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κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils

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Latin > English

subtilitas subtilitatis N F :: fineness of texture/logic/detail; slenderness/exactness/acuteness; sharpness

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

subtīlĭtas: (supt-), ātis, f. subtilis,
I fineness, thinness, slenderness, minuteness (syn. tenuitas).
I Lit. (mostly post-Aug.; not in Cic.): linearum, Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 82: ferramentorum, the keen edge, sharpness, id. 28, 9, 41, § 148: inenarrabilis florum, id. 21, 1, 1, § 1: muliebris, Vitr. 4, 1 med.: immensa animalium, Plin. 11, prooem. 1, § 1: caelandi fingendique ac tingendi, id. 35, prooem. § 1: umoris, id. 2, 65, 65, § 163. —
II Trop.
   A In gen., keenness, acuteness, penetration, definiteness, exactness, subtlety, etc. (class.; syn.: acumen, sollertia): sententiarum, Cic. N. D. 2, 1, 1: disputandi, id. Tusc. 3, 23, 56: ea subtilitas, quam Atticam appellant, id. Brut. 17, 67: subtilitas sermonis, id. Rep. 1, 10, 16: credunt plerique militaribus ingeniis subtilitatem deesse, Tac. Agr. 9: ingens, Petr. 31: tanta, id. 38; Sen. Ep. 113, 1: Aristoteles, vir immensae subtilitatis, Plin. 18, 34, 77, § 335; cf.: litterarum, id. 2, 108, 112, § 247: geometrica, id. 2, 65, 65, § 164: perversa grammaticorum, id. 35, 3, 4, § 13: subtilitas parcimoniae compendia invenit, id. 17, 22, 35, § 171: picturae summa suptilitas, id. 35, 9, 36, § 67: inutilis, Sen. Ep. 65, 16: quaedam inutilia et inefficacia ipsa subtilitas reddit, id. ib. 82, 24: nimia, id. ib 88, 43.—
   B In partic., in rhet., plainness, simplicity, absence of ornament: orationis subtilitas imitabilis quidem illa videtur esse existimanti, sed nihil est experienti minus, Cic. Or. 23, 76; id. Brut. 84, 291: suavitatem Isocrates, subtilitatem Lysias, vim Demosthenes habuit, id. de Or. 3, 7, 28: subtilitas et elegantia scriptorum, id. Fam. 4, 4, 1.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

subtīlĭtās,¹¹ ātis, f. (subtilis),
1 finesse, ténuité : Plin. 35, 82, etc.
2 [fig.] a) finesse, pénétration, précision stricte : sententiarum Cic. Nat. 2, 1, finesse des pensées ; subtilitate quadam disputandi Cic. Br. 31, avec une finesse de discussion particulière, cf. Cic. Rep. 1, 16 ; b) simplicité du style : Cic. Br. 67 ; Or. 76, etc.

Latin > German (Georges)

subtīlitās, ātis, f. (subtilis), die Feinheit, Dünnheit, Zartheit, I) eig.: linearum, Plin.: ferramentorum, feine Schneide, Schärfe, Plin.: muliebris, Schlankheit, Zartheit, Vitr.: columnae, Zierlichkeit, Vitr.: qui cupidiores eius subtilitatis erant, die sich mehr für solche Künsteleien interessierten, Vitr. – II) übtr.: a) die Feinheit im Denken u. Handeln, die Gründlichkeit, Genauigkeit, der Scharfsinn, die Bestimmtheit, die Schärfe im Ausdruck, ingens, Petron.: mentis, Plin.: linguae, Cic.: sermonis, Cic.: sententiarum, Cic.: disserendi, Cic.: remotā subtilitate disputandi, ohne uns auf scharfsinnige Untersuchungen einzulassen, Cic. – b) die Schlichtheit des Ausdrucks, die natürliche Einfachheit, Naivetät, orationis, Cic.: tuorum scriptorum subtilitas et elegantia, Cic.: subtilitatem Lysias habuit, Cic.: ea subtilitas, quam Atticam appellant, Cic.

Latin > Chinese

subtilitas, atis. f. :: 細尖聰明文無趣