viriditas
ἐν πίθῳ ἡ κεραμεία γιγνομένη → trying to run before you can walk, the potter's art starting on a big jar
Latin > English
viriditas viriditatis N F :: greenness; fresh green color of plants; green vegetation; youthful vigor
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
vĭrĭdĭtas: ātis, f. viridis,
I green color, greenness, verdure, viridity.
I Lit.: herbescens viriditas, Cic. Sen. 15, 51: pratorum, id. ib. 16, 57: maris, Plin. 37, 5, 20, § 76.—
II Transf., freshness, briskness, vigor: senectus aufert eam viriditatem, in quā etiam nunc erat Scipio, Cic. Lael. 3, 11: vigere et habere quandam viriditatem, id. Tusc. 3, 31, 75: laurea illa amittit longo intervallo viriditatem, id. Prov. Cons. 12, 29.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
vĭrĭdĭtās,¹⁴ ātis, f. (viridis),
1 la verdure, le vert : Cic. CM 51 ; 57 ; Plin. 37, 76
2 [fig.] verdeur, vigueur : Cic. Læl. 11 ; Tusc. 3, 75 ; Prov. 29.
Latin > German (Georges)
viriditās, ātis, f. (viridis), I) die grüne Farbe einer Sache, das Grün, pratorum, Cic.: agrorum, Ambros.: maris, Plin. – II) bildl., die Jugendfrische, Lebhaftigkeit, Munterkeit, frische Tatkraft, senectus aufert viriditatem, Cic.: ut (illud opinatum malum) et habeat quandam viriditatem, einen gewissen unverwelkten Zustand, Cic.
