torvitas
From LSJ
Γυναιξὶ πάσαις κόσμον ἡ σιγὴ φέρει → Decus affert omni mulieri silentium → Es bringt das Schweigen Zierde einer jeden Frau
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
torvĭtas: ātis, f. id.,
I wildness, savageness, severity, sternness of aspect, character, etc. (post-Aug.): torvitas vultūs, Tac. H. 2, 9 fin.: oculorum, Amm. 31, 2, 7: capitis (pantherae), Plin. 8, 17, 23, § 62: naturae, id. 7, 19, 18, § 79: M. Agrippa, vir rusticitati propior quam deliciis ... verum eadem illa torvitas tabulas duas Ajacis et Veneris mercata est, etc., id. 35, 4, 9, § 26.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
torvĭtās,¹⁴ ātis, f. (torvus), expression farouche, caractère menaçant de qqn, de qqch. : Tac. H. 2, 9 ; Plin. 8, 62 ; 35, 26.
