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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

concinnĭtas: ātis, f. concinnus,
I a neat, elegant, or skilful joining of several things (in good prose, but rare).
I In gen.: concinnitates colorum, Gell. 2, 26, 4: non est ornamentum virile concinnitas, a too carefully arranged dress, Sen. Ep. 115, 3: vitare concinnitatem, Suet. Aug. 86.—
II Esp., in rhet., beauty of style, produced by a skilful connection of words and clauses, Cic. Or. 44, 149; 49, 164 sq.; id. Brut. 83, 287; 95, 325 (not in Quint.).

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

concinnĭtās,¹⁵ ātis, f. (concinnus),
1 [rhét.] symétrie, arrangement symétrique des mots, des membres de phrase] ; employé abst ( Cic. Br. 38 ; 287 ; Or. 81, etc. ) ou avec sententiarum (Br. 325 ; 327 ; Or. 38 ), verborum (Or. 149 ; 202 ) || concinnitates colorum Gell. 2, 26, 4, harmonies de couleurs
2 [sens péj.] ajustement recherché (étudié) : Sen. Ep. 115, 2.