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|lshtext=<b>vĕnustus</b>: a, um, adj. 1. [[Venus]],<br /><b>I</b> [[lovely]], [[comely]], [[charming]], [[pleasing]], [[winning]], [[agreeable]], [[graceful]], [[beautiful]], [[elegant]], etc. (syn.: [[pulcher]], [[formosus]], [[speciosus]]).<br /><b>I</b> Physically: [[species]], Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 153: [[vultus]], Ter. And. 1, 1, 93; Suet. Ner. 51: [[gestus]] et [[motus]] corporis, Cic. Brut. 55, 203: [[soror]], Cat. 89, 2.—Sup.: [[diva]] venustissima [[Venus]], Plaut. Poen. 5, 4, 4: [[forma]], Suet. Aug. 79.—Transf., of inanim. things: [[sphaera]] venustior et nobilior, Cic. Rep. 1, 14, 21: hortuli, Phaedr. 4, 5, 34: [[Sirmio]], Cat. 31, 12: [[aspectus]] figurationis, Vitr. 3, 2.—<br /><b>II</b> Mentally: [[Graecus]] [[facilis]] et [[valde]] [[venustus]], Cic. Pis. 28, 70: [[plerumque]] [[dolor]] [[etiam]] venustos facit, Plin. Ep. 3, 9, 3: venustum esse, [[quod]] cum gratiā quādam et venere dicatur apparet, Quint. 6, 3, 18: ([[genus]] dictionis) sententiosum et argutum, sententiae concinnae et venustae, Cic. Brut. 95, 325: (antiqua [[comoedia]]) [[grandis]] et [[elegans]] et venusta, Quint. 10, 1, 65: [[transitus]], id. 9, 2, 61.—Comp.: homines venustiores, Cat. 3, 1: [[longe]] venustiora omnia in respondendo [[quam]] in provocando, Quint. 6, 3, 13.—Sup.: repercutiendi [[genus]] venustissimum, Quint. 6, 3, 78: [[materia]], id. 6, 3, 84: [[lusus]], id. 5, 13, 46.—Adv.: vĕnustē, [[charmingly]], [[gracefully]], [[beautifully]]: [[venuste]] cecidisse, [[most]] [[delightfully]], Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 4, 2: dicere, Quint. 6, 3, 54: respondere, id. 5, 7, 31: eludere, id. 5, 13, 48: scribere mimiambos, Plin. Ep. 6, 21, 4.— Comp.: Hispanus hunc colorem venustius (adhibuit), Sen. Contr. 1, 1, 20.—Sup.: quibus venustissime [[Curio]] respondit, se, etc., Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 11, 2: omnia venustissime fingere, Quint. 6, 3, 41. | |lshtext=<b>vĕnustus</b>: a, um, adj. 1. [[Venus]],<br /><b>I</b> [[lovely]], [[comely]], [[charming]], [[pleasing]], [[winning]], [[agreeable]], [[graceful]], [[beautiful]], [[elegant]], etc. (syn.: [[pulcher]], [[formosus]], [[speciosus]]).<br /><b>I</b> Physically: [[species]], Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 153: [[vultus]], Ter. And. 1, 1, 93; Suet. Ner. 51: [[gestus]] et [[motus]] corporis, Cic. Brut. 55, 203: [[soror]], Cat. 89, 2.—Sup.: [[diva]] venustissima [[Venus]], Plaut. Poen. 5, 4, 4: [[forma]], Suet. Aug. 79.—Transf., of inanim. things: [[sphaera]] venustior et nobilior, Cic. Rep. 1, 14, 21: hortuli, Phaedr. 4, 5, 34: [[Sirmio]], Cat. 31, 12: [[aspectus]] figurationis, Vitr. 3, 2.—<br /><b>II</b> Mentally: [[Graecus]] [[facilis]] et [[valde]] [[venustus]], Cic. Pis. 28, 70: [[plerumque]] [[dolor]] [[etiam]] venustos facit, Plin. Ep. 3, 9, 3: venustum esse, [[quod]] cum gratiā quādam et venere dicatur apparet, Quint. 6, 3, 18: ([[genus]] dictionis) sententiosum et argutum, sententiae concinnae et venustae, Cic. Brut. 95, 325: (antiqua [[comoedia]]) [[grandis]] et [[elegans]] et venusta, Quint. 10, 1, 65: [[transitus]], id. 9, 2, 61.—Comp.: homines venustiores, Cat. 3, 1: [[longe]] venustiora omnia in respondendo [[quam]] in provocando, Quint. 6, 3, 13.—Sup.: repercutiendi [[genus]] venustissimum, Quint. 6, 3, 78: [[materia]], id. 6, 3, 84: [[lusus]], id. 5, 13, 46.—Adv.: vĕnustē, [[charmingly]], [[gracefully]], [[beautifully]]: [[venuste]] cecidisse, [[most]] [[delightfully]], Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 4, 2: dicere, Quint. 6, 3, 54: respondere, id. 5, 7, 31: eludere, id. 5, 13, 48: scribere mimiambos, Plin. Ep. 6, 21, 4.— Comp.: Hispanus hunc colorem venustius (adhibuit), Sen. Contr. 1, 1, 20.—Sup.: quibus venustissime [[Curio]] respondit, se, etc., Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 11, 2: omnia venustissime fingere, Quint. 6, 3, 41. | ||
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|gf=(1) <b>vĕnustus</b>,¹² a, um ([[venus]]), plein de charme, de grâce, d’élégance : Cic. Br. 203 ; Or. 228 : Suet. [[Nero]] 51 ; Catul. 89, 2 ; 31, 12 ; venustior Cic. Rep. 1, 21 ; -issimus Cic. Q. 1, 3, 3 || poli, gracieux, aimable : Cic. Pis. 70 || joli, spirituel, élégant [en parl. des pensées et du style] : Cic. Br. 325 ; 326 ; Domo 92 ; Quint. 6, 3, 18, etc. | |||
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Revision as of 07:08, 14 August 2017
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
vĕnustus: a, um, adj. 1. Venus,
I lovely, comely, charming, pleasing, winning, agreeable, graceful, beautiful, elegant, etc. (syn.: pulcher, formosus, speciosus).
I Physically: species, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 153: vultus, Ter. And. 1, 1, 93; Suet. Ner. 51: gestus et motus corporis, Cic. Brut. 55, 203: soror, Cat. 89, 2.—Sup.: diva venustissima Venus, Plaut. Poen. 5, 4, 4: forma, Suet. Aug. 79.—Transf., of inanim. things: sphaera venustior et nobilior, Cic. Rep. 1, 14, 21: hortuli, Phaedr. 4, 5, 34: Sirmio, Cat. 31, 12: aspectus figurationis, Vitr. 3, 2.—
II Mentally: Graecus facilis et valde venustus, Cic. Pis. 28, 70: plerumque dolor etiam venustos facit, Plin. Ep. 3, 9, 3: venustum esse, quod cum gratiā quādam et venere dicatur apparet, Quint. 6, 3, 18: (genus dictionis) sententiosum et argutum, sententiae concinnae et venustae, Cic. Brut. 95, 325: (antiqua comoedia) grandis et elegans et venusta, Quint. 10, 1, 65: transitus, id. 9, 2, 61.—Comp.: homines venustiores, Cat. 3, 1: longe venustiora omnia in respondendo quam in provocando, Quint. 6, 3, 13.—Sup.: repercutiendi genus venustissimum, Quint. 6, 3, 78: materia, id. 6, 3, 84: lusus, id. 5, 13, 46.—Adv.: vĕnustē, charmingly, gracefully, beautifully: venuste cecidisse, most delightfully, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 4, 2: dicere, Quint. 6, 3, 54: respondere, id. 5, 7, 31: eludere, id. 5, 13, 48: scribere mimiambos, Plin. Ep. 6, 21, 4.— Comp.: Hispanus hunc colorem venustius (adhibuit), Sen. Contr. 1, 1, 20.—Sup.: quibus venustissime Curio respondit, se, etc., Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 11, 2: omnia venustissime fingere, Quint. 6, 3, 41.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) vĕnustus,¹² a, um (venus), plein de charme, de grâce, d’élégance : Cic. Br. 203 ; Or. 228 : Suet. Nero 51 ; Catul. 89, 2 ; 31, 12 ; venustior Cic. Rep. 1, 21 ; -issimus Cic. Q. 1, 3, 3 || poli, gracieux, aimable : Cic. Pis. 70 || joli, spirituel, élégant [en parl. des pensées et du style] : Cic. Br. 325 ; 326 ; Domo 92 ; Quint. 6, 3, 18, etc.
