imbecillus
Latin > English
imbecillus imbecilla -um, imbecillior -or -us, imbecillissimus -a -um ADJ :: weak/feeble; delicate (plant); fragile; ineffective; lacking in power/resources
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
imbēcillus: (inb-), a, um (also im-bēcillis, e, Sen. de Ira, 3, 28, 3; id. de Clem. 2, 6, 3; v. Neue, Formenl. 2, 93 sq.), adj.,
I weak, feeble (class.; cf.: debilis, imbellis).
I Of the body.
A Of living beings: cum homo imbecillus a valentissima bestia laniatur, Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 3: multi sunt imbecilli senes ... quam fuit imbecillus P. Africani filius! quam tenui aut nulla potius valetudine! id. de Sen. 11, 35: et absentes (amici) assunt et egentes abundant et imbecilli valent, etc., id. Lael. 7, 23: imbecilliores (opp. firmiores), Quint. 5, 10, 49: Marius et valetudine et natura imbecillior, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 10, 3: nemo e nobis imbecillus fuit, cujus salus ac valetudo non sustentaretur Caesaris cura, indisposed, Vell. 2, 114, 1.—Subst.: imbecillorum esse aecum misererier, Lucr. 5, 1023.—
B Of things: vox, Quint. 11, 3, 13: frons, id. 12, 5, 4: pulsus venarum (with exigui), Cels. 3, 19: imbecillissimus ac facillimus sanguis, Sen. Ben. 4, 18: accedent anni et tractari mollius aetas Imbecilla volet, Hor. S. 2, 2, 86: nescio quomodo imbecillior est medicina quam morbus, Cic. Att. 10, 14. 2: terra infecunda ad omnia atque imbecilla, Plin. 17, 5, 3, § 35: vina (opp. valida), id. 14, 21, 27, § 134: imbecillissimam materiam esse omne olus, the least nourishing, Cels. 2, 18.—In a different sense: ovum durum valentissimae materiae est, molle vel sorbile imbecillissimae, very easy of digestion, Cels. 2, 18: simulacra vultus imbecilla ac mortalia sunt: forma mentis aeterna, Tac. Agr. 46: regnum vobis trado firmum, si boni eritis: si mali, imbecillum, Sall. J. 10, 6.—
II Of the mind: qui eam superstitionem imbecilli animi atque anilis putent, Cic. Div. 2, 60, 125: ingenia, Quint. 2, 8, 12; cf.: imbecilliores vel animo vel fortuna, Cic. Lael. 19, 70; id. Rep. 1, 34: motus fortunae, id. Fin. 5, 24, 71: ab imbecillis accusatoribus accusari, id. Q. Fr. 2, 6, 6: suspiciones, Tac. A. 2, 76.—Subst.: ignavi et imbecilli, Cic. Rep. 1, 32; Sen. Ep. 85.—Hence, adv.: imbēcillē, weakly, feebly, faintly (very rare; perh. only in the comp.): iis, quae videntur, imbecillius assentiuntur, Cic. Ac. 2, 17, 52: imbecillius horrent dolorem, id. Tusc. 5, 30, 85.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
imbēcillus,¹⁰ a, um,
1 faible [de corps] : Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 3 ; CM 35 ; Læl. 23 || faible [en parl. de la voix] : Quint. 11, 3, 13 || des yeux] : Sen. Nat. 1, 17, 2 ; [d’un remède] : Cic. Att. 10, 14, 2 || stérile [terre] : Plin. 17, 35 || facile à digérer : Cels. Med. 2, 18
2 faible [en parl. de l’esprit] ; Cic. Div. 2, 125 || humble : Cic. Læl. 70 ; imbecilli Cic. Rep. 1, 48, des gens faibles, sans caractère || -ior Cic. Att. 10, 14, 2, etc., -issimus Sen. Ep. 59, 12 ; Cels. Med. 2, 18. forme imbecillis, e, Cic. Fr. F 5, 72 ; Fl. 72 ; Sen. Ira 3, 28, 3 ; Clem. 2, 6, 3.
Latin > German (Georges)
im-bēcillus, a, um (vgl. baculum), schwach, gebrechlich, kraftlos, I) eig. (Ggstz. validus, valens, robustus, fortis), 1) im allg.: a) übh.: filius, Cic.: agnus, Col.: oculi, Sen.: imbecillior sexus, das schwächere (weibl.) Geschlecht, Augustin.: imbecillissimus sanguis, Sen.: imbecilli oculi ad sustinendum comminus solem, Sen. nat. qu. 1, 17, 2: n. pl. subst., promiscue enim (pestilentia) imbecilla robustaque invadit, Sen. de ira 3, 5, 1: imbecillissima moenium, die schwächsten Stellen, Sen. ep. 59, 12. – b) v. Speisen u. Getränken, nicht kräftig, nicht nährend (Ggstz. valens, validus), vina, Plin.: prout (vinum) ingenio imbecillum aut validum fuit, Macr.: imbecillissimam vero materiam esse omnem caulem oleris, Cels. – c) v. Heilmitteln, unwirksam (Ggstz. valens), sed nescio quomodo imbecillior est medicina quam morbus, Cic. ad Att. 10, 14, 2. – 2) insbes., körperlich schwächlich, kränklich (Ggstz. valens), Cic. u.a.: imbecillior valetudine, Cic. – subst., imbecilli, Schwächliche, Cels. 1, 2 in.: ebenso imbecilliores, schwächlichere Subjekte, Cels. 7, 26, 5. – II) übtr.: 1) im allg., schwach, ohnmächtig, unbedeutend, regnum, Sall.: suspicio, Tac. – 2) insbes., geistig schwach, haltlos, ohne Energie, accusator, Cic.: animus, Cic. u. Liv.: ingenium, Plin. pan. – / Nbf. imbēcillis, e, Cic. Hortens. fr. 72. p. 320 M. (b. Non. 300, 33 codd.). Sen. de ira 2, 34, 1 u. 3, 28, 3; de clem. 2, 6, 4. Aur. Vict. de Caes. 19, 3 u. epit. 19, 3. Not. Tir. 68, 66 (wo imbicilis). Vgl. Neue-Wagener Formenl.3 2, 163 f. u. Georges Lerik. d. lat. Wortf. S. 336.