improbitas
ἀναγκαίως δ' ἔχει βίον θερίζειν ὥστε κάρπιμον στάχυν, καὶ τὸν μὲν εἶναι, τὸν δὲ μή → But it is our inevitable lot to harvest life like a fruitful crop, for one of us to live, one not. (Euripides, Hypsipyle fr. 60.94ff.)
Latin > English
improbitas improbitatis N F :: wickedness unscrupulousness, dishonesty; shamelessness; want of principle
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
imprŏbĭtas: (inpr-), ātis, f. improbus,
I badness, wickedness, depravity, dishonesty, improbity (freq. and class.): cum te alicujus improbitas perversitasque commoverit, Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 13, 38: amicorum neglectio improbitatem coarguit, id. Mur. 4, 9; id. Att. 1, 16, 7: in hac causa improbitatem et gratiam cum inopia et veritate contendere, id. Quint. 27, 84; id. Brut. 62, 224: cum me improbitatis patrocinium suscipere vultis, id. Rep. 3, 5: judici invisa est, Quint. 6, 4, 15: cordis humani, Plin. 2, 23, 21, § 87; Ov. A. A. 1, 676: prodiga corruptoris, Juv. 10, 305: illo admirabilis aevo, i. e. rare, id. 13, 53.—
II Transf., of bad, troublesome animals, impudence, boldness, audacity: simiae Dodoneae, Cic. Div. 2, 32, 69: muscae, Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 28: alitum semina depascentium, id. 19, 6, 34, § 116.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
imprŏbĭtās,¹⁰ ātis, f. (improbus),
1 mauvaise qualité [d’une chose] : Plin. 2, 87
2 méchanceté, perversité : Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 208 ; Cat. 2, 11 ; Br. 224 || malice d’un singe : Cic. Div. 2, 69
3 audace, hardiesse, effronterie : Plin. 19, 116 ; 29, 28.
Latin > German (Georges)
improbitās, ātis, f. (improbus), die moralische Schlechtigkeit, Unredlichkeit, absol., Cic. u.a.: alicuius, Cic.: cordis humani, Plin.: Plur., vestrorum improbitates, Augustin. epist. 108, 18: omnes impr., Salv. de gub. dei 4, 14, 65. – übtr., die Verwegenheit, Unverschämtheit, Frechheit, raubsüchtiger u. bösartiger Tiere, simiae, Schelmerei, Cic.: alitum, muscae, Plin. – / Plin. 15, 52 jetzt improbatis.
