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1 mollitūdō
mollitūdō inis, f [mollis], suppleness, flexibility, softness: adsimilis spongiis.—Fig., softness, weakness: humanitatis.* * *softness, yielding quality; flexibility (voice); mildness/leniency; weakness -
2 lēnitūdō
lēnitūdō inis, f [lenis], softness, mildness, gentleness, calmness: orationis, Pac. ap. C.: nimia in istum.* * *softness; mildness; calmness -
3 mollitia or mollitiēs
mollitia or mollitiēs ae, acc. am or em, f [mollis], pliability, flexibility, softness: teneritas ac mollitia quaedam.—Fig., softness, tenderness, weakness, irresolution, effeminacy, voluptuousness, wantonness: animi, T.: viri, S.: naturae, sensitive disposition: animi est ista mollitia, non virtus, weakness, Cs.: civitatum mores lapsi ad mollitias: per mollitiam agere, i. e. indulge oneself, S.: corporis, unchastity, Ta. -
4 teneritās
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5 mollitia
mollĭtĭa ( mollĭcĭa), ae, f., and mol-lĭtĭes ( mollĭcĭes), ēi, f. [mollis], movableness, pliability, flexibility, suppleness; softness (class.).I.Lit.:II.mollitia cervicum,
Cic. Or. 18, 59:lapidis,
Plin. 36, 22, 45, § 162:lanae,
id. 19, 3, 18, § 48:carnis,
id. 9, 17, 28, § 61:teneritas et mollitia quaedam,
Cic. Fin. 5, 21, 58.—Trop., softness, tenderness, susceptibility; weakness, irresolution; effeminacy, voluptuousness, wantonness (cf.:inertia, desidia): quā mollitiā sum animi ac lenitate, numquam mehercule illius lacrimis ac precibus restitissem,
Cic. Sull. 6, 18:agilitas mollitiesque naturae,
sensitive disposition, id. Att. 1, 17, 4:frontis,
bashfulness, Plin. Ep. 6, 29, 6:animi est ista mollities, non virtus, inopiam paulisper ferre non posse,
weakness, irresolution, Caes. B. G. 7, 77:Niciae,
Cic. Att. 12, 26, 2:inertiā et mollitiā animi,
Sall. C. 52, 28:mollitia socordiaque,
id. J. 70, 5:in munditiis, mollitiis deliciisque aetatulam agere,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 40:civitatum mores lapsi ad mollitiam,
Cic. Leg. 2, 15, 38:mollities luxuriaque,
Just. 1, 7, 13: vocis, Claud. ap. Eutr. 1, 441:Maecenas otio ac mollitiis paene ultra feminam fluens,
Vell. 2, 88, 2; id. 1, 6, 2.—Esp., unchastity, Plin. 28, 8, 27, § 106:corporis,
Tac. A. 11, 2. -
6 mollities
mollĭtĭa ( mollĭcĭa), ae, f., and mol-lĭtĭes ( mollĭcĭes), ēi, f. [mollis], movableness, pliability, flexibility, suppleness; softness (class.).I.Lit.:II.mollitia cervicum,
Cic. Or. 18, 59:lapidis,
Plin. 36, 22, 45, § 162:lanae,
id. 19, 3, 18, § 48:carnis,
id. 9, 17, 28, § 61:teneritas et mollitia quaedam,
Cic. Fin. 5, 21, 58.—Trop., softness, tenderness, susceptibility; weakness, irresolution; effeminacy, voluptuousness, wantonness (cf.:inertia, desidia): quā mollitiā sum animi ac lenitate, numquam mehercule illius lacrimis ac precibus restitissem,
Cic. Sull. 6, 18:agilitas mollitiesque naturae,
sensitive disposition, id. Att. 1, 17, 4:frontis,
bashfulness, Plin. Ep. 6, 29, 6:animi est ista mollities, non virtus, inopiam paulisper ferre non posse,
weakness, irresolution, Caes. B. G. 7, 77:Niciae,
Cic. Att. 12, 26, 2:inertiā et mollitiā animi,
Sall. C. 52, 28:mollitia socordiaque,
id. J. 70, 5:in munditiis, mollitiis deliciisque aetatulam agere,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 40:civitatum mores lapsi ad mollitiam,
Cic. Leg. 2, 15, 38:mollities luxuriaque,
Just. 1, 7, 13: vocis, Claud. ap. Eutr. 1, 441:Maecenas otio ac mollitiis paene ultra feminam fluens,
Vell. 2, 88, 2; id. 1, 6, 2.—Esp., unchastity, Plin. 28, 8, 27, § 106:corporis,
Tac. A. 11, 2. -
7 mollitudo
mollĭtūdo, ĭnis, f. [id.], suppleness, flexibility, softness (class.).I.Lit.:II.mollitudo vocis,
flexibility of the voice, Auct. Her. 3, 11, 20: manuum, Pac. ap. Gell. 2, 26, 13:assimilis spongiis mollitudo,
Cic. N. D. 2, 55, 136:viarum,
Vitr. 10, 6 init.; 10, 2, 11.—Trop., softness, susceptibility, weakness:humanitatis,
Cic. de Or. 3, 40, 161:corrumpi mollitudine vitiorum,
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8 lēnitās
lēnitās ātis, f [lenis], softness, smoothness, gentleness, mildness: Arar in Rhodanum influit incredibili lenitate, Cs.: vocis.—Fig., mildness, gentleness, tenderness, lenity: inepta patris, T.: dare se ad lenitatem: legum.—Of style: elaborant alii in lenitate: genus orationis cum lenitate quādam aequabili profluens.* * *smoothness; gentleness, mildness; lenience -
9 mollis
mollis e, adj. with comp. and sup. [MAL-], yielding, pliant, flexible, supple, soft, tender, delicate, gentle, mild, pleasant: iuncus, V.: comae, V.: aurum, flexible, V.: tiliae, O.: flumen, Ct.: cervix, O.: commissurae: in litore molli, of soft sand, Cs.: harena, O.: castaneae, V.: mollissima vina, V.: lana, O.: arcus, unstrung, O.: feretrum, made soft by a layer of leaves, V.: mollissima cera: genae, delicate, O.: manus, O.: Zephyri, gentle, O.: Euphrates mollior undis, calmer, V.: litus, accessible, Cs.: fastigium, gentle, Cs.: clivus, V.: iugum montis, Ta.—Prov.: me molli bracchio obiurgare, i. e. with forbearance.—Fig., tender, delicate, susceptible: mollibus annis, in tender youth, O.: os, easily blushing, O.: mollissima corda, Iu.— Soft, effeminate, unmanly, weak: philosophus: Sabaei, V.: Tarentum, H.: disciplina: vita, O.: querellae, H.: mens, Cs.: sententiae: Romanos molliores facere ad paciscendum, L.: in dolore molliores: viri, given to lust, L.— Plur m. as subst: vos pellite molles, the effeminate, O.— Soft, pleasant, mild, easy, gentle: lex mollior: oratio: verba, H.: iussa, easy, V.: versus, amatory, O.: ridere mollia, smile gently, O.: pilenta, having a gentle motion, V.: mollissima fandi Tempora, most favorable, V.: hora mollior, more favorable, O.: alqd quam mollissimā viā consequi, with the utmost forbearance, L.—As subst n., softness, smoothness: molle atque facetum Vergilio adnuerunt Camenae, H.— Weak, untrustworthy: consul, L.: voluntas erga nos civium.* * *mollis, molle ADJsoft; flexible; calm; gentle; pliant, tender; smooth; mild, weak; effeminate -
10 mollitia
softness, tenderness; weakness, effeminacy -
11 mollities
softness, tenderness; weakness, effeminacy -
12 auricula
aurĭcŭla (or ōrĭcŭla, Trog. ap. Plin. 11, 52, 114, § 276; Balliol MS. Cic. ad Q. Fr. 2, 15 (Ellis ad Cat. 25, 2); cf. Fest. s. v. orata, p. 183 Müll.; cf. aurum init.), ae, f. dim. [auris].I.The external ear, the ear-lap:II.sine te prendam auriculis, sine dem suavium,
Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 163:Praehende auriculis,
id. As. 3, 3, 78:auriculam fortasse mordicus abstulisset,
Cic. ad Q. Fr. 3, 4:rubentes,
Suet. Aug. 69:fractae,
Plin. 20, 9, 40, § 103; Vulg. Matt. 26, 51; ib. Marc. 14, 47; ib. Joan. 18, 26.—On account of its softness, prov.:auriculā infimā mollior,
softer than the earlap, Cic. ad Q. Fr. 2, 15.—In gen., the ear:ut omne Humanum genus est avidum nimis auricularum,
have too itching ears, Lucr. 4, 594; Auct. ad Her. 4, 10; Hor. Ep. 1, 8, 16; 1, 2, 53; id. S. 1, 9, 20; 1, 9, 77; 2, 5, 33; Pers. 2, 30; Vulg. 1 Reg. 9, 15; ib. 2 Par. 17, 25. -
13 betissare
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14 betizare
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15 blandiloquentia
blandĭlŏquentĭa, ae, f. [blandilo quens], coaxing language, softness of expression, Enn. ap. Cic. N D. 3, 25, 65 (Trag. v. 227 Rib., or v. 305 Vahl.). -
16 lenitas
lēnĭtas, ātis, f. [1. lenis], softness, smoothness, gentleness, mildness.I.Lit.:II.vini, opp. asperitas,
Plin. 14, 19, 24, § 120:lini,
id. 13, 12, 26, § 82:Arar in Rhodanum influit incredibili lenitate,
slowness, Caes. B. G. 1, 12:vocis,
mildness, Cic. de Or. 2, 43, 182:smaragdi viridis lenitas,
delicate green, Plin. 37, 5, 16, § 63.—Trop.A.In gen., mildness, gentleness, tenderness, lenity:B.non est jam lenitati locus, severitatem res ipsa flagitat,
Cic. Cat. 2, 4, 6:dare se ad lenitatem,
id. Fam. 13, 1, 4:animi, with mollitia,
id. Sull. 6, 18:animadvertendi,
id. Part. Or. 22, 78:legum,
id. Rab. Perd. 3, 10:remissa nimis lenitate uti,
Gell. 11, 18, 6.—In partic., of speech:elaborant alii in lenitate et aequabilitate, et puro quasi quodam et candido genere dicendi,
Cic. Or. 16, 53:lenitas ejus sine nervis perspici potest,
id. Brut. 48, 177:genus orationis cum lenitate quadam aequabili profluens,
id. de Or. 2, 15, 64. -
17 lenitudo
lēnĭtūdo, ĭnis, f. [id.], softness, mildness, gentleness, calmness (very rare): orationis, Pac. ap. Cic. Tusc. 5, 16, 46 (Trag. Fragm. v. 247 Rib.): mira lenitudine ac suavitate abundat, Turp. ap. Non. 132, 3 (Com. Fragm. v. 189 Rib.): nimia in aliquem lenitudo, * Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 61, § 136. -
18 molle
mollis, e, adj. [Gr. malakos, amalos, môlus; cf. blêchros, perh. Lat. mulier (mollior)], easily movable, pliant, flexible, supple; soft, tender, delicate, gentle, mild, pleasant (class.; syn.: tener, facilis, flexibilis, lentus).I.Lit.:II.mollis juncus,
Verg. E. 2, 72:comam mollis... hyacinthi,
id. G. 4, 137:aurum,
flexible, id. A. 10, 818:tiliae,
Ov. M. 10, 92:crura,
Verg. G. 3, 76:colla,
id. A. 11, 622:bracchia,
Ov. A. A. 1, 595:cervix,
id. F. 4, 185:commissurae,
Cic. N. D. 2, 60:molle litus,
of soft sand, Caes. B. G. 5, 9:harena,
Ov. M. 2, 577:aqua,
id. A. A. 1, 476:fraga,
id. M. 13, 816:castaneae,
Verg. E. 1, 82:mollissima vina ( = mitissima, lenissima),
id. G. 1, 341; cf.:molli mero,
Hor. C. 1, 7, 19; and:molle Calenum,
Juv. 1, 69:alvus,
relaxed, open bowels, Cels. 3, 12:cibus,
mild, not sharp, id. 4, 4, 4:ovum,
soft, id. 4, 4, 5:prata,
Verg. G. 2, 384:gramen,
Ov. F. 6, 328:humus,
id. A. A. 3, 688:lana,
id. F. 2, 742:torus,
id. Am. 2, 4, 14:arcus,
slack, unbent, unstrung, id. H. 4, 92:feretrum,
made soft by a layer of leaves, Verg. A. 11, 64:mollissima cera,
Cic. de Or. 3, 45, 177:mollia panis,
the soft part of bread, the crumb, id. 13, 12, 26, § 82:molles genae,
soft, delicate, Ov. H. 10, 44:capilli,
id. P. 3, 3, 17:manus,
id. Am. 1, 4, 24:latus,
id. M. 14, 710:molles Zephyri,
soft, gentle, id. A. A. 3, 728; so,hiems,
Stat. S. 3, 5, 83:aestas,
Verg. G. 1, 312:caelum,
Flor. 1, 16, 3; 4, 12, 27:Euphrates mollior undis,
gentler, calmer, Verg. A. 8, 726:aditus,
easy, Sil. 4, 491; so,iter,
Quint. 4, 2, 46:via,
id. 1, 6, 22:fastigium,
gentle, not steep, Caes. B. C. 2, 10:clivus,
Verg. E. 9, 8:modicis et mollibus clivis,
Curt. 8, 39, 6:jugum montis,
Tac. G. 1:trames,
Ov. F. 3, 13.—Prov.: molli bracchio objurgare aliquem, with a gentle arm, i. e. in a forbearing manner, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 6:in molli carne vermes nascuntur,
it is the soft flesh that breeds the worms, Petr. 57.— Subst.: mollia, ĭum, n., a kind of fishes, mollusks, Plin. 11, 51, 112, § 267.—Trop.A.Tender, delicate, susceptible:2.mollibus annis,
in tender youth, Ov. H. 1, 111:os molle,
easily blushing, id. Tr. 4, 3, 70:mollissima corda,
Juv. 15, 131:mollissimae aures,
modest, Plin. Pan. 68.—In a bad sense, soft, effeminate, unmanly, weak (syn. effeminatus):B.philosophus tam mollis, tam languidus, tam enervatus,
Cic. de Or. 1, 52, 226:Sabaei,
Verg. G. 1, 57:viri molles, i. e. pathici,
Liv. 33, 28; Sen. Ep. 87:disciplina,
effeminate, Cic. Fin. 1, 11, 37:delicatior... molliorque ratio,
id. ib. 5, 5, 12:vita,
Ov. Tr. 5, 3, 9: desine mollium querellarum, Hor. C. 2, 9, 17:mollis teneraque vox,
Quint. 11, 3, 23:educatio,
id. 1, 2, 6:actio,
id. 11, 3, 128:Gallorum mens est mollis ac minime resistens ad calamitates perferendas,
Caes. B. G. 3, 19:sententiae,
Cic. Cat. 1, 12, 30:si taedio laboris longaeque viae, ut est mollis ad talia gens (Gallorum), dilaberentur,
Liv. 22, 2, 4:Romanos molliores facere ad paciscendum,
id. 42, 62, 6; cf.:sunt qui in rebus contrariis parum sibi constent, voluptatem severissime contemnant, in dolore sint molliores, etc.,
Cic. Off. 1, 21, 71:molles in aure fenestrae,
Juv. 1, 104.—Soft, pleasant, mild, easy:C.orationem mollem teneramque reddidit,
soft, pleasant, Cic. Brut. 9, 38:mollis et jucunda senectus,
id. Sen. 1, 2:ita eum placidum mollemque reddidi, ut, etc.,
calm and gentle, id. Caecil. 10, 28:verba,
Hor. Epod. 5, 83:mollia jussa,
mild, easy, Verg. G. 3, 41:vincuntur molli pectora dura prece,
soft, tender, touching, Tib. 3, 4, 76:sic accensum sed molliora referre jussum dimittit,
to return a gentler answer, Tac. H. 4, 32 fin.:saepius molliora respondens,
id. A. 12, 46: mollis versus, an elegiac or amatory poem, Ov. Tr. 2, 307; Prop. 1, 7, 19 (opp. durus versus, a heroic poem, id. 2, 1, 41):ridere mollia,
to smile gently, Ov. A. A. 3, 513:cuncta tamen ad imperatorem in mollius relata,
in a milder, more favorable light, Tac. A. 14, 39:pilenta,
having a gentle motion, Verg. A. 8, 666; id. G. 2, 389:mollissima fandi tempora,
id. A. 4, 293:hora mollior,
more favorable, Ov. P. 3, 3, 84:signa,
Cic. Brut. 18, 70:duriora Callon, jam minus rigida Calamis, molliora adhuc supra dictis Myron fecit,
more agreeable, Quint. 12, 10, 7:mollis animus et ad accipiendam et ad deponendam offensionem,
Cic. Att. 1, 17, 2:in inimicitiis auricula infima mollior,
id. Q. Fr. 2, 13 (15), 4.— Subst.: molle, is, n., softness, smoothness:molle atque facetum Vergilio adnuerunt Camenae,
Hor. S. 1, 10, 45.—Weak, untrustworthy:1.nihil est tam molle, tam tenerum, tam aut fragile aut flexibile quam voluntas erga nos civium,
Cic. Mil. 16, 42.—Hence, adv.: mollĭter.Lit., softly, gently, agreeably (class.):2.molliter sustine me,
Plaut. Ps. 5, 2, 7:aves nidos mollissime substernunt,
Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 129:recubans,
id. de Or. 3, 17, 63:ossa cubent,
Ov. Tr. 3, 3, 76:excudent alii spirantia mollius aera,
more easily, agreeably, Verg. A. 6, 847:cura molliter semina conlocandi,
Plin. 15, 10, 9, § 35:colles ad orientem molliter devexi,
gently, gradually, Col. 1, 2, 3 sq. —Trop.:quod ferendum est molliter sapienti,
calmly, patiently, Cic. Sen. 2, 5:abnuere,
Liv. 30, 3:delicate et molliter vivere,
voluptuously, Cic. Off. 1, 30, 106:aegritudinem pati,
sensitively, weakly, Sall. J. 82, 2:ne quid per metum, mollius consuleretur,
too compliantly, Liv. 30, 7, 3:interpretari mollius aliquid,
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19 mollia
mollis, e, adj. [Gr. malakos, amalos, môlus; cf. blêchros, perh. Lat. mulier (mollior)], easily movable, pliant, flexible, supple; soft, tender, delicate, gentle, mild, pleasant (class.; syn.: tener, facilis, flexibilis, lentus).I.Lit.:II.mollis juncus,
Verg. E. 2, 72:comam mollis... hyacinthi,
id. G. 4, 137:aurum,
flexible, id. A. 10, 818:tiliae,
Ov. M. 10, 92:crura,
Verg. G. 3, 76:colla,
id. A. 11, 622:bracchia,
Ov. A. A. 1, 595:cervix,
id. F. 4, 185:commissurae,
Cic. N. D. 2, 60:molle litus,
of soft sand, Caes. B. G. 5, 9:harena,
Ov. M. 2, 577:aqua,
id. A. A. 1, 476:fraga,
id. M. 13, 816:castaneae,
Verg. E. 1, 82:mollissima vina ( = mitissima, lenissima),
id. G. 1, 341; cf.:molli mero,
Hor. C. 1, 7, 19; and:molle Calenum,
Juv. 1, 69:alvus,
relaxed, open bowels, Cels. 3, 12:cibus,
mild, not sharp, id. 4, 4, 4:ovum,
soft, id. 4, 4, 5:prata,
Verg. G. 2, 384:gramen,
Ov. F. 6, 328:humus,
id. A. A. 3, 688:lana,
id. F. 2, 742:torus,
id. Am. 2, 4, 14:arcus,
slack, unbent, unstrung, id. H. 4, 92:feretrum,
made soft by a layer of leaves, Verg. A. 11, 64:mollissima cera,
Cic. de Or. 3, 45, 177:mollia panis,
the soft part of bread, the crumb, id. 13, 12, 26, § 82:molles genae,
soft, delicate, Ov. H. 10, 44:capilli,
id. P. 3, 3, 17:manus,
id. Am. 1, 4, 24:latus,
id. M. 14, 710:molles Zephyri,
soft, gentle, id. A. A. 3, 728; so,hiems,
Stat. S. 3, 5, 83:aestas,
Verg. G. 1, 312:caelum,
Flor. 1, 16, 3; 4, 12, 27:Euphrates mollior undis,
gentler, calmer, Verg. A. 8, 726:aditus,
easy, Sil. 4, 491; so,iter,
Quint. 4, 2, 46:via,
id. 1, 6, 22:fastigium,
gentle, not steep, Caes. B. C. 2, 10:clivus,
Verg. E. 9, 8:modicis et mollibus clivis,
Curt. 8, 39, 6:jugum montis,
Tac. G. 1:trames,
Ov. F. 3, 13.—Prov.: molli bracchio objurgare aliquem, with a gentle arm, i. e. in a forbearing manner, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 6:in molli carne vermes nascuntur,
it is the soft flesh that breeds the worms, Petr. 57.— Subst.: mollia, ĭum, n., a kind of fishes, mollusks, Plin. 11, 51, 112, § 267.—Trop.A.Tender, delicate, susceptible:2.mollibus annis,
in tender youth, Ov. H. 1, 111:os molle,
easily blushing, id. Tr. 4, 3, 70:mollissima corda,
Juv. 15, 131:mollissimae aures,
modest, Plin. Pan. 68.—In a bad sense, soft, effeminate, unmanly, weak (syn. effeminatus):B.philosophus tam mollis, tam languidus, tam enervatus,
Cic. de Or. 1, 52, 226:Sabaei,
Verg. G. 1, 57:viri molles, i. e. pathici,
Liv. 33, 28; Sen. Ep. 87:disciplina,
effeminate, Cic. Fin. 1, 11, 37:delicatior... molliorque ratio,
id. ib. 5, 5, 12:vita,
Ov. Tr. 5, 3, 9: desine mollium querellarum, Hor. C. 2, 9, 17:mollis teneraque vox,
Quint. 11, 3, 23:educatio,
id. 1, 2, 6:actio,
id. 11, 3, 128:Gallorum mens est mollis ac minime resistens ad calamitates perferendas,
Caes. B. G. 3, 19:sententiae,
Cic. Cat. 1, 12, 30:si taedio laboris longaeque viae, ut est mollis ad talia gens (Gallorum), dilaberentur,
Liv. 22, 2, 4:Romanos molliores facere ad paciscendum,
id. 42, 62, 6; cf.:sunt qui in rebus contrariis parum sibi constent, voluptatem severissime contemnant, in dolore sint molliores, etc.,
Cic. Off. 1, 21, 71:molles in aure fenestrae,
Juv. 1, 104.—Soft, pleasant, mild, easy:C.orationem mollem teneramque reddidit,
soft, pleasant, Cic. Brut. 9, 38:mollis et jucunda senectus,
id. Sen. 1, 2:ita eum placidum mollemque reddidi, ut, etc.,
calm and gentle, id. Caecil. 10, 28:verba,
Hor. Epod. 5, 83:mollia jussa,
mild, easy, Verg. G. 3, 41:vincuntur molli pectora dura prece,
soft, tender, touching, Tib. 3, 4, 76:sic accensum sed molliora referre jussum dimittit,
to return a gentler answer, Tac. H. 4, 32 fin.:saepius molliora respondens,
id. A. 12, 46: mollis versus, an elegiac or amatory poem, Ov. Tr. 2, 307; Prop. 1, 7, 19 (opp. durus versus, a heroic poem, id. 2, 1, 41):ridere mollia,
to smile gently, Ov. A. A. 3, 513:cuncta tamen ad imperatorem in mollius relata,
in a milder, more favorable light, Tac. A. 14, 39:pilenta,
having a gentle motion, Verg. A. 8, 666; id. G. 2, 389:mollissima fandi tempora,
id. A. 4, 293:hora mollior,
more favorable, Ov. P. 3, 3, 84:signa,
Cic. Brut. 18, 70:duriora Callon, jam minus rigida Calamis, molliora adhuc supra dictis Myron fecit,
more agreeable, Quint. 12, 10, 7:mollis animus et ad accipiendam et ad deponendam offensionem,
Cic. Att. 1, 17, 2:in inimicitiis auricula infima mollior,
id. Q. Fr. 2, 13 (15), 4.— Subst.: molle, is, n., softness, smoothness:molle atque facetum Vergilio adnuerunt Camenae,
Hor. S. 1, 10, 45.—Weak, untrustworthy:1.nihil est tam molle, tam tenerum, tam aut fragile aut flexibile quam voluntas erga nos civium,
Cic. Mil. 16, 42.—Hence, adv.: mollĭter.Lit., softly, gently, agreeably (class.):2.molliter sustine me,
Plaut. Ps. 5, 2, 7:aves nidos mollissime substernunt,
Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 129:recubans,
id. de Or. 3, 17, 63:ossa cubent,
Ov. Tr. 3, 3, 76:excudent alii spirantia mollius aera,
more easily, agreeably, Verg. A. 6, 847:cura molliter semina conlocandi,
Plin. 15, 10, 9, § 35:colles ad orientem molliter devexi,
gently, gradually, Col. 1, 2, 3 sq. —Trop.:quod ferendum est molliter sapienti,
calmly, patiently, Cic. Sen. 2, 5:abnuere,
Liv. 30, 3:delicate et molliter vivere,
voluptuously, Cic. Off. 1, 30, 106:aegritudinem pati,
sensitively, weakly, Sall. J. 82, 2:ne quid per metum, mollius consuleretur,
too compliantly, Liv. 30, 7, 3:interpretari mollius aliquid,
rather mildly, favorably, Tac. H. 2, 96. -
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mollis, e, adj. [Gr. malakos, amalos, môlus; cf. blêchros, perh. Lat. mulier (mollior)], easily movable, pliant, flexible, supple; soft, tender, delicate, gentle, mild, pleasant (class.; syn.: tener, facilis, flexibilis, lentus).I.Lit.:II.mollis juncus,
Verg. E. 2, 72:comam mollis... hyacinthi,
id. G. 4, 137:aurum,
flexible, id. A. 10, 818:tiliae,
Ov. M. 10, 92:crura,
Verg. G. 3, 76:colla,
id. A. 11, 622:bracchia,
Ov. A. A. 1, 595:cervix,
id. F. 4, 185:commissurae,
Cic. N. D. 2, 60:molle litus,
of soft sand, Caes. B. G. 5, 9:harena,
Ov. M. 2, 577:aqua,
id. A. A. 1, 476:fraga,
id. M. 13, 816:castaneae,
Verg. E. 1, 82:mollissima vina ( = mitissima, lenissima),
id. G. 1, 341; cf.:molli mero,
Hor. C. 1, 7, 19; and:molle Calenum,
Juv. 1, 69:alvus,
relaxed, open bowels, Cels. 3, 12:cibus,
mild, not sharp, id. 4, 4, 4:ovum,
soft, id. 4, 4, 5:prata,
Verg. G. 2, 384:gramen,
Ov. F. 6, 328:humus,
id. A. A. 3, 688:lana,
id. F. 2, 742:torus,
id. Am. 2, 4, 14:arcus,
slack, unbent, unstrung, id. H. 4, 92:feretrum,
made soft by a layer of leaves, Verg. A. 11, 64:mollissima cera,
Cic. de Or. 3, 45, 177:mollia panis,
the soft part of bread, the crumb, id. 13, 12, 26, § 82:molles genae,
soft, delicate, Ov. H. 10, 44:capilli,
id. P. 3, 3, 17:manus,
id. Am. 1, 4, 24:latus,
id. M. 14, 710:molles Zephyri,
soft, gentle, id. A. A. 3, 728; so,hiems,
Stat. S. 3, 5, 83:aestas,
Verg. G. 1, 312:caelum,
Flor. 1, 16, 3; 4, 12, 27:Euphrates mollior undis,
gentler, calmer, Verg. A. 8, 726:aditus,
easy, Sil. 4, 491; so,iter,
Quint. 4, 2, 46:via,
id. 1, 6, 22:fastigium,
gentle, not steep, Caes. B. C. 2, 10:clivus,
Verg. E. 9, 8:modicis et mollibus clivis,
Curt. 8, 39, 6:jugum montis,
Tac. G. 1:trames,
Ov. F. 3, 13.—Prov.: molli bracchio objurgare aliquem, with a gentle arm, i. e. in a forbearing manner, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 6:in molli carne vermes nascuntur,
it is the soft flesh that breeds the worms, Petr. 57.— Subst.: mollia, ĭum, n., a kind of fishes, mollusks, Plin. 11, 51, 112, § 267.—Trop.A.Tender, delicate, susceptible:2.mollibus annis,
in tender youth, Ov. H. 1, 111:os molle,
easily blushing, id. Tr. 4, 3, 70:mollissima corda,
Juv. 15, 131:mollissimae aures,
modest, Plin. Pan. 68.—In a bad sense, soft, effeminate, unmanly, weak (syn. effeminatus):B.philosophus tam mollis, tam languidus, tam enervatus,
Cic. de Or. 1, 52, 226:Sabaei,
Verg. G. 1, 57:viri molles, i. e. pathici,
Liv. 33, 28; Sen. Ep. 87:disciplina,
effeminate, Cic. Fin. 1, 11, 37:delicatior... molliorque ratio,
id. ib. 5, 5, 12:vita,
Ov. Tr. 5, 3, 9: desine mollium querellarum, Hor. C. 2, 9, 17:mollis teneraque vox,
Quint. 11, 3, 23:educatio,
id. 1, 2, 6:actio,
id. 11, 3, 128:Gallorum mens est mollis ac minime resistens ad calamitates perferendas,
Caes. B. G. 3, 19:sententiae,
Cic. Cat. 1, 12, 30:si taedio laboris longaeque viae, ut est mollis ad talia gens (Gallorum), dilaberentur,
Liv. 22, 2, 4:Romanos molliores facere ad paciscendum,
id. 42, 62, 6; cf.:sunt qui in rebus contrariis parum sibi constent, voluptatem severissime contemnant, in dolore sint molliores, etc.,
Cic. Off. 1, 21, 71:molles in aure fenestrae,
Juv. 1, 104.—Soft, pleasant, mild, easy:C.orationem mollem teneramque reddidit,
soft, pleasant, Cic. Brut. 9, 38:mollis et jucunda senectus,
id. Sen. 1, 2:ita eum placidum mollemque reddidi, ut, etc.,
calm and gentle, id. Caecil. 10, 28:verba,
Hor. Epod. 5, 83:mollia jussa,
mild, easy, Verg. G. 3, 41:vincuntur molli pectora dura prece,
soft, tender, touching, Tib. 3, 4, 76:sic accensum sed molliora referre jussum dimittit,
to return a gentler answer, Tac. H. 4, 32 fin.:saepius molliora respondens,
id. A. 12, 46: mollis versus, an elegiac or amatory poem, Ov. Tr. 2, 307; Prop. 1, 7, 19 (opp. durus versus, a heroic poem, id. 2, 1, 41):ridere mollia,
to smile gently, Ov. A. A. 3, 513:cuncta tamen ad imperatorem in mollius relata,
in a milder, more favorable light, Tac. A. 14, 39:pilenta,
having a gentle motion, Verg. A. 8, 666; id. G. 2, 389:mollissima fandi tempora,
id. A. 4, 293:hora mollior,
more favorable, Ov. P. 3, 3, 84:signa,
Cic. Brut. 18, 70:duriora Callon, jam minus rigida Calamis, molliora adhuc supra dictis Myron fecit,
more agreeable, Quint. 12, 10, 7:mollis animus et ad accipiendam et ad deponendam offensionem,
Cic. Att. 1, 17, 2:in inimicitiis auricula infima mollior,
id. Q. Fr. 2, 13 (15), 4.— Subst.: molle, is, n., softness, smoothness:molle atque facetum Vergilio adnuerunt Camenae,
Hor. S. 1, 10, 45.—Weak, untrustworthy:1.nihil est tam molle, tam tenerum, tam aut fragile aut flexibile quam voluntas erga nos civium,
Cic. Mil. 16, 42.—Hence, adv.: mollĭter.Lit., softly, gently, agreeably (class.):2.molliter sustine me,
Plaut. Ps. 5, 2, 7:aves nidos mollissime substernunt,
Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 129:recubans,
id. de Or. 3, 17, 63:ossa cubent,
Ov. Tr. 3, 3, 76:excudent alii spirantia mollius aera,
more easily, agreeably, Verg. A. 6, 847:cura molliter semina conlocandi,
Plin. 15, 10, 9, § 35:colles ad orientem molliter devexi,
gently, gradually, Col. 1, 2, 3 sq. —Trop.:quod ferendum est molliter sapienti,
calmly, patiently, Cic. Sen. 2, 5:abnuere,
Liv. 30, 3:delicate et molliter vivere,
voluptuously, Cic. Off. 1, 30, 106:aegritudinem pati,
sensitively, weakly, Sall. J. 82, 2:ne quid per metum, mollius consuleretur,
too compliantly, Liv. 30, 7, 3:interpretari mollius aliquid,
rather mildly, favorably, Tac. H. 2, 96.
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