lenis
τί δ' ἢν ῥαφανιδωθῇ πιθόμενός σοι τέφρᾳ τε τιλθῇ, ἕξει τινὰ γνώμην λέγειν τὸ μὴ εὐρύπρωκτος εἶναι; → What if he should have a radish shoved up his ass because he trusted you and then have hot ashes rip off his hair? What argument will he be able to offer to prevent himself from having a gaping-anus | but suppose he trusts in your advice and gets a radish rammed right up his arse, and his pubic hairs are burned with red-hot cinders. Will he have some reasoned argument to demonstrate he's not a loose-arsed bugger
Latin > English
lenis lene, lenior -or -us, lenissimus -a -um ADJ :: gentle, kind, light; smooth, mild, easy, calm
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
lēnis: e, adj. cf. lentus,
I soft, smooth, mild, gentle, easy, calm.
I Lit.: sensus judicat dulce, amarum: lene, asperum, Cic. Fin. 2, 12, 36; id. N. D. 2, 58, 146: vehemens fricatio spissat, lenis mollit, Plin. 28, 4, 14, § 53: vinum hoc asperum est: aliud lenius, sodes, vide, Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 48: lenibus venenis uti, Cic. Att. 2, 21, 1: lenissimus ventus, id. ib. 7, 2, 1: motus laterum, moderate, gentle, Quint. 11, 3, 92; 161: leni igni sucus coquitur, Plin. 21, 18, 73, § 122.—Of the Nile: postea lenis, Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 54: tormentum, Hor. C. 3, 21, 13: volatus, Ov. M. 12, 527: somnus, Hor. C. 3, 1, 21.—Of heights, gently or gradually rising: clivus, Liv. 6, 24; cf. id. 29, 33.— Comp.: jugum paulo leniore fastigio ab ea parte quae, etc., Caes. B. C. 2, 24; so fastigium, Plin. 16, 36, 64, § 158.—
II Trop., gentle, moderate, mild, lenient, calm.
A In gen.: servitutem lenem reddere, Plaut. Capt. 2, 1, 5: Ecce me. Opusne (erit tibi) leni? leniorem dices quam mutumst mare, id. Mil. 3, 1, 70: homo lenis et facilis, Cic. Fam. 5, 2, 9: populus Romanus in hostes lenissimus, id. Rosc. Am. 53, 154: lenissima verba, id. Fam. 5, 15, 1: lenissimum ingenium, id. Brut. 56, 204: lenior sententia, Caes. B. C. 1, 2: lene consilium dare, Hor C. 3, 4, 41.—
(b) With inf.: non lenis precibus fata recludere Mercurius, Hor. C. 1, 24, 17.—
B In partic.
1 Of speech, mild, gentle: oratio placida, submissa, lenis, Cic. de Or. 2, 43, 183: lenis et fluens contextus orationis, Quint. 9, 4, 127: leniores epilogi, id. 6, 1, 50.—
2 In gram.: spiritus, the spiritus lenis, the smooth or soft breathing (opp. the spiritus asper), Prisc. p. 572 P.— Hence, adv. in two forms.
A lēne (only poet.), softly, mildly, gently: sectus humum rivo, lene sonantis aquae, Ov. F. 2, 704: clivi lene jacentes, gently rising, Calp. Ecl. 7, 25: lene fluens fons, Nemes. Ecl. 4, 47: lene Notus spirat, Avien. Descript. Orb. 857.—
B lēnĭter (class.), softly, mildly, gently.
1 Lit.: leniter arridens, Cic. Rep. 6, 12, 12: leniter atterens Caudam, Hor. C. 2, 19, 30: ventus leniter pluvius, Plin. 18, 34, 77, § 337: leniter ire per excubias custodum, Ov. Am. 1, 6, 7: collis leniter acclivis, gradually or gently rising, Caes. B. G. 7, 19; so, editus collis, Liv. 2, 50.—Comp.: torrens lenius decurrit, Ov. M. 3, 568.—
2 Trop., quietly, calmly, gently, moderately, leniently.
a In gen.: tentem leniter an minaciter? Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 20: petere quippiam ab aliquo dictis bonis, id. Am. prol. 25: ferre aliquid, Ov. H. 5, 7: traducere aevum, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 97: nimis leniter latam suam injuriam ratus, Liv. 29, 9 (al. leviter).—Sup.: lenissime sentire, Cic. Fam. 5, 2, 9.—
b In partic.
(a) Of speech: multa leniter, multa aspere dicta sunt, Cic. Brut. 44, 164: agit versum Roscius quam leniter, quam remisse, quam non actuose, id. de Or. 3, 26, 102.—Comp.: qui jamdiu multo dicis remissius et lenius quam solebas, Cic. de Or. 1, 60, 255.—
(b) Moderately, i. e. very little, not at all: hoc leniter laudabitis, Plaut. Poen. 5, 3, 40; 3, 3, 9: leniter qui saeviunt sapiunt magis, id. Bacch. 3, 3, 4.—
(g) In a bad sense, remissly, indolently: si cunctetur atque agat lenius, too slowly, Caes. B. C. 1, 1.
lenis: is, m.,
I a kind of vessel, Afran. and Laber. ap. Non. 544, 31.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) lēnĭs,⁹ e,
1 doux [relativement à tous les sens] : Cic. Fin. 2, 36 ; Nat. 2, 146 ; Plin. 28, 53 || [en parl. d’une pente] Cæs. C. 2, 24, 4 ; Liv. 6, 24, etc. || [d’un cours d’eau] Plin. 5, 54 || [du vent] Cic. Att. 7, 2, 1 || [en parl. du style] Cic. de Or. 2, 183 ; Quint. 9, 4, 127
2 modéré, calme : Cic. Fam. 5, 2, 9 ; 5, 15, 1 ; Amer. 154 ; Cæs. C. 1, 2, 2
3 [avec inf.] qui se laisse facilement aller à : Hor. O. 1, 24, 17 || -nior Cic. Off. 1, 46 ; -issimus Cic. Ac. 2, 11.
(2) lēnis, is, m. (ληνός), cuve du pressoir : Afran. et Laber. d. Non. 544, 31.
Latin > German (Georges)
lēnis, e, lind, gelinde, sanft, mild (Ggstz. asper), I) eig.: sensus iudicat lene, asperum, Cic.: vocis genus lene, asperum, Cic.: lenis vox (Ggstz. acer clamor), Cornif. rhet.: vinum, milder, durchs Alter mild gewordener Wein, Hor.: vinum lenius, Ter.: venenum, gelinde, nicht heftig wirkend, Cic.: ventus lenissimus, Cic.: spiritum lenem agere, Tibull.: clivus, allmählich aufwärts steigender, Liv.: so auch fastigium, Caes.: gradus, langsamer Schritt, Liv.: stagnum, sanft fließend, Liv.: motus laterum, mäßige, ruhige, Quint.: leni igni coquere, Plin.: color, milde, Plin. – neutr. lēne adverb., lene sonare, Ov., resonare, Sen.: clivi lene iacentes, sanft sich erhebende, Calp. – II) übtr.: A) im allg., v. Pers. (Ggstz. asper, acer, crudelis), lenis a te et facilis existimari debeo, Cic.: in hostes lenissimus, Cic. – v. Lebl., ingenium lene, lenissimum, Ter. u. Cic.: verba, Cic.: virtutes leniores, Cic.: leniorem sententiam dicere, Caes.: servitutem lenem reddere, Plaut. – poet. m. folg. Infin., non lenis precibus (unerbittlich) fata recludere, Hor. carm. 1, 24, 17. – B) insbes.: 1) v. der Rede, mild, gelinde, oratio placida, submissa, lenis (Ggstz. or. fortis), Cic.: genus lene (Ggstz. genus vehemens), Cic.: leniores epilogi, Quint. – 2) als gramm. t. t.: spiritus lenis, der Spiritus lenis (Ggstz. spiritus asper), Prisc. 2, 12. – / Vulg. Abl. Sing. lene, Gargil. cur. boum 23.
Translations
gentle
Azerbaijani: zərif; Belarusian: высакародны, ласкавы; Bulgarian: благороден, любезен, приветлив, дружелюбен, мил; Chinese Mandarin: 斯文; Czech: něžný, přívětivý, laskavý; Dutch: lieflijk; Finnish: herttainen, kiltti; French: gentil; Galician: xentil; Georgian: რბილი, ფაქიზი, ნაზი, სათუთი, მოსიყვარულე, მეგობრული, გულკეთილი; German: liebenswürdig; Gothic: 𐌵𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌿𐍃; Ancient Greek: ἤπιος, πραΰς, προσηνής; Hindi: सज्जन; Irish: mín; Italian: gentile; Japanese: 優しい; Latin: lenis; Maori: ngākau mōwai, hūmārie; Norman: bénîn; Old English: bilewit; Plautdietsch: saunft; Polish: łagodny, delikatny, miły; Portuguese: gentil; Russian: благородный, любезный, нежный, ласковый, приветливый, дружелюбный, добродушный, милый; Slovak: nežný, prívetivý, láskavý; Spanish: tierno; Turkish: şefkatli; Ukrainian: люб'язний, ласкавий, благородний, ні́жний; Welsh: tyner
