salubritas
Νόσον δὲ κρεῖττόν ἐστιν ἢ λύπην φέρειν → Morbum quam tristitatem exantles facilius → Es lässt sich leichter krank sein als betrübt
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
sălūbrĭtas: ātis, f. salubris.
I Healthfulness, wholesomeness, salubrity (class.): hostiarum exta, quorum ex habitu atque ex colore tum salubritatis, tum pestilentiae signa percipi, Cic. Div. 1, 57, 131: amoenitatem hanc (sc. hujus loci) et salubritatem sequor, id. Leg. 2, 1, 3; so of places, id. Agr. 2, 35, 95; Varr. R. R. 1, 4, 3 sq.; Suet. Tib. 11; Auct. B. G. 8, 52; cf.: aquarum, Liv. 42, 54 fin.; Tac. A. 12, 66; Plin. 5, 16, 15, § 72: nemorum, id. 37, 10, 77, § 201: caeli, Col. 1, 3, 1; Plin. 37, 12, 77, § 201; Plin. Ep. 8, 1, 3: vinorum, Plin. 14, 6, 8, § 64 et saep.: salubritatis indicium, id. 31, 3, 22 init.—In <number opt="n">plur.</number>: de salubritatibus in moenium collocationibus, Vitr. 5, 3, 1.—
B Transf.: a vobis (jurisconsultis) salubritas quaedam, ab iis qui dicunt, salus ipsa petitur, healthfulness, . . . health (a means of safety ... safety itself), Cic. Mur. 13, 29: salubritas et quasi sanitas Atticae dictionis, the healthy vigor and soundness, as it were, of Attic speech, id. Brut. 13, 51 (cf. id. Or. 26, 90).—
II (Acc. to salubris, II.) Health, soundness, vigor (not ante-Aug.): quae ad requiem animi aut salubritatem corporum parentur, Tac. A. 2, 33: veterem illam formam salubritati magis conduxisse, id. ib. 15, 43: sensim toto corpore salubritas percipi potuit, Curt. 3, 6, 16: haec remedia salubritatem faciunt, Col. 6, 4, 2.— In <number opt="n">plur.</number>: Socrates dicitur salubritates corporis retinuisse, Gell. 2, 1, 5: dicunt morbos salubritatesque circumire, Censor. 18, 7.
