lepidus

Latin > English

lepidus lepida -um, lepidior -or -us, lepidissimus -a -um ADJ :: agreeable, charming, delightful, nice; amusing, witty (remarks/books)

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

lĕpĭdus: a, um, adj. lepos,
I pleasant, agreeable, charming, fine, elegant, neat (esp. freq. in Plaut. and Ter.; in Cic. very rare).
I In gen.: fui ego bellus, lepidus, Plaut. Capt. 5, 2, 3: nugator, id. Curc. 4, 1, 1: virgo, id. ib. 1, 3, 11: mortalis, id. Truc. 5, 1, 57: o lepidum patrem! Ter. And. 5, 4, 45: ego usa sum benigno et lepido et comi, id. Hec. 5, 3, 39: lepida es, id. ib. 5, 1, 26: forma lepida et liberalis, Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 41: mores, id. Most. 2, 3, 12: fama, id. Trin. 2, 2, 98: facinus lepidum et festivum, id. Poen. 1, 2, 95: dies, id. Aul. 4, 8, 4: itan' lepidum tibi visum est, scelus nos irridere? Ter. Eun. 5, 7, 17.—Comp.: nos invenies alterum Lepidiorem ad omnes res, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 65.—Sup.: pater lepidissime, Ter. Ad. 5, 7, 13: o capitulum lepidissimum, id. Eun. 3, 3, 25.—
   B In a bad sense, nice, effeminate: hi pueri tam lepidi ac delicati, Cic. Cat. 2, 10, 23.—
II In partic., of speech, smart, witty, facetious: lepida et concinna, Auct. Her. 4, 23, 32: scimus inurbanum lepido seponere dicto, Hor. A. P. 273: versus, Cat. 6, 17.—Hence, adv.: lĕpĭdē, pleasantly, agreeably, charmingly, finely, prettily.
   1    In gen.: lepide ornata, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 84: stratus lectus, id. ib. 3, 3, 84: hoc effectum lepide tibi tradam, id. Curc. 3, 15: lepide ludificatus, id. Cas. 3, 2, 27: intellexisti, id. Truc. 3, 2, 13: lepide prospereque evenire, id. Ps. 2, 1, 1: ubi lepide voles esse tibi, mea rosa, mihi dicito, when you want to enjoy yourself, id. Bacch. 1, 1, 50.—
   2    In partic.
   (a)    As an affirmative response, yes, very well: lepide licet, Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 1.—
   (b)    As a term of applause, splendidly, excellently: euge, euge, lepide, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 85: facete, laute, lepide: nihil supra, Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 37.—Comp.: nimis lepide fabulare: eo potuerit lepidius pol fieri, Plaut. Mil. 3, 5, 52.—Sup.: lepidissime et comissime, Plaut. Mil. 3, 3, 66.—
   (g)    Of speech, smartly, wittily, humorously: in quo lepide in soceri mei persona lusit is, qui elegantissime id facere potuit, Lucilius: Quam lepide lexeis compostae, etc., Cic. de Or. 3, 43, 171; cf. id. Or. 44, 149: in libris multa posuit lepide atque argute reperta, Gell. 13, 10, 3.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

(1) lĕpĭdus,¹¹ a, um (lepos), plaisant, agréable, charmant, élégant : Pl. Capt. 956 ; lepidum est avec inf. Ter. Eun. 1018, il est charmant de || gracieux, efféminé : Cic. Cat. 2, 23 || spirituel, fin : Her. 4, 32 ; Hor. P. 273 || -ior Pl. Mil. 660 ; -issimus Ter. Eun. 531.

Latin > German (Georges)

(1) lepidus¹, a, um (zu griech. λεπτός, fein, dünn), I) niedlich, zierlich, allerliebst, prächtig, liebenswürdig, anmutig, gefällig, heiter (= zur Heiterkeit stimmend), pater, Ter.: pater lepidissime, Ter.: lep. puella, Ter.: homo lepidior ad omnes res, Plaut.: capitulum lepidissimum, allerliebster Mann, Ter. – locus, cantio, dies, Plaut. – im üblen Sinne, zierlich, verweichlicht, hi pueri tam lepidi ac delicati, Cic. – II) insbes., drollig in der Unterhaltung, witzig, Plaut. u. Cornif. rhet.: versus, Catull.: dictum (Ggstz. inurbanum d.), Hor.

Latin > Chinese

lepidus, a, um. adj. c. s. :: 悦人者。有趣者。Lepidum caput 喜容之人。