concinnus
καὶ ἤδη γε ἄπειμι παρὰ τὸν ἑταῖρον Κλεινίαν, ὅτι πυνθάνομαι χρόνου ἤδη ἀκάθαρτον εἶναι αὐτῷ τὴν γυναῖκα καὶ ταύτην νοσεῖν, ὅτι μὴ ῥεῖ. ὥστε οὐκέτι οὐδ' ἀναβαίνει αὐτήν, ἀλλ' ἄβατος καὶ ἀνήροτός ἐστιν → and now I depart for my companion, Cleinias since I have learned that for some time now his wife is unclean and she is ill because she does not flow, therefore he no longer sleeps with her but she is unavailable and untilled
Latin > English
concinnus concinna -um, concinnior -or -us, concinnissimus -a -um ADJ :: set in order, neatly arranged/made; neat/elegant/clever (style); pretty/pleasing
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
con-cinnus: a, um, adj. etym. dub.; acc. to Non. p. 43, 21, and p. 59, 30, from cinnus,
I fitly, skilfully put together or joined, well adjusted, beautiful (class.; esp. freq. in Cic. of discourse).
I Object.
A Prop.: sat edepol concinna est (virgo) facie, Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 77: Samos ( = venusta, elegans), pretty, Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 2: tectorium, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 1, § 1: helicis folia angulosa et concinniora (for εὐρυθμότερα, in Theophr. H. P. 3, 18), Plin. 16, 34, 62, § 148: heluo, elegant, Cic. Pis. 10, 22.—
B Trop., of discourse, beautiful, elegant, polishcd, neat, striking, etc.: (oratio) concinna, distincta, ornata, festiva, etc., Cic. de Or. 3, 25, 100: sententiae non tam graves et severae quam concinnae et venustae, id. Brut. 95, 325; cf.: concinnae sententiae (opp. probabiles), id. Or. 19, 65; and: concinnae acutaeque sententiae, id. Brut. 78, 272: versus, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 74: sermo, id. S. 1, 10, 23: reditus ad rem aptus et concinnus, Cic. de Or. 3, 53, 203: transgressio verborum, id est hyperbaton, Quint. 9, 3, 91.—
2 Transf. to the person: alii in eādem jejunitate concinniores, id est, faceti, florentes etiam et leviter ornati, Cic. Or. 6, 20; Nep. Epam. 5, 1: concinnus et elegans Aristo, Cic. Fin. 5, 5, 13; cf. also of the painter Nicophanes: elegans et concinnus (pictor), Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 111. —
II Subject. ( = commodus, II.): concinnus alicui, suited to, fit, appropriate for; of persons, suiting one's self to, courteous, pleasing, etc. (rare): viris Venus ut concinnior esset, * Lucr. 4, 1276: concinnus amicis, Hor. S. 1, 3, 50.—*
B Concinnum est = commodum est: age, age, ut tibi maxime concinnum est, it is pleasing, agreeable, Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 33.—Adv.
1 In the form concinnē, fitly, beautifully: concinne et lepide vestita, Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 38. —Of discourse, elegantly, neatly, etc., Cic. de Or. 2, 19, 81; id. N. D. 2, 27, 69; id. Rosc. Com. 16, 49.—Comp.: eloqui, Aus. Grat. Act. ad Gratian. 8: saliunt aquae, Fronto de Orat. 1, p. 242 Mai.—Sup. of the adj. and adv. apparently not in use.—
2 In the form concinnĭter, Gell. 18, 2.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
concinnus,¹³ a, um,
1 bien proportionné, régulier, joli, charmant : virgo concinna facie Pl. Pers. 547, jeune fille d’une jolie figure ; folia concinniora Plin. 16, 148, feuilles plus régulières
2 disposé symétriquement, avec parallélisme : Cic. Or. 65 ; 20 || paulo concinnior versus Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 74, vers assez bien balancé || agencé par rapport à qqch., à qqn ; approprié, ajusté ; concinnus in brevitate respondendi Nep. Epam. 5, 1, plein d’à propos dans les courtes répliques ; concinnior Lucr. 4, 1276, plus en concordance ; non inconcinnus Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 29, toujours approprié, sans discordance ; ut tibi concinnum est Pl. Mil. 1024, comme il te convient.
Latin > German (Georges)
concinnus, a, um, gehörig-, wohl zusammengefügt, I) = durch Ebenmaß und Harmonie gefallend, kunstgerecht, zierlich, nett, elegant (vgl. εὔρυθμος), 1) im allg.: sat concinnā est (virgo) facie, Plaut.: tectorium, Cic.: helluo, nach der Mode, elegant, Cic.: oculi (Ggstz. oc. disconcinni), Fronto. – 2) insbes.: a) (wie εὔρυθμος) v. der Rede u. übtr. v. Redner = in bezug auf Wortstellung u. Gedankenfolge wohlgeordnet, abgerundet, abgemessen, harmonisch, symmetrisch, gefällig (in der Form), oratio, Cic.: sententiae, Cic.: versus concinnior, Hor. – alii in eadem ieiunitate concinniores, haben eine gefälligere Form, Cic.: c. et elegans Aristo, Cic.: c. in brevitate respondendi, treffend in kurzen Antworten, Nep. – b) v. Maler, gefällig in der Manier, Nicophanes elegans et concinnus, Plin. 35, 111. – II) subj., c. alci, für etwas passend, geeignet, von Pers. sich fügend, gefällig, et simul ipsa viris Venus ut concinnior esset, Lucr. 4, 1263: concinnus amicis, Hor. sat. 1, 3, 50. – dah. concinnum est, es ist bequem, es beliebt, age, age, ut tibi maxume concinnumst! Plaut. mil. 1024.
Latin > Chinese
concinnus, a, um. adj. c. :: 已裝飾。斯文。美。— amicis (dat.) 快友心者。— ad persuadendum 善勸人者。
