,

Ov. A. A. 1, 356: de facili ab iis superabuntur, Firm. Math. 5, 6.—

Transf.

Of persons that do any thing with facility, ready, quick. — Constr. with ad, in, and simple abl.:

facilis et expeditus ad dicendum,

Cic. Brut. 48, 180:

sermone Graeco promptus et facilis,

Suet. Tib. 71; cf.:

promptus et facillis ad extemporalitatem usque,

id. Tit. 3:

faciles in excogitando et ad discendum prompti,

Quint. 1, 1, 1:

exiguo faciles,

content, Sil. 1, 615.—

Of things, easily moving:

oculi,

Verg. A. 8, 310:

manus,

Ov. F. 3, 536:

cervix,

Mart. Spect. 23:

canes, i. e. agiles,

Nemes. Cyneg. 50.

In partic.

Of character, easy, good-natured, compliant, willing, yielding, courteous, affable:

facilis benevolusque,

Ter. Hec. 5, 1, 35:

comes, benigni, faciles, suaves homines esse dicuntur,

Cic. Balb. 16, 36:

facilis et liberalis pater,

id. N. D. 3, 29, 73:

lenis et facilis,

id. Fam. 5, 2, 9:

facilis et clemens,

Suet. Aug. 67:

facilem populum habere,

Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 4:

facilem stillare in aurem,

Juv. 3, 122:

di,

id. 10, 8. —With in and abl.:

facilem se in rebus cognoscendis praebere,

Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 11, § 32; cf.:

facilis in causis recipiendis,

id. Brut. 57, 207:

faciles in suum cuique tribuendo,

id. ib. 21, 85:

faciles ad concedendum,

id. Div. 2, 52, 107.—With in and acc.:

sic habeas faciles in tua vota deos,

Ov. H. 16, 282.—With inf.:

faciles aurem praebere,

Prop. 2, 21, 15 (3, 14, 5 M.):

O faciles dare summa deos,

Luc. 1, 505.—With gen.:

facilis impetrandae veniae,

Liv. 26, 15, 1:

alloquii facilis (al. alloquiis),

Val. Fl. 5, 407.— Absol.:

comi facilique naturā,

Suet. Gramm. 7:

facili ac prodigo animo,

id. Vit. 7.— Comp.:

facilior aut indulgentior,

Suet. Vesp. 21; Quint. 7, 1, 27; Flor. 4, 11, 2.— Sup.:

quid dicam de moribus facillimis,

Cic. Lael. 3, 11.—

Of fortune, favorable, prosperous:

res et fortunae tuae... quotidie faciliores mihi et meliores videntur,

Cic. Fam. 6, 5, 1; Liv. 23, 11, 2.— Adv. in four forms: facile, facul, faculter, and faciliter.

făcĭlĕ (the class. form).

easily, without trouble or difficulty:

facile cum valemus recta consilia aegrotis damus,

Ter. And. 2, 1, 9:

quis haec non vel facile vel certe aliquo modo posset ediscere?

Cic. de Or. 2, 57, 232:

vitia in contraria convertuntur,

id. Rep. 1, 45.— Comp.:

cave putes, aut mare ullum aut flammam esse tantam, quam non facilius sit sedare quam, etc.,

Cic. Rep. 1, 42 fin.:

quo facilius otio perfruantur,

id. ib. 1, 5: id hoc facilius eis persuasit, quod, etc., Caes, B. G. 1, 2, 3.— Sup.:

ut optimi cujusque animus in morte facillime evolet tamquam e custodia,

Cic. Lael. 4, 14:

facillime fingi,

id. Cael. 9, 22:

facillime decidit,

id. Rep. 2, 23:

mederi inopiae frumentariae,

Caes. B. G. 5, 24, 6 et saep.—

To add intensity to an expression which already signifies a high degree, certainly, unquestionably, without contradiction, beyond dispute, by far, far (often in Cic.;

elsewh. rare): virum unum totius Graeciae facile doctissimum,

Cic. Rab. Post. 9, 23:

facile deterrimus,

id. Tusc. 1, 33, 81:

genere et nobilitate et pecunia facile primus,

id. Rosc. Am. 6, 15; cf.:

virtute, existimatione, nobilitate facile princeps,

id. Clu. 5, 11:

facile princeps,

id. Div. 2, 42, 87; id. Fam. 6, 10, 2; id. Univ. 1; Flor. 3, 14, 1:

facile praecipuus,

Quint. 10, 1, 68:

facile hic plus mali est, quam illic boni,

Ter. And. 4, 3, 5: Pe. Sed tu novistin' fidicinam? Fi. Tam facile quam me, as well as I do myself, Plaut. Ep. 3, 4, 68.—With verbs that denote superiority (vincere, superare, etc.):

post illum (Herodotum) Thucydides omnes dicendi artificio, mea sententia, facile vicit,

Cic. de Or. 2, 13, 56; cf. id. Off. 2, 19, 59; id. Rep. 1, 23; cf.

also: stellarum globi terrae magnitudinem facile vincebant,

id. ib. 6, 16 fin.; id. de Or. 1, 33, 150:

Sisenna omnes adhuc nostros scriptores facile superavit,

id. Leg. 1, 2, 7; cf. id. de Or. 3, 11, 43:

facile palmam habes!

Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 80.— In naming a large amount, quite, fully:

huic hereditas facile ad HS. tricies venit testamento propinqui sui,

Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 14, § 35.—

With a negative, non facile or haud facile, to add intensity, not easily, i.e. hardly:

mira accuratio, ut non facile in ullo diligentiorem majoremque cognoverim,

Cic. Brut. 67, 238:

sed haud facile dixerim, cur, etc.,

id. Rep. 1, 3 fin.; cf.:

de iis haud facile compertum narraverim,

Sall. J. 17, 2:

animus imbutus malis artibus haud facile libidinibus carebat,

id. C. 13, 5. —

Readily, willingly, without hesitation:

facile omnes perferre ac pati,

Ter. And. 1, 1, 35; cf.:

te de aeternitate dicentem aberrare a proposito facile patiebar,

Cic. Tusc. 1, 33, 81:

disertus homo et facile laborans,

id. Off. 2, 19, 66:

ego unguibus facile illi in oculos involem,

Ter. Eun. 4, 3, 6.— Comp.:

locum habeo nullum, ubi facilius esse possim quam Asturae,

Cic. Att. 13, 26, 2.—

(Acc. to facilis, II. B.) Pleasantly, agreeably, well:

propter eas (nugas) vivo facilius,

Plaut. Curc. 5, 2, 6:

cum animo cogites, Quam vos facillime agitis, quam estis maxume Potentes, dites, fortunati, nobiles,

Ter. Ad. 3, 4, 56:

facillime agitare,

Suet. Vit. Ter. 1:

ubi Crassus animadvertit, suas copias propter exiguitatem non facile diduci,

not safely, Caes. B. G. 3, 23, 7.—

făcul (anteclass.), easily: nobilitate facul propellere iniquos, Lucil. ap. Non. 111, 19; Pac. ib. 21:

haud facul, ut ait Pacuvius, femina una invenietur bona,

Afran. ib. 22:

advorsam ferre fortunam facul,

Att. ib. 24.—

‡ făculter, acc. to the statement of Paul. ex Fest. p. 87, 1 Müll.; cf. Mart. Cap. 3, § 325. —

făcĭlĭter (post-Aug.; predominating in Vitruvius; censured by Quint. 1, 6, 17), easily:

ferrum percalefactum faciliter fabricatur,

Vitr. 1, 4, 3 et saep.; Mart. Cap. 3, § 325.

pinguis, e, adj. [root pag-, pak-, of pango, q. v.; cf. Gr. pachus, stout], = piôn, fat (opp. macer; syn.: opimus, obesus).

Lit.:

pingues Thebani,

Cic. Fat. 4, 7:

pingui tentus omaso Furius,

Hor. S. 2, 5, 40:

me pinguem et nitidum bene curatā cute vises,

id. Ep. 1, 4, 15:

Lateranus,

Juv. 8, 147:

pinguem facere gallinam,

Col. 8, 7:

pinguior agnus,

Plaut. Aul. 2, 5, 5:

pinguissimus haedulus,

Juv. 11, 65: merum, rich, oily wine (= plenum), Hor. S. 2, 4, 65.— Subst.: pingue, is, n., fat, grease, Plin. 11, 37, 85, § 212; Verg. G. 3, 124:

taurorum, leonum ac pantherarum pinguia,

Plin. 28, 9, 38, § 144:

comedite pinguia,

Vulg. 2 Esd. 8, 10.—

Transf.

Pass., fat, rich, fertile; also, plump, in good condition:

ager,

Col. 1, 4; Plin. 17, 4, 3, § 25; cf.:

sanguine pinguior Campus,

Hor. C. 2, 1, 29:

sulcus,

i. e. drawn in a rich soil, Luc. 6, 382:

fimus,

Verg. G. 1, 80:

hortus,

id. ib. 4, 118:

stabula, of beehives,

rich, full of honey, id. ib. 4, 14:

arae,

id. A. 4, 62:

ficus,

plump, juicy, Hor. S. 2, 8, 88; cf.

saliva,

Sen. Ira, 3, 38, 2: flamma, of incense;

tura pingues facientia flammas,

Ov. Tr. 5, 5, 11:

corpora suco pinguis olivae Splendescunt,

id. M. 10, 176:

pingues taedae,

full of pitch, Lucr. 3, 681:

pingues arae,

full of fat and blood, Verg. A. 4, 62:

coma,

anointed, Mart. 2, 29, 5 (different from Suet. Ner. 20; v. infra 3):

mensa,

rich, luxurious, Cat. 62, 3; cf.:

incusa pingui auro dona,

Pers. 2, 52. —Of color, dull, faint, Plin. 37, 8, 37, § 115. — Act., that makes fat; hence, meton., fertilizing:

pingui flumine Nilus,

Verg. A. 9, 31.—

Bedaubed, besmeared:

pinguia crura luto,

Juv. 3, 247:

virga,

limed twigs, Mart. 9, 55, 4.—

Thick, dense:

caelum pingue et concretum (opp. caelum tenue et purum),

Cic. Div. 1, 57, 130:

folia pinguissima,

Plin. 21, 9, 29, § 53:

toga,

Suet. Aug. 82:

lacernae,

Juv. 9, 28:

pinguissima coma,

very thick, luxuriant hair, Suet. Ner. 20.—

Of taste, dull, insipid, not sharp, not pungent:

sapor,

Plin. 15, 27, 32, § 106; id. 15, 28, 33, § 109.—

Trop.

Of the mind, dull, gross, heavy, stupid, doltish:

Cordubae natis poëtis pingue quiddam sonantibus et peregrinum,

Cic. Arch. 10, 26:

pingue videbatur et sibi contrarium,

id. Ac. 2, 34, 109:

nec prave factis decorari versibus opto, Ne rubeam pingui donatus munere,

Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 267:

pingue sed ingenium mansit,

Ov. M. 11, 148:

insubidius nescio quid facies et pinguius,

Gell. 13, 21 (20), 4: pinguis Minerva, v. Minerva.—

Siout, bold, strong:

verba,

Quint. 12, 10, 35:

facundia,

Gell. 17, 10, 8.—

Calm, quiet, comfortable, easy ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

et pingui membra quiete levat,

Ov. R. Am. 206; id. Am. 1, 13, 7:

amor,

id. ib. 2, 19, 25:

secessus,

Plin. Ep. 1, 3, 3:

mollem in posterum et pinguem destinare vitam,

id. ib. 7, 26, 3:

pinguius otium,

id. ib. 5, 6, 45.—

Sleek, spruce, trim, = nitidus:

pexus pinguisque doctor,

Quint. 1, 5, 14 Spald.— Hence, adv.: pinguĭter.

Lit., fatly, with fatness, Col. 2, 2.—

Transf., abundantly, liberally:

pinguius succurrere,

Dig. 44, 2, 14.—

Trop., dully, stupidly:

pinguius aliquid accipere,

Dig. 42, 1, 49.

pinguis, e, adj. [root pag-, pak-, of pango, q. v.; cf. Gr. pachus, stout], = piôn, fat (opp. macer; syn.: opimus, obesus).

Lit.:

pingues Thebani,

Cic. Fat. 4, 7:

pingui tentus omaso Furius,

Hor. S. 2, 5, 40:

me pinguem et nitidum bene curatā cute vises,

id. Ep. 1, 4, 15:

Lateranus,

Juv. 8, 147:

pinguem facere gallinam,

Col. 8, 7:

pinguior agnus,

Plaut. Aul. 2, 5, 5:

pinguissimus haedulus,

Juv. 11, 65: merum, rich, oily wine (= plenum), Hor. S. 2, 4, 65.— Subst.: pingue, is, n., fat, grease, Plin. 11, 37, 85, § 212; Verg. G. 3, 124:

taurorum, leonum ac pantherarum pinguia,

Plin. 28, 9, 38, § 144:

comedite pinguia,

Vulg. 2 Esd. 8, 10.—

Transf.

Pass., fat, rich, fertile; also, plump, in good condition:

ager,

Col. 1, 4; Plin. 17, 4, 3, § 25; cf.:

sanguine pinguior Campus,

Hor. C. 2, 1, 29:

sulcus,

i. e. drawn in a rich soil, Luc. 6, 382:

fimus,

Verg. G. 1, 80:

hortus,

id. ib. 4, 118:

stabula, of beehives,

rich, full of honey, id. ib. 4, 14:

arae,

id. A. 4, 62:

ficus,

plump, juicy, Hor. S. 2, 8, 88; cf.

saliva,

Sen. Ira, 3, 38, 2: flamma, of incense;

tura pingues facientia flammas,

Ov. Tr. 5, 5, 11:

corpora suco pinguis olivae Splendescunt,

id. M. 10, 176:

pingues taedae,

full of pitch, Lucr. 3, 681:

pingues arae,

full of fat and blood, Verg. A. 4, 62:

coma,

anointed, Mart. 2, 29, 5 (different from Suet. Ner. 20; v. infra 3):

mensa,

rich, luxurious, Cat. 62, 3; cf.:

incusa pingui auro dona,

Pers. 2, 52. —Of color, dull, faint, Plin. 37, 8, 37, § 115. — Act., that makes fat; hence, meton., fertilizing:

pingui flumine Nilus,

Verg. A. 9, 31.—

Bedaubed, besmeared:

pinguia crura luto,

Juv. 3, 247:

virga,

limed twigs, Mart. 9, 55, 4.—

Thick, dense:

caelum pingue et concretum (opp. caelum tenue et purum),

Cic. Div. 1, 57, 130:

folia pinguissima,

Plin. 21, 9, 29, § 53:

toga,

Suet. Aug. 82:

lacernae,

Juv. 9, 28:

pinguissima coma,

very thick, luxuriant hair, Suet. Ner. 20.—

Of taste, dull, insipid, not sharp, not pungent:

sapor,

Plin. 15, 27, 32, § 106; id. 15, 28, 33, § 109.—

Trop.

Of the mind, dull, gross, heavy, stupid, doltish:

Cordubae natis poëtis pingue quiddam sonantibus et peregrinum,

Cic. Arch. 10, 26:

pingue videbatur et sibi contrarium,

id. Ac. 2, 34, 109:

nec prave factis decorari versibus opto, Ne rubeam pingui donatus munere,

Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 267:

pingue sed ingenium mansit,

Ov. M. 11, 148:

insubidius nescio quid facies et pinguius,

Gell. 13, 21 (20), 4: pinguis Minerva, v. Minerva.—

Siout, bold, strong:

verba,

Quint. 12, 10, 35:

facundia,

Gell. 17, 10, 8.—

Calm, quiet, comfortable, easy ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

et pingui membra quiete levat,

Ov. R. Am. 206; id. Am. 1, 13, 7:

amor,

id. ib. 2, 19, 25:

secessus,

Plin. Ep. 1, 3, 3:

mollem in posterum et pinguem destinare vitam,

id. ib. 7, 26, 3:

pinguius otium,

id. ib. 5, 6, 45.—

Sleek, spruce, trim, = nitidus:

pexus pinguisque doctor,

Quint. 1, 5, 14 Spald.— Hence, adv.: pinguĭter.

Lit., fatly, with fatness, Col. 2, 2.—

Transf., abundantly, liberally:

pinguius succurrere,

Dig. 44, 2, 14.—

Trop., dully, stupidly:

pinguius aliquid accipere,

Dig. 42, 1, 49.

pinguis, e, adj. [root pag-, pak-, of pango, q. v.; cf. Gr. pachus, stout], = piôn, fat (opp. macer; syn.: opimus, obesus).

Lit.:

pingues Thebani,

Cic. Fat. 4, 7:

pingui tentus omaso Furius,

Hor. S. 2, 5, 40:

me pinguem et nitidum bene curatā cute vises,

id. Ep. 1, 4, 15:

Lateranus,

Juv. 8, 147:

pinguem facere gallinam,

Col. 8, 7:

pinguior agnus,

Plaut. Aul. 2, 5, 5:

pinguissimus haedulus,

Juv. 11, 65: merum, rich, oily wine (= plenum), Hor. S. 2, 4, 65.— Subst.: pingue, is, n., fat, grease, Plin. 11, 37, 85, § 212; Verg. G. 3, 124:

taurorum, leonum ac pantherarum pinguia,

Plin. 28, 9, 38, § 144:

comedite pinguia,

Vulg. 2 Esd. 8, 10.—

Transf.

Pass., fat, rich, fertile; also, plump, in good condition:

ager,

Col. 1, 4; Plin. 17, 4, 3, § 25; cf.:

sanguine pinguior Campus,

Hor. C. 2, 1, 29:

sulcus,

i. e. drawn in a rich soil, Luc. 6, 382:

fimus,

Verg. G. 1, 80:

hortus,

id. ib. 4, 118:

stabula, of beehives,

rich, full of honey, id. ib. 4, 14:

arae,

id. A. 4, 62:

ficus,

plump, juicy, Hor. S. 2, 8, 88; cf.

saliva,

Sen. Ira, 3, 38, 2: flamma, of incense;

tura pingues facientia flammas,

Ov. Tr. 5, 5, 11:

corpora suco pinguis olivae Splendescunt,

id. M. 10, 176:

pingues taedae,

full of pitch, Lucr. 3, 681:

pingues arae,

full of fat and blood, Verg. A. 4, 62:

coma,

anointed, Mart. 2, 29, 5 (different from Suet. Ner. 20; v. infra 3):

mensa,

rich, luxurious, Cat. 62, 3; cf.:

incusa pingui auro dona,

Pers. 2, 52. —Of color, dull, faint, Plin. 37, 8, 37, § 115. — Act., that makes fat; hence, meton., fertilizing:

pingui flumine Nilus,

Verg. A. 9, 31.—

Bedaubed, besmeared:

pinguia crura luto,

Juv. 3, 247:

virga,

limed twigs, Mart. 9, 55, 4.—

Thick, dense:

caelum pingue et concretum (opp. caelum tenue et purum),

Cic. Div. 1, 57, 130:

folia pinguissima,

Plin. 21, 9, 29, § 53:

toga,

Suet. Aug. 82:

lacernae,

Juv. 9, 28:

pinguissima coma,

very thick, luxuriant hair, Suet. Ner. 20.—

Of taste, dull, insipid, not sharp, not pungent:

sapor,

Plin. 15, 27, 32, § 106; id. 15, 28, 33, § 109.—

Trop.

Of the mind, dull, gross, heavy, stupid, doltish:

Cordubae natis poëtis pingue quiddam sonantibus et peregrinum,

Cic. Arch. 10, 26:

pingue videbatur et sibi contrarium,

id. Ac. 2, 34, 109:

nec prave factis decorari versibus opto, Ne rubeam pingui donatus munere,

Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 267:

pingue sed ingenium mansit,

Ov. M. 11, 148:

insubidius nescio quid facies et pinguius,

Gell. 13, 21 (20), 4: pinguis Minerva, v. Minerva.—

Siout, bold, strong:

verba,

Quint. 12, 10, 35:

facundia,

Gell. 17, 10, 8.—

Calm, quiet, comfortable, easy ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

et pingui membra quiete levat,

Ov. R. Am. 206; id. Am. 1, 13, 7:

amor,

id. ib. 2, 19, 25:

secessus,

Plin. Ep. 1, 3, 3:

mollem in posterum et pinguem destinare vitam,

id. ib. 7, 26, 3:

pinguius otium,

id. ib. 5, 6, 45.—

Sleek, spruce, trim, = nitidus:

pexus pinguisque doctor,

Quint. 1, 5, 14 Spald.— Hence, adv.: pinguĭter.

Lit., fatly, with fatness, Col. 2, 2.—

Transf., abundantly, liberally:

pinguius succurrere,

Dig. 44, 2, 14.—

Trop., dully, stupidly:

pinguius aliquid accipere,

Dig. 42, 1, 49.

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ădeps, ĭpis, comm. (in Plin. and Serv., m.; in Cels., Quint., and Pallad., f.; in Col. c.; cf. Prisc. 657 and 752 P.; Rudd. I. p. 34; Koffm. s. v.) [from aleipha with interch. of d and l ], the soft fat or grease of animals, suet, lard (the hard is called sevum).

Lit.:

suilla,

Varr. R. R. 2, 11, 7:

ursinus,

Plin. 28, 11, 46, § 163:

vulpinus, ib.: anserinus,

ib. 48:

caprina,

Col. R. R. 6, 12, 5:

ad creandas adipes,

id. ib. 8, 14, 11. —And in the sense of sevum:

adipe, qui prope omnes Italas lucernas illuminat,

the tallow, Aug. de Mor. Manich. 2, 16.—Hence,

Metaph.

Of men: non mihi esse Lentuli somnum, nec Cassii adipes, nec Cethegi temeritatem pertimescendam, the corpulence, * Cic. Cat. 3, 7:

dum sciat (declamator) sibi quoque tenuandas adipes,

Quint. 2, 10, 6 (v. adipatus, crassus, crassedo).—

Of fat or fertile earth, marl, Plin. 17, 6, 4, § 42.—

In trees, that part of the wood which is soft and full of sap, also called alburnum, Plin. 16, 38, 72, § 182.

752 and 1293 P., on account of Varr. R. R. 2, 11, rests upon an error, since not adipes illa, but adeps suilla, should be read there, v. Schneid. ad h. l.

laetus, a, um, adj. [Sanscr. root prī-, to cheer; prētis, joy, love; cf. Gr. praüs, praios; Germ. Friede, Freude; cf. also Latin gentile name, Plaetorius], joyful, cheerful, glad, gay, joyous, rejoicing, pleased, delighted, full of joy.

Lit., constr. absol., with de, the gen., the inf., or acc. and inf.

Absol.:

laeti atque erecti,

Cic. Font. 11, 33:

alacres laetique,

id. Sest. 1, 1:

vultus,

id. Att. 8, 9, 2:

dies laetissimi,

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

litterae tuae partim laeta partim tristia continent,

Plin. Ep. 5, 9, 1.—

With de:

laetus est de amica,

Ter. Ad. 2, 2, 45.—

With gen.:

laetus animi et ingenii,

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

laborum,

Verg. A. 11, 73:

irae,

Sil. 17, 308.—

With inf.:

laetus uterque Spectari superis,

Sil. 9, 453.—

With acc. and inf.:

laetus sum, fratri obtigisse quod volt,

Ter. Phorm. 5, 4, 1:

laeta est abs te (donum) datum esse,

id. Eun. 3, 1, 2.—

Transf.

Doing a thing with joy, cheerful, ready, willing:

senatus supplementum etiam laetus decreverat,

Sall. J. 84, 3:

descendere regno,

Stat. Th. 2, 396:

fatebere laetus nec surdum esse, etc.,

Juv. 13, 248.—

Delighting or taking pleasure in a thing; with abl. or inf.

With abl.:

et laetum equino sanguine Concanum,

Hor. C. 3, 4, 34:

laetus stridore catenae,

Juv. 14, 23:

plantaribus horti,

id. 13, 123.—

With inf.:

et ferro vivere laetum Vulgus,

Sil. 9, 223.—

Pleased, satisfied with any thing; delighting in; with abl.:

classis Romana haudquaquam laeta praedā rediit,

Liv. 27, 31:

contentus modicis, meoque laetus,

Mart. 4, 77, 2.—With gen.:

laeta laborum,

Verg. A. 11, 73:

laetissimus viae,

indulging to the full, Sil. 17, 308.—

Pleasing, pleasant, grateful:

omnia erant facta hoc biduo laetiora,

Cic. Att. 7, 26, 1:

laetique nuntii vulgabantur,

Tac. A. 1, 5:

vitium laetissimi fructus,

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

virtus haud laeta tyranno,

Val. Fl. 1, 30:

militibus id nomen,

Tac. H. 4, 68.—

Favorable, propitious, prosperous:

venti,

Val. Fl. 4, 31:

sors,

id. 4, 540:

bellum,

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

saecula,

Verg. A. 1, 605:

exta,

Suet. Caes. 77:

cujus (proelii) initium ambiguum, finis laetior,

Tac. A. 12, 40.—

Fortunate, auspicious, lucky:

prodigium,

Plin. 11, 37, 77, § 197:

augurium,

Tac. H. 1, 62:

laeta et congruentia exta,

id. ib. 2, 4:

omina,

Petr. 122.—

Joyous in appearance, delightful, pleasing, beautiful:

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

Cic. de Sen. 15, 53:

segetes,

Verg. G. 1, 1:

lupae fulvo nutricis tegmine,

id. A. 1, 275:

ferarum exuviis,

Ov. M. 1, 475:

indoles,

Quint. 2, 4, 4:

colles frondibus laeti,

Curt. 5, 4, 9.—

In partic., in econom. lang., fertile, rich, of soil:

ager,

Varr. R. R. 1, 23:

laeta Clitumni pascua,

Juv. 12, 13.—Of cattle, fat:

glande sues laeti redeunt,

Verg. G. 2, 520.—

Abundant, copious:

laeta magis pressis manabunt flumina mammis,

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

lucus laetissimus umbrae,

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

nitidum quoddam genus est verborum et laetum,

Cic. de Or. 1, 18, 81.—Of the author:

(Homerus) laetus ac pressus,

Quint. 10, 1, 46.—

Pleasant, agreeable:

dicendi genus tenue laetioribus numeris corrumpere,

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

laetumque rubet,

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

Lit. (class.):

auctorem senatus exstinctum laete atque insolenter tulit,

Cic. Phil. 9, 3, 7:

laete an severe dicere,

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

neque refert cujusquam Punicas Romanasve acies laetius extuleris,

more eagerly, Tac. A. 4, 33:

aliquid ausi laetius aut licentius,

Quint. 2, 4, 14.— Sup.:

laetissime gaudere,

Gell. 3, 15, 2.—

Transf., fruitfully, abundantly, luxuriantly:

seges laete virens,

Plin. 33, 5, 27, § 89.— Comp.:

truncus laetius frondet,

more fruitfully, more luxuriantly, Col. 5, 9, 10; cf. Plin. 16, 31, 56, § 130.—

Lightly, not severely, without seriousness:

si quis putet nos laetius fecisse quam orationis severitas exigat,

Plin. Ep. 2, 5, 6.

laetus, i, m., in late Lat., a foreign bondman who received a piece of land to cultivate, for which he paid tribute to his master, a serf, Amm. 20, 8, 13; Eum. Pan. 21, 1.—Hence,

laeta, ōrum, n., the land so cultivated, Cod. Th. 7, 20, 10.—

laetĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a laetus: laeticae terrae, Cod. Th. 13, 11, 9.

sătur, ŭra, ŭrum, adj. [satis], full of food, sated, that has eaten enough (class.).

Lit.:

ubi satur sum (opp. quando esurio),

Plaut. Men. 5, 5, 27; so (opp. esurientes) id. Poen. prol. 6 sq.:

sopor quem satur aut lassus capias,

Lucr. 4, 957: esurientibus pullis res geri poterit;

saturis nihil geretur,

Cic. Div. 1, 35, 77:

postquam isti a mensā surgunt saturi, poti,

Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 62:

cum tu satura atque ebria eris, puer ut satur sit facito,

Ter. Hec. 5, 2, 3;

so (with ebrius and crudus),

Quint. 11, 3, 27:

et exacto contentus tempore vita Cedat, uti conviva satur,

Hor. S. 1, 1, 119:

capellae,

Verg. E. 10, 77:

colonus,

Tib. 2, 1, 23:

histrio,

Mart. 12, 79, 1.—Humorously, of a pregnant woman, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 35.—

With abl.:

qui non edistis, saturi fite fabulis,

Plaut. Poen. prol. 8:

quadrupedes suco ambrosiae,

Ov. M. 2, 120:

nepos anseris extis,

Pers. 6, 71.—

With gen.:

postquam intus sum omnium rerum satur,

Ter. Ad. 5, 1, 3; so,

rerum (with plenus),

Lucr. 3, 960:

altilium,

Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 35.— Comp.:

agnus saturior lactis,

Col. 7, 4, 3.—

Transf., of things ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose).

Of color, full, deep, strong, rich:

color,

Plin. 37, 10, 61, § 170:

vellera saturo fucata colore,

Verg. G. 4, 335:

(purpura) quo melior saturiorque est,

Sen. Q. N. 1, 5, 12:

vestes Tyrio saturae ostro,

richly dyed, Sen. Thyest. 956.—

In gen., well filled, full; rich, abundant, fertile:

praesepia,

Verg. G. 3, 214:

Tarentum,

id. ib. 2, 197; cf.

rus,

Pers. 1, 71:

auctumnus, Col. poët. 10, 43: messes,

Lucil. Aetn. 12:

locis ob umidam caeli naturam saturis et redundantibus,

Sen. Q. N. 5, 9, 1.—

Fatted, fat:

aves paludis,

Mart. 11, 52, 14.—

Trop., rich, fruitful (opp. dry, simple; very rare;

perh. only in the two foll. passages): nec satura jejune, nec grandia minute (dicet),

Cic. Or. 36, 123:

gestus,

i. e. various, Manil. 5, 474.—Hence, sătŭra, ae, f. (sc. lanx), orig., a dish filled with various kinds of fruits, a plate of fruit; hence, also, food composed of various ingredients, a mixture, medley, olio, etc. (both significations, however, rest only on the statements of the grammarians); and hence, transf.,

Per saturam, in the gross or in the lump, i. e. without order or distinctness, confusedly:

lanx plena diversis frugibus in templum Cereris infertur, quae saturae nomine appellatur, Acro,

Hor. S. 1, 1: satura et cibi genus ex variis rebus conditum et lex multis aliis legibus conferta (this latter signif. has perh. arisen from an erroneous explanation of the foll. expression, per saturam). Itaque in sanctione legum ascribitur: neve per saturam abrogato aut derogato. Ti. Annius Luscus in eā, quam dixit adversus Ti. Gracchum: Imperium, quod plebes per saturam dederat, id abrogatum est. Et C. Laelius in eā, quam pro se dixit... (Sall. J. 29, 5) Dein postero die quasi per saturam sententiis exquisitis in deditionem accipitur, Fest. p. 314 Müll.: satira dicta a saturā lance, quae referta variis multisque primitiis in sacro apud priscos diis inferebatur... sive a quodam genere farciminis, quod multis rebus refertum, saturam dicit Varro vocitatum. Est autem hoc positum in II. libro Plautinarum Quaestionum: Satura est uva passa et polenta et nuclei pinei mulso conspersi: ad haec alii addunt et de malo Punico grana. Alii autem dictam putant a lege saturā, quae uno rogatu multa simul comprehendat, quod scilicet et satura carmina multa simul et poëmata comprehenduntur: cujus legis Lucilius meminit in primo: Per saturam aedilem factum qui legibus solvat et Sallustius in Jugurtha: Deinde quasi per saturam sententiis exquisitis in deditionem accipitur, Diom. p. 483 P.:

hoc opus legentibus tradebatur non secundum edicti perpetui ordinationem sed passim et quasi per saturam collectum et utile cum inutilibus mixtum, Just. praef. Dig. ad Antecess. § 1: Pescennius Festus in libris historiarum per saturam refert, Carthaginienses, etc.,

Lact. 1, 21, 13.—

sătŭra, and after the class. per. sătĭra (erroneously sătyra), ae, f., a satire, a species of poetry, originally dramatic and afterwards didactic, peculiar to the Romans (not connected with the Greek Satyri); it first received a regular poetic form from Ennius, and after him was cultivated by Lucilius, Horace, Persius, and Juvenal; Liv. 7, 2:

sunt quibus in saturā videar nimis acer,

Hor. S. 2, 1, 1; Stat. S. 1, 3, 103; Amm. 16, 6, 3.—Personified:

Satura jocabunda,

Mart. Cap. 6, § 576.

sătur, ŭra, ŭrum, adj. [satis], full of food, sated, that has eaten enough (class.).

Lit.:

ubi satur sum (opp. quando esurio),

Plaut. Men. 5, 5, 27; so (opp. esurientes) id. Poen. prol. 6 sq.:

sopor quem satur aut lassus capias,

Lucr. 4, 957: esurientibus pullis res geri poterit;

saturis nihil geretur,

Cic. Div. 1, 35, 77:

postquam isti a mensā surgunt saturi, poti,

Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 62:

cum tu satura atque ebria eris, puer ut satur sit facito,

Ter. Hec. 5, 2, 3;

so (with ebrius and crudus),

Quint. 11, 3, 27:

et exacto contentus tempore vita Cedat, uti conviva satur,

Hor. S. 1, 1, 119:

capellae,

Verg. E. 10, 77:

colonus,

Tib. 2, 1, 23:

histrio,

Mart. 12, 79, 1.—Humorously, of a pregnant woman, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 35.—

With abl.:

qui non edistis, saturi fite fabulis,

Plaut. Poen. prol. 8:

quadrupedes suco ambrosiae,

Ov. M. 2, 120:

nepos anseris extis,

Pers. 6, 71.—

With gen.:

postquam intus sum omnium rerum satur,

Ter. Ad. 5, 1, 3; so,

rerum (with plenus),

Lucr. 3, 960:

altilium,

Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 35.— Comp.:

agnus saturior lactis,

Col. 7, 4, 3.—

Transf., of things ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose).

Of color, full, deep, strong, rich:

color,

Plin. 37, 10, 61, § 170:

vellera saturo fucata colore,

Verg. G. 4, 335:

(purpura) quo melior saturiorque est,

Sen. Q. N. 1, 5, 12:

vestes Tyrio saturae ostro,

richly dyed, Sen. Thyest. 956.—

In gen., well filled, full; rich, abundant, fertile:

praesepia,

Verg. G. 3, 214:

Tarentum,

id. ib. 2, 197; cf.

rus,

Pers. 1, 71:

auctumnus, Col. poët. 10, 43: messes,

Lucil. Aetn. 12:

locis ob umidam caeli naturam saturis et redundantibus,

Sen. Q. N. 5, 9, 1.—

Fatted, fat:

aves paludis,

Mart. 11, 52, 14.—

Trop., rich, fruitful (opp. dry, simple; very rare;

perh. only in the two foll. passages): nec satura jejune, nec grandia minute (dicet),

Cic. Or. 36, 123:

gestus,

i. e. various, Manil. 5, 474.—Hence, sătŭra, ae, f. (sc. lanx), orig., a dish filled with various kinds of fruits, a plate of fruit; hence, also, food composed of various ingredients, a mixture, medley, olio, etc. (both significations, however, rest only on the statements of the grammarians); and hence, transf.,

Per saturam, in the gross or in the lump, i. e. without order or distinctness, confusedly:

lanx plena diversis frugibus in templum Cereris infertur, quae saturae nomine appellatur, Acro,

Hor. S. 1, 1: satura et cibi genus ex variis rebus conditum et lex multis aliis legibus conferta (this latter signif. has perh. arisen from an erroneous explanation of the foll. expression, per saturam). Itaque in sanctione legum ascribitur: neve per saturam abrogato aut derogato. Ti. Annius Luscus in eā, quam dixit adversus Ti. Gracchum: Imperium, quod plebes per saturam dederat, id abrogatum est. Et C. Laelius in eā, quam pro se dixit... (Sall. J. 29, 5) Dein postero die quasi per saturam sententiis exquisitis in deditionem accipitur, Fest. p. 314 Müll.: satira dicta a saturā lance, quae referta variis multisque primitiis in sacro apud priscos diis inferebatur... sive a quodam genere farciminis, quod multis rebus refertum, saturam dicit Varro vocitatum. Est autem hoc positum in II. libro Plautinarum Quaestionum: Satura est uva passa et polenta et nuclei pinei mulso conspersi: ad haec alii addunt et de malo Punico grana. Alii autem dictam putant a lege saturā, quae uno rogatu multa simul comprehendat, quod scilicet et satura carmina multa simul et poëmata comprehenduntur: cujus legis Lucilius meminit in primo: Per saturam aedilem factum qui legibus solvat et Sallustius in Jugurtha: Deinde quasi per saturam sententiis exquisitis in deditionem accipitur, Diom. p. 483 P.:

hoc opus legentibus tradebatur non secundum edicti perpetui ordinationem sed passim et quasi per saturam collectum et utile cum inutilibus mixtum, Just. praef. Dig. ad Antecess. § 1: Pescennius Festus in libris historiarum per saturam refert, Carthaginienses, etc.,

Lact. 1, 21, 13.—

sătŭra, and after the class. per. sătĭra (erroneously sătyra), ae, f., a satire, a species of poetry, originally dramatic and afterwards didactic, peculiar to the Romans (not connected with the Greek Satyri); it first received a regular poetic form from Ennius, and after him was cultivated by Lucilius, Horace, Persius, and Juvenal; Liv. 7, 2:

sunt quibus in saturā videar nimis acer,

Hor. S. 2, 1, 1; Stat. S. 1, 3, 103; Amm. 16, 6, 3.—Personified:

Satura jocabunda,

Mart. Cap. 6, § 576.

sĕgĕs, ĕtis, f. [etym. dub.; perh. root sag-, to fill, feed; Gr. sattô; Lat. sagmen, q. v.], a cornfield.

Lit. (freq. and class.):

partem dimidiam (stercoris) in segetem, ubi pabulum seras, invehito,

Cato, R. R. 29; cf. id. ib. 36: segetes subigere aratris, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. 395, 15; Cato, R. R. 37; 155; 5, 4 (v. defrugo); id. Fragm. ap. Gell. 13, 17, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 6, 5; 1, 29, 1; 1, 50, 1 sq.; 1, 69, 1; 2, 7, 11 al.; Lucil., Att., and Varr. ap. Non. 395, 24 sq.; Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 5, 13; 1, 28, 69:

segetes secundae et uberes,

Cic. Or. 15, 48; id. Sen. 15, 54, id. Verr. 2, 3, 8, § 20:

cohortes frumentatum in proximas segetes misit,

Caes. B. G. 6, 36, 2; Tib. 1, 3, 61; Verg. G. 1, 47 Heyne; 2, 267;

4, 129: segetes occat tibi mox frumenta daturas,

Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 161; id. C. 1, 31, 4; Col. 2, 14, 2 et saep.—

Comically: stimulorum seges,

a cudgelfield, Plaut. Aul. 1, 1, 6.—

Transf., the standing corn, growing corn, crop in a field (class., but not freq. till after the Aug. per.:

est eorum (rusticorum) gemmare vitis, laetas esse segetes, etc.,

Cic. Or. 24, 81; id. de Or. 3, 38, 155, is cited, merely by way of example, as used by the rustici;

syn. messis): seges grandissima atque optima,

Varr. R. R. 1, 52, 1:

culto stat seges alta solo,

Ov. A. A. 3, 102:

seges prope jam matura,

Caes. B. C. 3, 81 fin. (cf. infra, Liv. 2, 5):

antequam seges in articulum eat,

Col. 2, 12, 9:

uligo segetem enecat,

id. 2, 9, 9:

et segetis canae stantes percurrere aristas,

Ov. M. 10, 655:

producit fruges et segetem imbecillem,

Sen. Q. N. 2, 6, 6; id. Ben. 6, 4, 4.— Plur.:

segetes Collibus et campis habere,

Lucr. 5, 1371:

quid faciat laetas segetes,

Verg. G. 1, 1:

adultae segetes,

Col. 2, 9, 10:

segetes laetas excitare,

id. 2, 15, 4:

laetas segetes afferre,

id. 2, 17, 3.—With gen.:

seges farris matura messi,

Liv. 2, 5:

lini et avenae,

Verg. G. 1, 77:

leguminum,

Col. 2, 13, 3.— Poet., of men springing up out of the ground:

crescit seges clipeata virorum,

Ov. M. 3, 110; 7, 30; id. H. 12, 59 al.—Of a multitude of things crowded together, a crop, etc.:

confixum ferrea texit Telorum seges,

Verg. A. 3, 46; cf. id. ib. 7, 526, and 12, 663; so,

ferri,

Claud. in Ruf. 2, 391; cf.:

Mavortia ferri,

id. III. Cons. Hon. 135:

hystricis,

Aus. Idyll. 2 (Claud. Hystr. 12):

aëna (hydraulici organi),

Claud. Cons. Mall. Theod. 316:

seges osculationis,

Cat. 48, 6.—

Trop.

(Acc. to I. A.) A field, ground, soil (rare but class.): quod beneficium haud sterili in segete, rex, te obsesse intellegis, Att. ap. Non. 395, 27:

fert casiam non culta seges,

Tib. 1, 3, 61:

ubi prima paretur Arboribus seges,

Verg. G. 2, 267:

quid odisset Clodium Milo segetem ac materiem suae gloriae?

Cic. Mil. 13, 35; cf.:

videtur esse criminum seges, maledictorum materia,

Arn. 5, 172.—

(Acc. to I. B.) A crop, fruit, produce, result, profit ( poet. and very rare):

fertile pectus habes, interque Helicona colentes Uberius nulli provenit ista seges,

Ov. P. 4, 2, 12:

quae inde seges,

Juv. 7, 103:

inde seges scelerum,

Prud. Ham. 258.