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|lshtext=<b>laetus</b>: a, um, adj. Sanscr. [[root]] prī-, to [[cheer]]; prētis, [[joy]], [[love]]; cf. Gr. πραΰς, πρᾷος; Germ. Friede, Freude; cf. also Latin gentile [[name]], [[Plaetorius]],<br /><b>I</b> [[joyful]], [[cheerful]], [[glad]], [[gay]], [[joyous]], [[rejoicing]], [[pleased]], [[delighted]], [[full]] of [[joy]].<br /><b>I</b> Lit., constr. absol., [[with]] de, the gen., the inf., or acc. and inf.<br /> <b>(a)</b> Absol.: laeti [[atque]] erecti, Cic. Font. 11, 33: alacres laetique, id. Sest. 1, 1: [[vultus]], id. Att. 8, 9, 2: [[dies]] laetissimi, id. Lael. 3, 12.—In neutr. plur. as subst.: litterae tuae [[partim]] [[laeta]] [[partim]] tristia [[continent]], Plin. Ep. 5, 9, 1.—<br /> <b>(b)</b> With de: [[laetus]] est de [[amica]], Ter. Ad. 2, 2, 45.—<br /> <b>(g)</b> With gen.: [[laetus]] animi et ingenii, Vell. 2, 93, 1; Tac. A. 2, 26: laborum, Verg. A. 11, 73: irae, Sil. 17, 308.—<br /> <b>(d)</b> With inf.: [[laetus]] [[uterque]] Spectari superis, Sil. 9, 453.—（ε) With acc. and inf.: [[laetus]] [[sum]], fratri obtigisse [[quod]] [[volt]], Ter. Phorm. 5, 4, 1: [[laeta]] est abs te ([[donum]]) datum esse, id. Eun. 3, 1, 2.—<br /><b>II</b> Transf.<br /> <b>A</b> Doing a [[thing]] [[with]] [[joy]], [[cheerful]], [[ready]], [[willing]]: [[senatus]] [[supplementum]] [[etiam]] [[laetus]] decreverat, Sall. J. 84, 3: descendere [[regno]], Stat. Th. 2, 396: fatebere [[laetus]] nec surdum esse, etc., Juv. 13, 248.—<br /> <b>B</b> Delighting or [[taking]] [[pleasure]] in a [[thing]]; [[with]] abl. or inf.<br /> <b>(a)</b> With abl.: et laetum equino [[sanguine]] Concanum, Hor. C. 3, 4, 34: [[laetus]] stridore catenae, Juv. 14, 23: plantaribus horti, id. 13, 123.—<br /> <b>(b)</b> With inf.: et ferro vivere laetum Vulgus, Sil. 9, 223.—<br /> <b>C</b> Pleased, [[satisfied]] [[with]] [[any]] [[thing]]; delighting in; [[with]] abl.: [[classis]] Romana haudquaquam [[laeta]] praedā rediit, Liv. 27, 31: [[contentus]] modicis, meoque [[laetus]], Mart. 4, 77, 2.—With gen.: [[laeta]] laborum, Verg. A. 11, 73: laetissimus viae, indulging to the [[full]], Sil. 17, 308.—<br /> <b>D</b> Pleasing, [[pleasant]], [[grateful]]: omnia erant facta hoc biduo laetiora, Cic. Att. 7, 26, 1: laetique nuntii vulgabantur, Tac. A. 1, 5: [[vitium]] laetissimi [[fructus]], Cic. N. D. 2, 62, 156: [[virtus]] [[haud]] [[laeta]] tyranno, Val. Fl. 1, 30: militibus id [[nomen]], Tac. H. 4, 68.—<br /> <b>E</b> Favorable, [[propitious]], [[prosperous]]: venti, Val. Fl. 4, 31: [[sors]], id. 4, 540: [[bellum]], Sil. 10, 552; Plaut. Am. prol. 2: saecula, Verg. A. 1, 605: [[exta]], Suet. Caes. 77: cujus (proelii) [[initium]] ambiguum, [[finis]] laetior, Tac. A. 12, 40.—<br /> <b>F</b> Fortunate, [[auspicious]], [[lucky]]: [[prodigium]], Plin. 11, 37, 77, § 197: [[augurium]], Tac. H. 1, 62: [[laeta]] et [[congruentia]] [[exta]], id. ib. 2, 4: omina, Petr. 122.—<br /> Joyous in [[appearance]], [[delightful]], [[pleasing]], [[beautiful]]: vite [[quid]] potest esse cum fructu laetius, tum aspectu pulchrius? Cic. de Sen. 15, 53: segetes, Verg. G. 1, 1: lupae fulvo nutricis tegmine, id. A. 1, 275: ferarum exuviis, Ov. M. 1, 475: [[indoles]], Quint. 2, 4, 4: colles frondibus laeti, Curt. 5, 4, 9.—<br /> <b>2</b> In partic., in econom. lang., [[fertile]], [[rich]], of [[soil]]: [[ager]], Varr. R. R. 1, 23: [[laeta]] Clitumni [[pascua]], Juv. 12, 13.—Of [[cattle]], [[fat]]: glande sues laeti redeunt, Verg. G. 2, 520.—<br /> <b>3</b> Abundant, [[copious]]: [[laeta]] [[magis]] pressis manabunt flumina mammis, Verg. G. 3, 310; 3, 494: [[lucus]] laetissimus umbrae, id. A. 1, 441.—Of [[style]], etc., [[rich]], [[copious]], [[agreeable]]: nitidum quoddam [[genus]] est verborum et laetum, Cic. de Or. 1, 18, 81.—Of the [[author]]: ([[Homerus]]) [[laetus]] ac [[pressus]], Quint. 10, 1, 46.—<br /> Pleasant, [[agreeable]]: dicendi [[genus]] tenue laetioribus numeris corrumpere, Quint. 9, 4, 17.—In neutr. [[sing]]., adverbially: laetumque rubet, [[with]] [[joy]], [[with]] [[pleasure]], Stat. Ach. 1, 323.— Hence, adv.: laetē, [[joyfully]], [[gladly]], [[cheerfully]].<br /> <b>1</b> Lit. ([[class]].): auctorem [[senatus]] exstinctum [[laete]] [[atque]] insolenter tulit, Cic. Phil. 9, 3, 7: [[laete]] an [[severe]] dicere, Quint. 8, 3, 40.—Comp., Vell. 2, 45, 3: [[neque]] [[refert]] cujusquam Punicas Romanasve [[acies]] laetius extuleris, [[more]] [[eagerly]], Tac. A. 4, 33: aliquid ausi laetius aut licentius, Quint. 2, 4, 14.—Sup.: laetissime gaudere, Gell. 3, 15, 2.—<br /> <b>2</b> Transf., fruitfully, [[abundantly]], [[luxuriantly]]: [[seges]] [[laete]] [[virens]], Plin. 33, 5, 27, § 89.—Comp.: [[truncus]] laetius frondet, [[more]] fruitfully, [[more]] [[luxuriantly]], Col. 5, 9, 10; cf. Plin. 16, 31, 56, § 130.—<br /> <b>3</b> Lightly, not [[severely]], [[without]] [[seriousness]]: si [[quis]] putet nos laetius fecisse [[quam]] orationis [[severitas]] exigat, Plin. Ep. 2, 5, 6.<br /><b>laetus</b>: i, m., in [[late]] Lat.,<br /><b>I</b> a [[foreign]] [[bondman]] [[who]] [[received]] a [[piece]] of [[land]] to [[cultivate]], for [[which]] he paid [[tribute]] to his [[master]], a [[serf]], Amm. 20, 8, 13; Eum. [[Pan]]. 21, 1.—Hence,<br /> <b>A</b> [[laeta]], ōrum, n., the [[land]] so [[cultivated]], Cod. Th. 7, 20, 10.—<br /> <b>B</b> laetĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a [[laetus]]: laeticae terrae, Cod. Th. 13, 11, 9. | |lshtext=<b>laetus</b>: a, um, adj. Sanscr. [[root]] prī-, to [[cheer]]; prētis, [[joy]], [[love]]; cf. Gr. πραΰς, πρᾷος; Germ. Friede, Freude; cf. also Latin gentile [[name]], [[Plaetorius]],<br /><b>I</b> [[joyful]], [[cheerful]], [[glad]], [[gay]], [[joyous]], [[rejoicing]], [[pleased]], [[delighted]], [[full]] of [[joy]].<br /><b>I</b> Lit., constr. absol., [[with]] de, the gen., the inf., or acc. and inf.<br /> <b>(a)</b> Absol.: laeti [[atque]] erecti, Cic. Font. 11, 33: alacres laetique, id. Sest. 1, 1: [[vultus]], id. Att. 8, 9, 2: [[dies]] laetissimi, id. Lael. 3, 12.—In neutr. plur. as subst.: litterae tuae [[partim]] [[laeta]] [[partim]] tristia [[continent]], Plin. Ep. 5, 9, 1.—<br /> <b>(b)</b> With de: [[laetus]] est de [[amica]], Ter. Ad. 2, 2, 45.—<br /> <b>(g)</b> With gen.: [[laetus]] animi et ingenii, Vell. 2, 93, 1; Tac. A. 2, 26: laborum, Verg. A. 11, 73: irae, Sil. 17, 308.—<br /> <b>(d)</b> With inf.: [[laetus]] [[uterque]] Spectari superis, Sil. 9, 453.—（ε) With acc. and inf.: [[laetus]] [[sum]], fratri obtigisse [[quod]] [[volt]], Ter. Phorm. 5, 4, 1: [[laeta]] est abs te ([[donum]]) datum esse, id. Eun. 3, 1, 2.—<br /><b>II</b> Transf.<br /> <b>A</b> Doing a [[thing]] [[with]] [[joy]], [[cheerful]], [[ready]], [[willing]]: [[senatus]] [[supplementum]] [[etiam]] [[laetus]] decreverat, Sall. J. 84, 3: descendere [[regno]], Stat. Th. 2, 396: fatebere [[laetus]] nec surdum esse, etc., Juv. 13, 248.—<br /> <b>B</b> Delighting or [[taking]] [[pleasure]] in a [[thing]]; [[with]] abl. or inf.<br /> <b>(a)</b> With abl.: et laetum equino [[sanguine]] Concanum, Hor. C. 3, 4, 34: [[laetus]] stridore catenae, Juv. 14, 23: plantaribus horti, id. 13, 123.—<br /> <b>(b)</b> With inf.: et ferro vivere laetum Vulgus, Sil. 9, 223.—<br /> <b>C</b> Pleased, [[satisfied]] [[with]] [[any]] [[thing]]; delighting in; [[with]] abl.: [[classis]] Romana haudquaquam [[laeta]] praedā rediit, Liv. 27, 31: [[contentus]] modicis, meoque [[laetus]], Mart. 4, 77, 2.—With gen.: [[laeta]] laborum, Verg. A. 11, 73: laetissimus viae, indulging to the [[full]], Sil. 17, 308.—<br /> <b>D</b> Pleasing, [[pleasant]], [[grateful]]: omnia erant facta hoc biduo laetiora, Cic. Att. 7, 26, 1: laetique nuntii vulgabantur, Tac. A. 1, 5: [[vitium]] laetissimi [[fructus]], Cic. N. D. 2, 62, 156: [[virtus]] [[haud]] [[laeta]] tyranno, Val. Fl. 1, 30: militibus id [[nomen]], Tac. H. 4, 68.—<br /> <b>E</b> Favorable, [[propitious]], [[prosperous]]: venti, Val. Fl. 4, 31: [[sors]], id. 4, 540: [[bellum]], Sil. 10, 552; Plaut. Am. prol. 2: saecula, Verg. A. 1, 605: [[exta]], Suet. Caes. 77: cujus (proelii) [[initium]] ambiguum, [[finis]] laetior, Tac. A. 12, 40.—<br /> <b>F</b> Fortunate, [[auspicious]], [[lucky]]: [[prodigium]], Plin. 11, 37, 77, § 197: [[augurium]], Tac. H. 1, 62: [[laeta]] et [[congruentia]] [[exta]], id. ib. 2, 4: omina, Petr. 122.—<br /> Joyous in [[appearance]], [[delightful]], [[pleasing]], [[beautiful]]: vite [[quid]] potest esse cum fructu laetius, tum aspectu pulchrius? Cic. de Sen. 15, 53: segetes, Verg. G. 1, 1: lupae fulvo nutricis tegmine, id. A. 1, 275: ferarum exuviis, Ov. M. 1, 475: [[indoles]], Quint. 2, 4, 4: colles frondibus laeti, Curt. 5, 4, 9.—<br /> <b>2</b> In partic., in econom. lang., [[fertile]], [[rich]], of [[soil]]: [[ager]], Varr. R. R. 1, 23: [[laeta]] Clitumni [[pascua]], Juv. 12, 13.—Of [[cattle]], [[fat]]: glande sues laeti redeunt, Verg. G. 2, 520.—<br /> <b>3</b> Abundant, [[copious]]: [[laeta]] [[magis]] pressis manabunt flumina mammis, Verg. G. 3, 310; 3, 494: [[lucus]] laetissimus umbrae, id. A. 1, 441.—Of [[style]], etc., [[rich]], [[copious]], [[agreeable]]: nitidum quoddam [[genus]] est verborum et laetum, Cic. de Or. 1, 18, 81.—Of the [[author]]: ([[Homerus]]) [[laetus]] ac [[pressus]], Quint. 10, 1, 46.—<br /> Pleasant, [[agreeable]]: dicendi [[genus]] tenue laetioribus numeris corrumpere, Quint. 9, 4, 17.—In neutr. [[sing]]., adverbially: laetumque rubet, [[with]] [[joy]], [[with]] [[pleasure]], Stat. Ach. 1, 323.— Hence, adv.: laetē, [[joyfully]], [[gladly]], [[cheerfully]].<br /> <b>1</b> Lit. ([[class]].): auctorem [[senatus]] exstinctum [[laete]] [[atque]] insolenter tulit, Cic. Phil. 9, 3, 7: [[laete]] an [[severe]] dicere, Quint. 8, 3, 40.—Comp., Vell. 2, 45, 3: [[neque]] [[refert]] cujusquam Punicas Romanasve [[acies]] laetius extuleris, [[more]] [[eagerly]], Tac. A. 4, 33: aliquid ausi laetius aut licentius, Quint. 2, 4, 14.—Sup.: laetissime gaudere, Gell. 3, 15, 2.—<br /> <b>2</b> Transf., fruitfully, [[abundantly]], [[luxuriantly]]: [[seges]] [[laete]] [[virens]], Plin. 33, 5, 27, § 89.—Comp.: [[truncus]] laetius frondet, [[more]] fruitfully, [[more]] [[luxuriantly]], Col. 5, 9, 10; cf. Plin. 16, 31, 56, § 130.—<br /> <b>3</b> Lightly, not [[severely]], [[without]] [[seriousness]]: si [[quis]] putet nos laetius fecisse [[quam]] orationis [[severitas]] exigat, Plin. Ep. 2, 5, 6.<br /><b>laetus</b>: i, m., in [[late]] Lat.,<br /><b>I</b> a [[foreign]] [[bondman]] [[who]] [[received]] a [[piece]] of [[land]] to [[cultivate]], for [[which]] he paid [[tribute]] to his [[master]], a [[serf]], Amm. 20, 8, 13; Eum. [[Pan]]. 21, 1.—Hence,<br /> <b>A</b> [[laeta]], ōrum, n., the [[land]] so [[cultivated]], Cod. Th. 7, 20, 10.—<br /> <b>B</b> laetĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a [[laetus]]: laeticae terrae, Cod. Th. 13, 11, 9. | ||
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|gf=(1) <b>lætus</b>,⁷ a, um, idée d’épanouissement<br /><b>1</b> joyeux : læti [[atque]] erecti Cic. Font. 33, joyeux et la tête haute ; lætus animi Tac. Ann. 2, 26, joyeux [en son cœur] ; læta laborum Virg. En. 11, 73, heureuse de travailler ; lætus [[est]] de [[amica]] Ter. Ad. 252, il [[est]] joyeux d’avoir vu sa maîtresse ; lætus equino sanguine Hor. O. 3, 4, 34, qui aime le sang de cheval ; lætus [[est]] [[nescio]] [[quid]] Ter. Andr. 340, il [[est]] joyeux pour je ne sais [[quoi]] ; lætus sum laudari me abs te Næv. Tr. 15, je [[suis]] joyeux d’avoir tes éloges ; lætus sum fratri obtigisse [[quod]] [[vult]] Ter. Phorm. 820, je me réjouis que mon frère ait obtenu ce qu’il désire, cf. Eun. 392 ; lætus bellare Latinis Sil. 16, 564, joyeux de combattre les Latins ; lætus animi [[quod]]... Tac. Ann. 2, 26, joyeux de ce que... || lætus [[vultus]] Cic. Att. 8, 9, 2, visage joyeux ; [[dies]] lætissimi Cic. Læl. 12, jours de [[plus]] [[grande]] joie ; læta, tristia Plin. Min. Ep. 5, 9, 1, choses joyeuses, tristes || [emploi adv.] : lætus [[eum]] audivit Liv. 28, 35, 12, il l’écouta avec joie, cf. Sall. J. 84, 3<br /><b>2</b> qui réjouit, agréable : [[quid]] potest [[esse]] fructu lætius ? Cic. CM 53, que peut-il y avoir, quant au profit, de [[plus]] agréable ? [[nec]] [[vero]] segetibus [[solum]]... [[res]] rusticæ lætæ sunt, [[sed]]... Cic. CM 54, et puis ce ne sont pas seulement les moissons... qui font le charme de l’agriculture... ; lætum militibus [[nomen]] Tac. H. 4, 68, nom qui fait plaisir aux soldats<br /><b>3</b> favorable, d’heureux augure : lætum [[augurium]] Tac. H. 1, 62, heureux augure ; læta [[exta]] Tac. H. 2, 4, entrailles favorables, offrant des présages favorables ; lætum [[est]] avec inf. ou prop. inf., c’[[est]] un présage favorable que... Plin. 8, 185 ; 32, 17<br /><b>4</b> qui a un aspect riant, plaisant : lætæ segetes Cic. de Or. 3, 155, riantes moissons ; colles frondibus læti Curt. 5, 4, 9, collines parées d’un riant feuillage<br /><b>5</b> riche, abondant : [[ager]] [[crassus]] et lætus [[Varro]] R. 1, 23, une terre grasse et riche (fertile) ; [[tellus]] justo lætior Virg. G. 2, 252, [[sol]] [[plus]] riche que de raison ; læta [[armenta]] Virg. En. 3, 220, beaux troupeaux (belles bêtes, grasses) || [[lucus]] lætissimus umbræ Virg. En. 1, 441, bois très riche en ombrage ; glande sues læti redeunt Virg. G. 2, 520, les porcs rentrent rassasiés de glands ; læta pressis manabunt flumina mammis Virg. G. 3, 310, des flots abondants couleront des mamelles pressées<br /><b>6</b> [rhét.] style égayé, fleuri, orné : Cic. de Or. 1, 81 ; Quint. 10, 1, 46 ; loci lætiores Tac. D. 22, développements [[plus]] brillants.<br />(2) <b>lætus</b>,¹⁶ ī, m., lète [étranger qui recevait, comme une sorte de serf, une portion du territoire de l’État à cultiver] : Cod. Th. 7, 20, 10 ; d’où læticæ terræ Cod. Th. 13, 11, 10, terres serves. | |||
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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
laetus: a, um, adj. Sanscr. root prī-, to cheer; prētis, joy, love; cf. Gr. πραΰς, πρᾷος; Germ. Friede, Freude; cf. also Latin gentile name, Plaetorius,
I joyful, cheerful, glad, gay, joyous, rejoicing, pleased, delighted, full of joy.
I Lit., constr. absol., with de, the gen., the inf., or acc. and inf.
(a) Absol.: laeti atque erecti, Cic. Font. 11, 33: alacres laetique, id. Sest. 1, 1: vultus, id. Att. 8, 9, 2: dies laetissimi, id. Lael. 3, 12.—In neutr. plur. as subst.: litterae tuae partim laeta partim tristia continent, Plin. Ep. 5, 9, 1.—
(b) With de: laetus est de amica, Ter. Ad. 2, 2, 45.—
(g) With gen.: laetus animi et ingenii, Vell. 2, 93, 1; Tac. A. 2, 26: laborum, Verg. A. 11, 73: irae, Sil. 17, 308.—
(d) With inf.: laetus uterque Spectari superis, Sil. 9, 453.—（ε) With acc. and inf.: laetus sum, fratri obtigisse quod volt, Ter. Phorm. 5, 4, 1: laeta est abs te (donum) datum esse, id. Eun. 3, 1, 2.—
II Transf.
A Doing a thing with joy, cheerful, ready, willing: senatus supplementum etiam laetus decreverat, Sall. J. 84, 3: descendere regno, Stat. Th. 2, 396: fatebere laetus nec surdum esse, etc., Juv. 13, 248.—
B Delighting or taking pleasure in a thing; with abl. or inf.
(a) With abl.: et laetum equino sanguine Concanum, Hor. C. 3, 4, 34: laetus stridore catenae, Juv. 14, 23: plantaribus horti, id. 13, 123.—
(b) With inf.: et ferro vivere laetum Vulgus, Sil. 9, 223.—
C Pleased, satisfied with any thing; delighting in; with abl.: classis Romana haudquaquam laeta praedā rediit, Liv. 27, 31: contentus modicis, meoque laetus, Mart. 4, 77, 2.—With gen.: laeta laborum, Verg. A. 11, 73: laetissimus viae, indulging to the full, Sil. 17, 308.—
D Pleasing, pleasant, grateful: omnia erant facta hoc biduo laetiora, Cic. Att. 7, 26, 1: laetique nuntii vulgabantur, Tac. A. 1, 5: vitium laetissimi fructus, Cic. N. D. 2, 62, 156: virtus haud laeta tyranno, Val. Fl. 1, 30: militibus id nomen, Tac. H. 4, 68.—
E Favorable, propitious, prosperous: venti, Val. Fl. 4, 31: sors, id. 4, 540: bellum, Sil. 10, 552; Plaut. Am. prol. 2: saecula, Verg. A. 1, 605: exta, Suet. Caes. 77: cujus (proelii) initium ambiguum, finis laetior, Tac. A. 12, 40.—
F Fortunate, auspicious, lucky: prodigium, Plin. 11, 37, 77, § 197: augurium, Tac. H. 1, 62: laeta et congruentia exta, id. ib. 2, 4: omina, Petr. 122.—
Joyous in appearance, delightful, pleasing, beautiful: vite quid potest esse cum fructu laetius, tum aspectu pulchrius? Cic. de Sen. 15, 53: segetes, Verg. G. 1, 1: lupae fulvo nutricis tegmine, id. A. 1, 275: ferarum exuviis, Ov. M. 1, 475: indoles, Quint. 2, 4, 4: colles frondibus laeti, Curt. 5, 4, 9.—
2 In partic., in econom. lang., fertile, rich, of soil: ager, Varr. R. R. 1, 23: laeta Clitumni pascua, Juv. 12, 13.—Of cattle, fat: glande sues laeti redeunt, Verg. G. 2, 520.—
3 Abundant, copious: laeta magis pressis manabunt flumina mammis, Verg. G. 3, 310; 3, 494: lucus laetissimus umbrae, id. A. 1, 441.—Of style, etc., rich, copious, agreeable: nitidum quoddam genus est verborum et laetum, Cic. de Or. 1, 18, 81.—Of the author: (Homerus) laetus ac pressus, Quint. 10, 1, 46.—
Pleasant, agreeable: dicendi genus tenue laetioribus numeris corrumpere, Quint. 9, 4, 17.—In neutr. sing., adverbially: laetumque rubet, with joy, with pleasure, Stat. Ach. 1, 323.— Hence, adv.: laetē, joyfully, gladly, cheerfully.
1 Lit. (class.): auctorem senatus exstinctum laete atque insolenter tulit, Cic. Phil. 9, 3, 7: laete an severe dicere, Quint. 8, 3, 40.—Comp., Vell. 2, 45, 3: neque refert cujusquam Punicas Romanasve acies laetius extuleris, more eagerly, Tac. A. 4, 33: aliquid ausi laetius aut licentius, Quint. 2, 4, 14.—Sup.: laetissime gaudere, Gell. 3, 15, 2.—
2 Transf., fruitfully, abundantly, luxuriantly: seges laete virens, Plin. 33, 5, 27, § 89.—Comp.: truncus laetius frondet, more fruitfully, more luxuriantly, Col. 5, 9, 10; cf. Plin. 16, 31, 56, § 130.—
3 Lightly, not severely, without seriousness: si quis putet nos laetius fecisse quam orationis severitas exigat, Plin. Ep. 2, 5, 6.
laetus: i, m., in late Lat.,
I a foreign bondman who received a piece of land to cultivate, for which he paid tribute to his master, a serf, Amm. 20, 8, 13; Eum. Pan. 21, 1.—Hence,
A laeta, ōrum, n., the land so cultivated, Cod. Th. 7, 20, 10.—
B laetĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a laetus: laeticae terrae, Cod. Th. 13, 11, 9.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) lætus,⁷ a, um, idée d’épanouissement
1 joyeux : læti atque erecti Cic. Font. 33, joyeux et la tête haute ; lætus animi Tac. Ann. 2, 26, joyeux [en son cœur] ; læta laborum Virg. En. 11, 73, heureuse de travailler ; lætus est de amica Ter. Ad. 252, il est joyeux d’avoir vu sa maîtresse ; lætus equino sanguine Hor. O. 3, 4, 34, qui aime le sang de cheval ; lætus est nescio quid Ter. Andr. 340, il est joyeux pour je ne sais quoi ; lætus sum laudari me abs te Næv. Tr. 15, je suis joyeux d’avoir tes éloges ; lætus sum fratri obtigisse quod vult Ter. Phorm. 820, je me réjouis que mon frère ait obtenu ce qu’il désire, cf. Eun. 392 ; lætus bellare Latinis Sil. 16, 564, joyeux de combattre les Latins ; lætus animi quod... Tac. Ann. 2, 26, joyeux de ce que...
