to cease flowing

dē-flŭo, xi, xum, 3, v. n.

To flow down.

Lit.: quod sanguen defluxerat, Cato ap. Gell. 3, 7, 19; cf.:

sanguis a renibus,

Plin. 24, 18, 105, § 169:

defluit lapidosus rivus,

Ov. F. 3, 273:

flamma ex Aetna monte,

Liv. Fragm. 1, 116: flumen Lavida Tauro monte defluens, Sall. H. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 680 P.; cf.:

saxis umor,

Hor. Od. 1, 12, 29; Plin. 33, 5, 26, § 86:

Anaxum quo Varamus defluit,

Plin. 3, 18, 22, § 126:

potus defluit ad pulmonem,

Gell. 17, 11, 1.—

Transf., of things not liquid, to move downwards softly or gradually; to glide or flow down, descend:

jam ipsae defluebant coronae,

Cic. Tusc. 5, 21, 62.—Of clothing:

pedes vestis defluxit ad imos,

Verg. A. 1, 404:

toga defluit male laxus,

hangs carelessly, Hor. Sat. 1, 3, 31.—Of floating objects:

aries mersus secundo defluit amni,

floats, swims down, Verg. G. 3, 447; id. A. 7, 495; 8, 549:

Ostiam Tiberi,

to sail down, Suet. Ner. 27; Curt. 9, 8 fin. —Of riders:

tota cohors imitata relictis Ad terram defluxit equis,

dismounted, Verg. A. 11, 501; cf.:

ex equo,

Curt. 7, 7 fin.: in humum (ex equo), Furius poët. ap. Macr. S. 6, 4:

ad terram,

Liv. 2, 20;

and, a dextro armo in latus,

Ov. M. 6, 229.—

Trop., to flow, come, pass:

hoc totum e sophistarum fontibus defluxit in forum,

Cic. Or. 27 fin.:

a necessariis artificiis ad elegantiora,

id. Tusc. 1, 25, 62; cf.:

(adolescentes) tantum ab eo (sc. Seneca) defluebant, quantum, etc.,

departed, deviated, Quint. 10, 1, 126 Frotsch., Cic. Lael. 26, 100:

a quibus duplex Octaviorum familia defluxit,

are derived, descended, Suet. Aug. 2; cf. Vell. 1, 16, 4:

ne quid in terram defluat,

be spilled on the ground, be lost, Cic. Lael. 16, 58:

multaque merces tibi defluat aequo ab Jove,

flow to thee in abundance, Hor. Od. 1, 28, 28 (cf. Theocr. 1, 5: Es te katarrhei):

a superis,

Cic. N. D. 2, 31, 79; cf.:

si quid redundarit, ad illum defluxisse, etc.,

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 66. —

To flow or pass away so as to disappear, to cease flowing.

Lit.:

rusticus exspectat dum defluat amnis,

Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 32; cf.:

cum hiberni defluxere torrentes,

Sen. Q. N. 3, 3.—

Trop., to cease, vanish, pass away, disappear, be lost:

ex novem tribunis unus defluxit,

has deserted, proved unfaithful, Cic. Sest. 32:

ubi salutatio defluxit,

has ceased, is over, id. Fam. 9, 20 fin.:

ubi per socordiam vires, tempus, ingenium defluxere,

Sall. J. 1, 4:

tenerae sucus Defluat praedae,

Hor. Od. 3, 27, 55; id. Ep. 2, 1, 158.—So of the falling out of the hair, Plin. 11, 37, 56, § 154; 11, 39, 94, § 231:

comae,

Ov. M. 6, 141.—In eccl. Lat. = defloresco:

folium,

Vulg. Isa. 34, 4; 1, 30; id. Psa. 1, 3.

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.