lascivus

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

lascīvus: a, um, adj. Sanscr. lash-āmi, desire; las-āmi, play; Gr. la- in λάω, λιλαίομαι; cf. Goth. lustus; also Lat. largus,
I wanton, petulant, sportive, playful, frolicsome, frisky, (syn.: petulans, procax).
I In a good sense: nova proles, * Lucr. 1, 260: capella, Verg. E. 2, 64: puella, id. ib. 3, 64: pueri, Hor. S. 1, 3, 134: Amores, id. C. 2, 11, 7: currumque sequuntur matris lascivo sidera fulva choro, Tib. 2, 1, 88: tenero lascivior haedo, Ov. M. 13, 791: aetas, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 216: hederae, wanton, luxuriant, id. C. 1, 36, 20: acus, for ornamenting the hair, a hair-pin, Mart. 11, 45, 6; cf. Tert. Verg. Vel. 12: tristia maestum Vultum verba decent. ... Ludentem lasciva, sportive, playful, Hor. A. P. 107; cf.: quod dicitur, aut est lascivum et hilare aut contumeliosum, Quint. 6, 3, 27: ad quod (caput aselli) lascivi ludebant ruris alumni, Juv. 11, 98. —
II In a bad sense, licentious, lewd, lustful, lascivious, Varr. R. R. 1, 14: Siculi, ut sunt lascivi et dicaces, Cael. ap. Quint. 6, 3, 41: puellae, lascivious, Ov. A. A. 1, 523: femur, id. Am. 3, 7, 10: libelli, lewd, Mart. 5, 2, 5; cf.: tabellis ac sigillis lascivissimarum picturarum et figurarum, Suet. Tib. 43.—
III Trop., of style, licentious, luxuriant, overloaded with ornament; oratio, Gell. 12, 2, 9; cf.: illud lascivum ζωὴ καὶ ψυχή, Juv. 6, 194.—Hence, adv. in two forms.
   A lascīvē, wantonly, lasciviously (post-class.): loqui, licentiously, Mart. 8 init.: versus facere, App. Mag. p. 278, 31. —Comp.: lascivius, Avien. Arat. 514.—
   B lascīvĭter, wantonly, petulantly: ludere, Laev. ap. Charis. p. 183 P.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

lascīvus,¹⁰ a, um,
1 folâtre, badin, enjoué, gai : Lucr. 1, 260 ; Virg. B. 2, 64 ; Hor. S. 1, 3, 134 ; P. 107 || -vior Ov. M. 13, 791
2 qui en prend à son aise : Cic. Att. 2, 3, 1 || pétulant, lascif : Varro R. 1, 14 ; Ov. Ars 1, 523 ; Mart. 5, 2, 5 ; -issimus Suet. Tib. 43
3 [en parl. du style] : a) qui s’ébat, pétulant, badin : Quint. 10, 1, 88 et 93 ; b) maniéré : Gell. 12, 2, 9.

Latin > German (Georges)

lascīvus, a, um (zu altind. lásati, spielt, gotisch lustus, Lust), mutwillig, I) im guten Sinne = schäkerhaft, lose, homo, Varro: puella, Verg.: capella, Verg.: lascivior haedo, Ov.: pullus (asinae) lascivus, Hieron. – übtr., von lebl. Subjj., verba (Ggstz. verba seria), Hor.: aetas, Hor.: hedera, üppig rankend, Hor.: acus, Mart. – II) im üblen Sinne: a) frech, übermütig, zügellos, üppig, geil, Epicrates, Cic.: puella, Ov. – übtr., v. lebl. Subjj., femur, Ov.: oculi, Quint.: oscula, Tac.: libelli, Mart.: lascivior corporis motus, Curt.: lascivissimae picturae, Suet. – b) v. Dichter, tändelnd, sich gehen lassend, Quint. 10, 1, 88 u. 93. – c) v. der Rede, üppig, überladen, geziert, oratio, Sen. contr. 2. praef. § 1. Gell. 12, 2, 9.

Latin > English

lascivus lasciva, lascivum ADJ :: playful; lustful, wanton; impudent, mischievous; free from restraint