quietly

quietly, calmly

ōtĭōsus, a, um, adj. [otium], at leisure, unoccupied, disengaged, unemployed, idle (class.; cf. feriatus, immunis; opp. negotiosus).

Of persons.

In gen.:

nimis otiosum te arbitror hominem esse,

Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 34; 40:

quamvis etiam maneo otiosus hic,

Ter. Ad. 2, 4, 15:

cum essem otiosus domi,

Cic. Brut. 3, 10:

rebus humanis aliquos otiosos deos praeficere,

id. N. D. 3, 39, 93.—

In partic.

Without official employment, free from public affairs:

quo in studio hominum quoque ingeniosissimorum otiosissimorumque totas aetates videmus esse contritas,

Cic. de Or. 1, 51, 219:

quem locum nos otiosi convertimus,

in an interval of leisure, id. Div. 2, 30, 63:

Graeculum se atque otiosum putari maluit,

id. Sest. 51, 110: numquam se minus otiosum esse, quam cum otiosus, that he was never less at leisure than when [p. 1285] free from official business, Cato ap. Cic. Off. 3, 1, 1:

cum a te tua promissa flagitabam, ad urbem te otiosissimum esse arbitrabar,

Cic. Fam. 3, 11, 3:

cum otiosus stilum prehenderat,

id. Brut. 24, 93.—

With respect to participation, quiet, unconcerned, indifferent, neutral:

spectatores otiosi Leuctricae calamitatis,

Cic. Off. 2, 7, 26:

quidam enim non modo armatis, sed etiam otiosis minabantur,

id. Marcell. 6, 18.—

Without excitement, quiet, passionless, calm, tranquil:

etiam istos, quibus odio est otium, quietissimos atque otiosissimos reddam,

Cic. Agr. 2, 37, 102:

vide ut otiosus it,

Ter. Eun. 5, 3, 10; Cic. Fam. 9, 25, 3.—

Of style, tedious, dull:

(Cicero) lentus est in principiis, longus in narrationibus, otiosus circa excessus,

Tac. Or. 22.—

That has leisure for any thing; with gen.: studiorum otiosi, Plin. H. N. praef. § 6.—Hence,

Subst.: ōtĭōsus, i, m., a private person, one not in official life:

et facilior et tutior vita est otiosorum,

Cic. Off. 1, 21, 70:

otioso vero et nihil agenti privato,... quando imperium senatus dedit?

id. Phil. 11, 8, 20.—

Non-combatants, civilians:

crudeliter enim otiosis minabantur,

Cic. Fam. 9, 6, 3 (B. and K. otiosissimi):

militare nomen grave inter otiosos,

Tac. Agr. 40.—

Of inanim. and abstr. things, at leisure, free, idle, unemployed: otioso in otio animus nescit, quid velit, Enn. ap. Gell. 19, 10, 12 (Trag. v. 256 Vahl.):

ego, cui fuerit ne otium quidem umquam otiosum,

Cic. Planc. 27, 66: pecuniae, idle, unemployed (opp. occupatus), Plin. Ep. 10, 62, 1:

senectus,

Cic. Sen. 14, 49:

his supplicationum otiosis diebus,

id. Q. Fr. 3, 8, 3:

quid quiete otiosius animi,

Sen. Ira, 2, 13, 4.—

Transf.

Idle, useless, unprofitable, superfluous (cf.:

ignavus, iners, desidiosus): sententiae,

Quint. 1, 1, 35:

sermo,

id. 8, 2, 19:

otiosissimae occupationes,

Plin. Ep. 9, 6, 4; so,

otiosum est persequi singula,

Lact. 2, 4, 28; cf. Min. Fel. 23, 1.—

Quiet, free from any thing; with ab:

animo nunc jam otioso esse impero,

Ter. And. 5, 2, 1:

ab animo,

id. Phorm. 2, 2, 26:

a metu,

Gell. 2, 29, 9:

quid est animi quiete otiosius,

Sen. Ira, 2, 13, 2.—

With a quiet or gentle motion, quiet, gentle:

fons vel rivus huc conveniat otiosus,

flowing quietly, gently, Pall. 1, 37, 3.—Hence, adv.: ōtĭōsē.

Lit., at leisure, at ease, without occupation:

vivere,

Cic. Off. 3, 26, 97:

inambulare in foro,

Liv. 23, 7 fin.:

sequi,

Plaut. Mil. 4, 6, 8:

ire,

id. Ep. 5, 1, 21:

magnast res, quam ego tecum otiose, si otiumst, cupio loqui,

id. Aul. 4, 10, 41.—

Transf.

Calmly, quietly, without haste, gently, gradually: ambula ergo cito. Sy. Immo otiose, Plaut. Ps. 4, 1, 14; cf. id. Truc. 1, 2, 66 (opp. to properare):

bene et otiose percoquere,

Cato, R. R. 76 fin.:

contemplari unumquodque otiose et considerare coepit,

Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 15, § 33:

quaerere,

id. Fin. 4, 13, 22:

segniter, otiose, neglegenter, contumaciter omnia agere,

Liv. 2, 57.—

Free from fear, quietly, fearlessly:

ademptum tibi jam faxo omnem metum, in aurem utramvis otiose ut dormias,

Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 100.

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mŏdĭcus, a, um, adj. [modus], having or keeping a proper measure, moderate (cf. mediocris); esp. in behavior, modest, temperate; also, of size, moderate-sized; middling, ordinary, mean, bad (class.; syn.: moderatus, mediocris).

In a good sense:

modico gradu ire,

Plaut. Poen. 3, 1, 19:

potiones,

Cic. Div. 1, 51, 115:

convivia,

id. Sen. 13, 44:

severitas,

id. ib. 18, 65:

industrios, supplices, modicos esse,

Sall. J. 85, 1:

domi modicus,

id. ib. 63, 2:

modicum quoddam corpus (historiae),

a book of a tolerable size, Cic. Fam. 5, 12, 4:

amant (mala) modicas rigationes,

gentle, moderate, Pall. 3, 25, 14.—

In a disparaging sense, middling, ordinary, mean, scanty, small, etc.:

genus dicendi subtile in probando, modicum in delectando,

Cic. Or. 21, 69:

oculi,

middling-sized, Plin. 11, 37, 53, § 141:

ea, valde et modica, et illustria sunt,

few in number, Cic. de Or. 2, 32, 137:

Graecis hoc modicum est,

not frequent, id. Fin. 2, 19, 62:

pecunia,

little, scanty, id. Par. 6, 2, 47:

acervus,

Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 190:

incrementa,

small, Just. 7, 1:

tempus,

short, Quint. 1, 2, 12:

rem pateris modicam,

a trifling affliction, Juv. 13, 143:

modici amici,

humble, poor, id. 5, 108.—With gen.:

Sabinus modicus originis,

Tac. A. 6, 39:

virium,

Vell. 1, 12, 4:

pecuniae,

Tac. A. 3, 72:

voluptatum,

id. ib. 2, 73. —As subst.: mŏdĭcum, i, n. (sc. spatium), a little way:

modicum progredi,

a little, App. M. 6, p. 180, 38: modico contentus. [p. 1155] Juv. 9, 9.—Also, in abl., modico adverbially:

modico deinde regressa,

i. e. after a short time, App. M. 1, p. 112, 20:

modico prius, quam Larissam accederem,

a short time before, id. ib. p. 105 med.:

modico secus progredi,

to go a little farther, id. ib. p. 112, 10.—Hence, adv.: mŏdĭcē, with moderation, moderately; modestly; in a proper manner; also, in an ordinary manner, meanly, poorly (class.).

Modice hoc faciam, Cic. Fam. 4, 4, 4:

dolorem modice ferre,

quietly, calmly, id. Tusc. 1, 46, 111; id. Phil. 11, 3, 7:

se recipere,

quietly, in good order, Liv. 28, 15: verecunde et modice, Enn. ap. Non. 342, 23 (Trag. v. 241 Vahl.):

modice et modeste vitam vivere,

Plaut. Pers. 3, 1, 18:

dicere,

Cic. Sull. 29, 80:

modice et scienter uti re aliquā,

id. de Or. 1, 29, 132.—

Slightly, not very, not much:

minae Clodii modice me tangunt,

Cic. Att. 2, 19, 1:

modice vinosus,

Liv. 41, 4:

locuples,

id. 38, 14, 9:

modice instratus torus,

slightly, meanly, scantily, Suet. Aug. 73.

mŏdĭcus, a, um, adj. [modus], having or keeping a proper measure, moderate (cf. mediocris); esp. in behavior, modest, temperate; also, of size, moderate-sized; middling, ordinary, mean, bad (class.; syn.: moderatus, mediocris).

In a good sense:

modico gradu ire,

Plaut. Poen. 3, 1, 19:

potiones,

Cic. Div. 1, 51, 115:

convivia,

id. Sen. 13, 44:

severitas,

id. ib. 18, 65:

industrios, supplices, modicos esse,

Sall. J. 85, 1:

domi modicus,

id. ib. 63, 2:

modicum quoddam corpus (historiae),

a book of a tolerable size, Cic. Fam. 5, 12, 4:

amant (mala) modicas rigationes,

gentle, moderate, Pall. 3, 25, 14.—

In a disparaging sense, middling, ordinary, mean, scanty, small, etc.:

genus dicendi subtile in probando, modicum in delectando,

Cic. Or. 21, 69:

oculi,

middling-sized, Plin. 11, 37, 53, § 141:

ea, valde et modica, et illustria sunt,

few in number, Cic. de Or. 2, 32, 137:

Graecis hoc modicum est,

not frequent, id. Fin. 2, 19, 62:

pecunia,

little, scanty, id. Par. 6, 2, 47:

acervus,

Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 190:

incrementa,

small, Just. 7, 1:

tempus,

short, Quint. 1, 2, 12:

rem pateris modicam,

a trifling affliction, Juv. 13, 143:

modici amici,

humble, poor, id. 5, 108.—With gen.:

Sabinus modicus originis,

Tac. A. 6, 39:

virium,

Vell. 1, 12, 4:

pecuniae,

Tac. A. 3, 72:

voluptatum,

id. ib. 2, 73. —As subst.: mŏdĭcum, i, n. (sc. spatium), a little way:

modicum progredi,

a little, App. M. 6, p. 180, 38: modico contentus. [p. 1155] Juv. 9, 9.—Also, in abl., modico adverbially:

modico deinde regressa,

i. e. after a short time, App. M. 1, p. 112, 20:

modico prius, quam Larissam accederem,

a short time before, id. ib. p. 105 med.:

modico secus progredi,

to go a little farther, id. ib. p. 112, 10.—Hence, adv.: mŏdĭcē, with moderation, moderately; modestly; in a proper manner; also, in an ordinary manner, meanly, poorly (class.).

Modice hoc faciam, Cic. Fam. 4, 4, 4:

dolorem modice ferre,

quietly, calmly, id. Tusc. 1, 46, 111; id. Phil. 11, 3, 7:

se recipere,

quietly, in good order, Liv. 28, 15: verecunde et modice, Enn. ap. Non. 342, 23 (Trag. v. 241 Vahl.):

modice et modeste vitam vivere,

Plaut. Pers. 3, 1, 18:

dicere,

Cic. Sull. 29, 80:

modice et scienter uti re aliquā,

id. de Or. 1, 29, 132.—

Slightly, not very, not much:

minae Clodii modice me tangunt,

Cic. Att. 2, 19, 1:

modice vinosus,

Liv. 41, 4:

locuples,

id. 38, 14, 9:

modice instratus torus,

slightly, meanly, scantily, Suet. Aug. 73.

quĭesco, ēvi, ētum, 3 (the uncontr. Part., QVIESCITA, Inscr. Don. cl. 10, n. 11), v. n. and a. [quies], to rest, repose, keep quiet.

Lit.:

placida compostus pace quiescit,

Verg. A. 1, 249:

felicius ossa quiescant,

Ov. Ib. 305:

patrono meo ossa bene quiescant,

Petr. 39:

numquam hodie quiescet,

Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 59:

renovat pristina bella, nec potest quiescere,

Cic. Rep. 6, 11, 11:

non somno quiescere,

to get no rest, Curt. 4, 13, 18:

non aure quiescit, Non oculis,

Val. Fl. 2, 43: quoniam in propriā non pelle quiessem, Hor S. 1, 6, 22.— Impers. pass.:

quibus quidem quam facile potuerat quiesci, si hic quiesset,

which we might easily have been spared, Ter. And. 4, 2, 8; Symm. Ep. 1, 8.—

In partic.

In polit. or milit. affairs, to keep quiet, remain neutral, abstain from action, Cic. Att. 9, 10, 10:

pro condicione temporum quieturus,

Suet. Caes. 16:

quieverant per paucos dies,

Liv. 22 4, 1; Curt. 10, 8, 16.—

To rest, sleep:

quievi in navi noctem perpetem,

Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 100; id. Merc. 2, 3, 36; Nep. Alcib. 10, 4:

eo cum venio, praetor quiescebat,

Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 14, § 32:

somnum humanum quievi,

I slept like a human being, App. M. 9, p. 218, 14.—

Of inanim. things, to rest, lie still, be still or quiet:

et prato gravia arma quiescunt,

Verg. A. 10, 836:

flamma,

ceases to burn, id. ib. 6, 226:

quiērunt Aequora,

the waves are at rest, do not rise, id. ib. 7, 6: felicius ossa quiescant, Ov. Ib. 305; Petr. 39:

molliter ossa quiescant,

Verg. E. 10, 33:

quiescentes Nili aquae,

standing waters, Plin. 13, 11, 22, § 71:

venti,

id. 17, 22, 35 §

170: quiescit terra,

rests, lies fallow, id. 17, 5, 3, § 39:

humus,

Petr. 123:

quiescunt voces,

are still, silent, Ov. Tr. 1, 3, 27.—

To make a pause in speaking: quiescere, id est, hêsuchazein, Cic. Ac. 2, 29, 93.—

Trop.

To suffer or allow quietly, to peaceably permit a thing to be done:

quiescere rem adduci ad interregnum,

Cic. Att. 7, 9, 2.—With in and abl., to rest in, be content with:

ne victos quidem in miserā et inopi senectā quiescere,

Just. 14, 3, 10.—

Neutr., to cease, leave off, desist from any thing:

quiesce hanc rem modo petere,

Plaut. Most. 5, 2, 51:

statuere atque ediscere,

Gell. 2, 28, 2: manibus significare coepit utrisque, quiescerent, Claud. Quadrig. ap. Gell. 9, 13, 8:

indoctus discive trochive,

Hor. A. P. 380.—

Act., to cause to cease, render quiet, stop, etc.:

laudes,

Sen. Herc. Oet. 1584.—Hence, quĭētus, a, um, P. a., at rest, calm, quiet (syn. tranquillus).

Enjoying rest, keeping quiet, quiet:

aliquem quietum reddere,

Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 46:

animus,

Cic. Tusc. 2, 1, 2:

quietus et solutus animus,

id. Rosc. Com. 15, 43:

integri, quieti, otiosi homines,

id. Agr. 2, 28, 77:

homo quietissimus,

id. Verr. 2, 4, 19, § 40:

regnum,

Hor. C. 1, 12, 33:

de istoc quietus esto,

be at ease, rest contented, Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 6.—

In partic.

Taking no part in war, peaceful, neutral: ipse acer, bellicosus;

at is quem petebat, quietus, imbellis,

Sall. J. 20, 2:

quoad cum civibus dimicatum est, domi quietus fuit,

Nep. Pelop. 4, 1:

quietos lacessit,

Just. 7, 6, 13:

nihilo quietiores postea res habuit,

Liv. 33, 19.—

Of the mind, calm, tranquil, free from ambition:

ad quam spem (praeturae) quietissimus,

Plin. Ep. 10, 12 (7):

vir rectus, integer, quietus,

Plin. Ep. 7, 31, 1:

vir ingenio mitis, moribus quietus,

Vell. 2, 117, 2; Tac. H. 1, 52.—

Tame, gentle:

equi fiunt quietiores,

Varr. R. R. 2, 7.—

Resting, sleeping:

quos simul vescentes dies, simul quietos nox habuerat,

Tac. A. 1, 49.—Hence, subst.: quĭēti, ōrum, m.:

si sentire datur post fata quietis,

i. e. the dead, Nemes. Ecl. 1, 38.—

Of things, calm, quiet:

amnes,

gently flowing, Hor. C. 3, 29, 40:

quietiore aequore ferri,

id. Epod. 10, 11:

aër,

Verg. A. 5, 216:

baca,

that has lain a while, Col. 12, 50, 19:

res publica (opp. perturbata),

Cic. Cat. 2, 9, 19:

aetas,

id. Sen. 23, 82:

quietus et remissus sermo,

calm, not vehement, id. ib. 9, 28.— Subst.

quĭētum, i, n., the still, tranquil, motionless air, Petr 131, 9. —

Quĭēta, ae, f., a woman ' s name, Inscr. Grut. 754, 2. — Adv.: quĭētē, calmly, quietly:

quod aptissimum est ad quiete vivendum,

Cic. Fin. 1, 16, 52:

quiete acta aetas,

id. Sen. 5, 13.— Comp.:

quietius tranquilliusque,

Liv. 27, 12: quietius edere (opp. avidius vorare), Macr S. 7, 12, 21.— Sup.:

quietissime se receperunt,

Caes. B. C. 3, 46 fin.

quĭesco, ēvi, ētum, 3 (the uncontr. Part., QVIESCITA, Inscr. Don. cl. 10, n. 11), v. n. and a. [quies], to rest, repose, keep quiet.

Lit.:

placida compostus pace quiescit,

Verg. A. 1, 249:

felicius ossa quiescant,

Ov. Ib. 305:

patrono meo ossa bene quiescant,

Petr. 39:

numquam hodie quiescet,

Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 59:

renovat pristina bella, nec potest quiescere,

Cic. Rep. 6, 11, 11:

non somno quiescere,

to get no rest, Curt. 4, 13, 18:

non aure quiescit, Non oculis,

Val. Fl. 2, 43: quoniam in propriā non pelle quiessem, Hor S. 1, 6, 22.— Impers. pass.:

quibus quidem quam facile potuerat quiesci, si hic quiesset,

which we might easily have been spared, Ter. And. 4, 2, 8; Symm. Ep. 1, 8.—

In partic.

In polit. or milit. affairs, to keep quiet, remain neutral, abstain from action, Cic. Att. 9, 10, 10:

pro condicione temporum quieturus,

Suet. Caes. 16:

quieverant per paucos dies,

Liv. 22 4, 1; Curt. 10, 8, 16.—

To rest, sleep:

quievi in navi noctem perpetem,

Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 100; id. Merc. 2, 3, 36; Nep. Alcib. 10, 4:

eo cum venio, praetor quiescebat,

Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 14, § 32:

somnum humanum quievi,

I slept like a human being, App. M. 9, p. 218, 14.—

Of inanim. things, to rest, lie still, be still or quiet:

et prato gravia arma quiescunt,

Verg. A. 10, 836:

flamma,

ceases to burn, id. ib. 6, 226:

quiērunt Aequora,

the waves are at rest, do not rise, id. ib. 7, 6: felicius ossa quiescant, Ov. Ib. 305; Petr. 39:

molliter ossa quiescant,

Verg. E. 10, 33:

quiescentes Nili aquae,

standing waters, Plin. 13, 11, 22, § 71:

venti,

id. 17, 22, 35 §

170: quiescit terra,

rests, lies fallow, id. 17, 5, 3, § 39:

humus,

Petr. 123:

quiescunt voces,

are still, silent, Ov. Tr. 1, 3, 27.—

To make a pause in speaking: quiescere, id est, hêsuchazein, Cic. Ac. 2, 29, 93.—

Trop.

To suffer or allow quietly, to peaceably permit a thing to be done:

quiescere rem adduci ad interregnum,

Cic. Att. 7, 9, 2.—With in and abl., to rest in, be content with:

ne victos quidem in miserā et inopi senectā quiescere,

Just. 14, 3, 10.—

Neutr., to cease, leave off, desist from any thing:

quiesce hanc rem modo petere,

Plaut. Most. 5, 2, 51:

statuere atque ediscere,

Gell. 2, 28, 2: manibus significare coepit utrisque, quiescerent, Claud. Quadrig. ap. Gell. 9, 13, 8:

indoctus discive trochive,

Hor. A. P. 380.—

Act., to cause to cease, render quiet, stop, etc.:

laudes,

Sen. Herc. Oet. 1584.—Hence, quĭētus, a, um, P. a., at rest, calm, quiet (syn. tranquillus).

Enjoying rest, keeping quiet, quiet:

aliquem quietum reddere,

Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 46:

animus,

Cic. Tusc. 2, 1, 2:

quietus et solutus animus,

id. Rosc. Com. 15, 43:

integri, quieti, otiosi homines,

id. Agr. 2, 28, 77:

homo quietissimus,

id. Verr. 2, 4, 19, § 40:

regnum,

Hor. C. 1, 12, 33:

de istoc quietus esto,

be at ease, rest contented, Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 6.—

In partic.

Taking no part in war, peaceful, neutral: ipse acer, bellicosus;

at is quem petebat, quietus, imbellis,

Sall. J. 20, 2:

quoad cum civibus dimicatum est, domi quietus fuit,

Nep. Pelop. 4, 1:

quietos lacessit,

Just. 7, 6, 13:

nihilo quietiores postea res habuit,

Liv. 33, 19.—

Of the mind, calm, tranquil, free from ambition:

ad quam spem (praeturae) quietissimus,

Plin. Ep. 10, 12 (7):

vir rectus, integer, quietus,

Plin. Ep. 7, 31, 1:

vir ingenio mitis, moribus quietus,

Vell. 2, 117, 2; Tac. H. 1, 52.—

Tame, gentle:

equi fiunt quietiores,

Varr. R. R. 2, 7.—

Resting, sleeping:

quos simul vescentes dies, simul quietos nox habuerat,

Tac. A. 1, 49.—Hence, subst.: quĭēti, ōrum, m.:

si sentire datur post fata quietis,

i. e. the dead, Nemes. Ecl. 1, 38.—

Of things, calm, quiet:

amnes,

gently flowing, Hor. C. 3, 29, 40:

quietiore aequore ferri,

id. Epod. 10, 11:

aër,

Verg. A. 5, 216:

baca,

that has lain a while, Col. 12, 50, 19:

res publica (opp. perturbata),

Cic. Cat. 2, 9, 19:

aetas,

id. Sen. 23, 82:

quietus et remissus sermo,

calm, not vehement, id. ib. 9, 28.— Subst.

quĭētum, i, n., the still, tranquil, motionless air, Petr 131, 9. —

Quĭēta, ae, f., a woman ' s name, Inscr. Grut. 754, 2. — Adv.: quĭētē, calmly, quietly:

quod aptissimum est ad quiete vivendum,

Cic. Fin. 1, 16, 52:

quiete acta aetas,

id. Sen. 5, 13.— Comp.:

quietius tranquilliusque,

Liv. 27, 12: quietius edere (opp. avidius vorare), Macr S. 7, 12, 21.— Sup.:

quietissime se receperunt,

Caes. B. C. 3, 46 fin.

quĭesco, ēvi, ētum, 3 (the uncontr. Part., QVIESCITA, Inscr. Don. cl. 10, n. 11), v. n. and a. [quies], to rest, repose, keep quiet.

Lit.:

placida compostus pace quiescit,

Verg. A. 1, 249:

felicius ossa quiescant,

Ov. Ib. 305:

patrono meo ossa bene quiescant,

Petr. 39:

numquam hodie quiescet,

Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 59:

renovat pristina bella, nec potest quiescere,

Cic. Rep. 6, 11, 11:

non somno quiescere,

to get no rest, Curt. 4, 13, 18:

non aure quiescit, Non oculis,

Val. Fl. 2, 43: quoniam in propriā non pelle quiessem, Hor S. 1, 6, 22.— Impers. pass.:

quibus quidem quam facile potuerat quiesci, si hic quiesset,

which we might easily have been spared, Ter. And. 4, 2, 8; Symm. Ep. 1, 8.—

In partic.

In polit. or milit. affairs, to keep quiet, remain neutral, abstain from action, Cic. Att. 9, 10, 10:

pro condicione temporum quieturus,

Suet. Caes. 16:

quieverant per paucos dies,

Liv. 22 4, 1; Curt. 10, 8, 16.—

To rest, sleep:

quievi in navi noctem perpetem,

Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 100; id. Merc. 2, 3, 36; Nep. Alcib. 10, 4:

eo cum venio, praetor quiescebat,

Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 14, § 32:

somnum humanum quievi,

I slept like a human being, App. M. 9, p. 218, 14.—

Of inanim. things, to rest, lie still, be still or quiet:

et prato gravia arma quiescunt,

Verg. A. 10, 836:

flamma,

ceases to burn, id. ib. 6, 226:

quiērunt Aequora,

the waves are at rest, do not rise, id. ib. 7, 6: felicius ossa quiescant, Ov. Ib. 305; Petr. 39:

molliter ossa quiescant,

Verg. E. 10, 33:

quiescentes Nili aquae,

standing waters, Plin. 13, 11, 22, § 71:

venti,

id. 17, 22, 35 §

170: quiescit terra,

rests, lies fallow, id. 17, 5, 3, § 39:

humus,

Petr. 123:

quiescunt voces,

are still, silent, Ov. Tr. 1, 3, 27.—

To make a pause in speaking: quiescere, id est, hêsuchazein, Cic. Ac. 2, 29, 93.—

Trop.

To suffer or allow quietly, to peaceably permit a thing to be done:

quiescere rem adduci ad interregnum,

Cic. Att. 7, 9, 2.—With in and abl., to rest in, be content with:

ne victos quidem in miserā et inopi senectā quiescere,

Just. 14, 3, 10.—

Neutr., to cease, leave off, desist from any thing:

quiesce hanc rem modo petere,

Plaut. Most. 5, 2, 51:

statuere atque ediscere,

Gell. 2, 28, 2: manibus significare coepit utrisque, quiescerent, Claud. Quadrig. ap. Gell. 9, 13, 8:

indoctus discive trochive,

Hor. A. P. 380.—

Act., to cause to cease, render quiet, stop, etc.:

laudes,

Sen. Herc. Oet. 1584.—Hence, quĭētus, a, um, P. a., at rest, calm, quiet (syn. tranquillus).

Enjoying rest, keeping quiet, quiet:

aliquem quietum reddere,

Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 46:

animus,

Cic. Tusc. 2, 1, 2:

quietus et solutus animus,

id. Rosc. Com. 15, 43:

integri, quieti, otiosi homines,

id. Agr. 2, 28, 77:

homo quietissimus,

id. Verr. 2, 4, 19, § 40:

regnum,

Hor. C. 1, 12, 33:

de istoc quietus esto,

be at ease, rest contented, Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 6.—

In partic.

Taking no part in war, peaceful, neutral: ipse acer, bellicosus;

at is quem petebat, quietus, imbellis,

Sall. J. 20, 2:

quoad cum civibus dimicatum est, domi quietus fuit,

Nep. Pelop. 4, 1:

quietos lacessit,

Just. 7, 6, 13:

nihilo quietiores postea res habuit,

Liv. 33, 19.—

Of the mind, calm, tranquil, free from ambition:

ad quam spem (praeturae) quietissimus,

Plin. Ep. 10, 12 (7):

vir rectus, integer, quietus,

Plin. Ep. 7, 31, 1:

vir ingenio mitis, moribus quietus,

Vell. 2, 117, 2; Tac. H. 1, 52.—

Tame, gentle:

equi fiunt quietiores,

Varr. R. R. 2, 7.—

Resting, sleeping:

quos simul vescentes dies, simul quietos nox habuerat,

Tac. A. 1, 49.—Hence, subst.: quĭēti, ōrum, m.:

si sentire datur post fata quietis,

i. e. the dead, Nemes. Ecl. 1, 38.—

Of things, calm, quiet:

amnes,

gently flowing, Hor. C. 3, 29, 40:

quietiore aequore ferri,

id. Epod. 10, 11:

aër,

Verg. A. 5, 216:

baca,

that has lain a while, Col. 12, 50, 19:

res publica (opp. perturbata),

Cic. Cat. 2, 9, 19:

aetas,

id. Sen. 23, 82:

quietus et remissus sermo,

calm, not vehement, id. ib. 9, 28.— Subst.

quĭētum, i, n., the still, tranquil, motionless air, Petr 131, 9. —

Quĭēta, ae, f., a woman ' s name, Inscr. Grut. 754, 2. — Adv.: quĭētē, calmly, quietly:

quod aptissimum est ad quiete vivendum,

Cic. Fin. 1, 16, 52:

quiete acta aetas,

id. Sen. 5, 13.— Comp.:

quietius tranquilliusque,

Liv. 27, 12: quietius edere (opp. avidius vorare), Macr S. 7, 12, 21.— Sup.:

quietissime se receperunt,

Caes. B. C. 3, 46 fin.

quĭesco, ēvi, ētum, 3 (the uncontr. Part., QVIESCITA, Inscr. Don. cl. 10, n. 11), v. n. and a. [quies], to rest, repose, keep quiet.

Lit.:

placida compostus pace quiescit,

Verg. A. 1, 249:

felicius ossa quiescant,

Ov. Ib. 305:

patrono meo ossa bene quiescant,

Petr. 39:

numquam hodie quiescet,

Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 59:

renovat pristina bella, nec potest quiescere,

Cic. Rep. 6, 11, 11:

non somno quiescere,

to get no rest, Curt. 4, 13, 18:

non aure quiescit, Non oculis,

Val. Fl. 2, 43: quoniam in propriā non pelle quiessem, Hor S. 1, 6, 22.— Impers. pass.:

quibus quidem quam facile potuerat quiesci, si hic quiesset,

which we might easily have been spared, Ter. And. 4, 2, 8; Symm. Ep. 1, 8.—

In partic.

In polit. or milit. affairs, to keep quiet, remain neutral, abstain from action, Cic. Att. 9, 10, 10:

pro condicione temporum quieturus,

Suet. Caes. 16:

quieverant per paucos dies,

Liv. 22 4, 1; Curt. 10, 8, 16.—

To rest, sleep:

quievi in navi noctem perpetem,

Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 100; id. Merc. 2, 3, 36; Nep. Alcib. 10, 4:

eo cum venio, praetor quiescebat,

Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 14, § 32:

somnum humanum quievi,

I slept like a human being, App. M. 9, p. 218, 14.—

Of inanim. things, to rest, lie still, be still or quiet:

et prato gravia arma quiescunt,

Verg. A. 10, 836:

flamma,

ceases to burn, id. ib. 6, 226:

quiērunt Aequora,

the waves are at rest, do not rise, id. ib. 7, 6: felicius ossa quiescant, Ov. Ib. 305; Petr. 39:

molliter ossa quiescant,

Verg. E. 10, 33:

quiescentes Nili aquae,

standing waters, Plin. 13, 11, 22, § 71:

venti,

id. 17, 22, 35 §

170: quiescit terra,

rests, lies fallow, id. 17, 5, 3, § 39:

humus,

Petr. 123:

quiescunt voces,

are still, silent, Ov. Tr. 1, 3, 27.—

To make a pause in speaking: quiescere, id est, hêsuchazein, Cic. Ac. 2, 29, 93.—

Trop.

To suffer or allow quietly, to peaceably permit a thing to be done:

quiescere rem adduci ad interregnum,

Cic. Att. 7, 9, 2.—With in and abl., to rest in, be content with:

ne victos quidem in miserā et inopi senectā quiescere,

Just. 14, 3, 10.—

Neutr., to cease, leave off, desist from any thing:

quiesce hanc rem modo petere,

Plaut. Most. 5, 2, 51:

statuere atque ediscere,

Gell. 2, 28, 2: manibus significare coepit utrisque, quiescerent, Claud. Quadrig. ap. Gell. 9, 13, 8:

indoctus discive trochive,

Hor. A. P. 380.—

Act., to cause to cease, render quiet, stop, etc.:

laudes,

Sen. Herc. Oet. 1584.—Hence, quĭētus, a, um, P. a., at rest, calm, quiet (syn. tranquillus).

Enjoying rest, keeping quiet, quiet:

aliquem quietum reddere,

Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 46:

animus,

Cic. Tusc. 2, 1, 2:

quietus et solutus animus,

id. Rosc. Com. 15, 43:

integri, quieti, otiosi homines,

id. Agr. 2, 28, 77:

homo quietissimus,

id. Verr. 2, 4, 19, § 40:

regnum,

Hor. C. 1, 12, 33:

de istoc quietus esto,

be at ease, rest contented, Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 6.—

In partic.

Taking no part in war, peaceful, neutral: ipse acer, bellicosus;

at is quem petebat, quietus, imbellis,

Sall. J. 20, 2:

quoad cum civibus dimicatum est, domi quietus fuit,

Nep. Pelop. 4, 1:

quietos lacessit,

Just. 7, 6, 13:

nihilo quietiores postea res habuit,

Liv. 33, 19.—

Of the mind, calm, tranquil, free from ambition:

ad quam spem (praeturae) quietissimus,

Plin. Ep. 10, 12 (7):

vir rectus, integer, quietus,

Plin. Ep. 7, 31, 1:

vir ingenio mitis, moribus quietus,

Vell. 2, 117, 2; Tac. H. 1, 52.—

Tame, gentle:

equi fiunt quietiores,

Varr. R. R. 2, 7.—

Resting, sleeping:

quos simul vescentes dies, simul quietos nox habuerat,

Tac. A. 1, 49.—Hence, subst.: quĭēti, ōrum, m.:

si sentire datur post fata quietis,

i. e. the dead, Nemes. Ecl. 1, 38.—

Of things, calm, quiet:

amnes,

gently flowing, Hor. C. 3, 29, 40:

quietiore aequore ferri,

id. Epod. 10, 11:

aër,

Verg. A. 5, 216:

baca,

that has lain a while, Col. 12, 50, 19:

res publica (opp. perturbata),

Cic. Cat. 2, 9, 19:

aetas,

id. Sen. 23, 82:

quietus et remissus sermo,

calm, not vehement, id. ib. 9, 28.— Subst.

quĭētum, i, n., the still, tranquil, motionless air, Petr 131, 9. —

Quĭēta, ae, f., a woman ' s name, Inscr. Grut. 754, 2. — Adv.: quĭētē, calmly, quietly:

quod aptissimum est ad quiete vivendum,

Cic. Fin. 1, 16, 52:

quiete acta aetas,

id. Sen. 5, 13.— Comp.:

quietius tranquilliusque,

Liv. 27, 12: quietius edere (opp. avidius vorare), Macr S. 7, 12, 21.— Sup.:

quietissime se receperunt,

Caes. B. C. 3, 46 fin.

tranquillus, a. um. adj., quiet, calm, still, tranquil, opp. to motion or excitement (syn. serenus).

Lit., chiefly of calmness of weather:

ut mare, quod suā naturā tranquillum sit, ventorum vi agitari atque turbari,

Cic. Clu. 49, 138:

tranquillo mari gubernare,

Liv. 24, 8, 12; 38, 10, 5; 28, 17. 12:

leni ac tranquillo mari,

Curt. 4, 2, 8:

aequora,

Val. Fl. 2, 609:

aquae,

Ov. P. 2, 7, 8:

caelum,

calm, tranquil, Plin. 2, 79, 81, § 192; cf.

dies,

id. 2, 45, 44, § 114:

serenitas,

Liv. 2, 62, 2:

sic tranquillum mare dicitur, cum leviter movetur neque in unam partem inclinatur... scito illud non stare, sed succuti leviter et dici tranquillum, quia neque huc neque illo impetum faciat,

Sen. Q. N. 5, 1, 1.—

Subst.: tranquillum, i, n., a calm; a quiet sea:

tranquillum est, Alcedonia sunt circum forum,

Plaut. Cas. prol. 26; cf.:

qui te ad scopulum e tranquillo auferat,

Ter. Phorm. 4, 4, 8:

in tranquillo tempestatem adversam optare dementis est,

Cic. Off. 1, 24, 83:

ita aut tranquillum aut procellae in vobis sunt,

Liv. 28, 27, 11:

tranquillo pervectus Chalcidem,

on the calm, tranquil sea, Liv. 31, 23, 4:

classicique milites tranquillo in altum evecti,

id. 26, 51, 6:

non tranquillo navigamus,

id. 24, 8, 13 Weissenb. ad loc.; cf.:

tranquillo, ut aiunt, quilibet gubernator est,

Sen. Ep. 85, 30:

alia tranquillo velut oscitatio,

Plin. 9, 7, 6, § 18.— Plur.:

testudines eminente dorso per tranquilla fluitantes,

Plin. 9, 10, 12, § 35:

immoti jacent tranquilla pelagi,

Sen. Troad. 200.—

Transf.:

tranquilla et serena frons,

calm, not disturbed, Cic. Tusc. 3, 15, 31:

tranquillo serenoque vultu,

Suet. Aug. 79. —

Trop., calm, quiet, peaceful, placid, composed, untroubled, undisturbed, serene, tranquil (cf. quietus):

efficiendum est, ut appetitus sint tranquilli atque omni perturbatione animi careant,

Cic. Off. 1, 29, 102:

tranquillum facere ex irato,

Plaut. Cist. 3, 21; so (opp. irata) id. Poen. 1, 2, 145:

locus,

id. Ep. 3, 4, 8:

ut liqueant omnia et tranquilla sint,

id. Most. 2, 1, 70:

tranquillam concinna viam,

id. Stich. 2, 1, 13:

placata, tranquilla, quieta, beata vita,

Cic. Fin. 1, 21, 71; cf.:

pacatae tranquillaeque civitates,

id. de Or. 1, 8, 30:

nihil quieti videre, nihil tranquilli,

id. Fin. 1, 18, 38:

tutae tranquillaeque res omnes,

Sall. C. 16, 5; so,

res,

Liv. 38, 28, 1:

tranquillo animo esse potest nemo,

Cic. Sen. 20, 74; cf.:

tranquillo pectore vultuque sereno,

Lucr. 3, 294:

senectus,

Hor. S. 2, 1, 57:

otia sine armis,

Luc. 2, 266:

pax,

id. 1, 171.— Comp.:

ita hanc canem faciam tibi oleo tranquilliorem,

Plaut. Poen. 5, 4, 66:

tranquilliorem plebem fecerunt,

Liv. 2, 63, 3:

esse tranquillior animo,

Cic. Fam. 4, 5, 6.—Of an orator:

in transferendis faciendisque verbis tranquillior (Isocrates),

Cic. Or. 52, 176.— Sup.:

illud meum turbulentissimum tempus profectionis tuo tranquillissimo praestat,

Cic. Pis. 15, 33:

cetera videntur esse tranquilla: tranquillissimus autem animus meus,

id. Att. 7, 7, 4:

tranquillissima res,

Ter. And. 3, 5, 14:

otium,

Plin. Ep. 7, 25, 2.—

Subst.: tranquillum, i, n., calmness, quiet, tranquillity, etc.:

vitam... in tam tranquillo... locare,

Lucr. 5, 12; cf.:

esse in tranquillo,

Ter. Eun. 5 (8), 9, 8:

in urbe ex tranquillo nec opinata moles discordiarum... exorta est,

Liv. 4, 43, 3:

seditionem in tranquillum conferre,

Plaut. Am. 1, 2, 16:

republicā in tranquillum redactā,

Liv. 3, 40, 11.— Plur.:

tranquilla tuens nec fronte timendus,

Val. Fl. 1, 38.—Hence, adv., in two forms.

tranquillē, calmly, quietly, tranquilly:

inclamare,

Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 112:

tranquille placideque,

Cic. Tusc. 3, 11, 25:

dicere, with leniter, definite, etc.,

id. Or. 28, 99.— Comp.:

tranquillius manere,

Sen. Ep. 71, 15.— Sup.:

tranquillissime senuit,

Suet. Aug. 2 med. —

tranquillō, quietly, without disturbance (very rare):

nec cetera modo tribuni tranquillo peregere,

Liv. 3, 14, 6; cf. supra, I. b.—

Transf., tranquillizing, bringing peaceful news:

tranquillae tuae quidem litterae,

Cic. Att. 14, 3, 1.

tranquillus, a. um. adj., quiet, calm, still, tranquil, opp. to motion or excitement (syn. serenus).

Lit., chiefly of calmness of weather:

ut mare, quod suā naturā tranquillum sit, ventorum vi agitari atque turbari,

Cic. Clu. 49, 138:

tranquillo mari gubernare,

Liv. 24, 8, 12; 38, 10, 5; 28, 17. 12:

leni ac tranquillo mari,

Curt. 4, 2, 8:

aequora,

Val. Fl. 2, 609:

aquae,

Ov. P. 2, 7, 8:

caelum,

calm, tranquil, Plin. 2, 79, 81, § 192; cf.

dies,

id. 2, 45, 44, § 114:

serenitas,

Liv. 2, 62, 2:

sic tranquillum mare dicitur, cum leviter movetur neque in unam partem inclinatur... scito illud non stare, sed succuti leviter et dici tranquillum, quia neque huc neque illo impetum faciat,

Sen. Q. N. 5, 1, 1.—

Subst.: tranquillum, i, n., a calm; a quiet sea:

tranquillum est, Alcedonia sunt circum forum,

Plaut. Cas. prol. 26; cf.:

qui te ad scopulum e tranquillo auferat,

Ter. Phorm. 4, 4, 8:

in tranquillo tempestatem adversam optare dementis est,

Cic. Off. 1, 24, 83:

ita aut tranquillum aut procellae in vobis sunt,

Liv. 28, 27, 11:

tranquillo pervectus Chalcidem,

on the calm, tranquil sea, Liv. 31, 23, 4:

classicique milites tranquillo in altum evecti,

id. 26, 51, 6:

non tranquillo navigamus,

id. 24, 8, 13 Weissenb. ad loc.; cf.:

tranquillo, ut aiunt, quilibet gubernator est,

Sen. Ep. 85, 30:

alia tranquillo velut oscitatio,

Plin. 9, 7, 6, § 18.— Plur.:

testudines eminente dorso per tranquilla fluitantes,

Plin. 9, 10, 12, § 35:

immoti jacent tranquilla pelagi,

Sen. Troad. 200.—

Transf.:

tranquilla et serena frons,

calm, not disturbed, Cic. Tusc. 3, 15, 31:

tranquillo serenoque vultu,

Suet. Aug. 79. —

Trop., calm, quiet, peaceful, placid, composed, untroubled, undisturbed, serene, tranquil (cf. quietus):

efficiendum est, ut appetitus sint tranquilli atque omni perturbatione animi careant,

Cic. Off. 1, 29, 102:

tranquillum facere ex irato,

Plaut. Cist. 3, 21; so (opp. irata) id. Poen. 1, 2, 145:

locus,

id. Ep. 3, 4, 8:

ut liqueant omnia et tranquilla sint,

id. Most. 2, 1, 70:

tranquillam concinna viam,

id. Stich. 2, 1, 13:

placata, tranquilla, quieta, beata vita,

Cic. Fin. 1, 21, 71; cf.:

pacatae tranquillaeque civitates,

id. de Or. 1, 8, 30:

nihil quieti videre, nihil tranquilli,

id. Fin. 1, 18, 38:

tutae tranquillaeque res omnes,

Sall. C. 16, 5; so,

res,

Liv. 38, 28, 1:

tranquillo animo esse potest nemo,

Cic. Sen. 20, 74; cf.:

tranquillo pectore vultuque sereno,

Lucr. 3, 294:

senectus,

Hor. S. 2, 1, 57:

otia sine armis,

Luc. 2, 266:

pax,

id. 1, 171.— Comp.:

ita hanc canem faciam tibi oleo tranquilliorem,

Plaut. Poen. 5, 4, 66:

tranquilliorem plebem fecerunt,

Liv. 2, 63, 3:

esse tranquillior animo,

Cic. Fam. 4, 5, 6.—Of an orator:

in transferendis faciendisque verbis tranquillior (Isocrates),

Cic. Or. 52, 176.— Sup.:

illud meum turbulentissimum tempus profectionis tuo tranquillissimo praestat,

Cic. Pis. 15, 33:

cetera videntur esse tranquilla: tranquillissimus autem animus meus,

id. Att. 7, 7, 4:

tranquillissima res,

Ter. And. 3, 5, 14:

otium,

Plin. Ep. 7, 25, 2.—

Subst.: tranquillum, i, n., calmness, quiet, tranquillity, etc.:

vitam... in tam tranquillo... locare,

Lucr. 5, 12; cf.:

esse in tranquillo,

Ter. Eun. 5 (8), 9, 8:

in urbe ex tranquillo nec opinata moles discordiarum... exorta est,

Liv. 4, 43, 3:

seditionem in tranquillum conferre,

Plaut. Am. 1, 2, 16:

republicā in tranquillum redactā,

Liv. 3, 40, 11.— Plur.:

tranquilla tuens nec fronte timendus,

Val. Fl. 1, 38.—Hence, adv., in two forms.

tranquillē, calmly, quietly, tranquilly:

inclamare,

Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 112:

tranquille placideque,

Cic. Tusc. 3, 11, 25:

dicere, with leniter, definite, etc.,

id. Or. 28, 99.— Comp.:

tranquillius manere,

Sen. Ep. 71, 15.— Sup.:

tranquillissime senuit,

Suet. Aug. 2 med. —

tranquillō, quietly, without disturbance (very rare):

nec cetera modo tribuni tranquillo peregere,

Liv. 3, 14, 6; cf. supra, I. b.—

Transf., tranquillizing, bringing peaceful news:

tranquillae tuae quidem litterae,

Cic. Att. 14, 3, 1.

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