malacus
ἔστιν δέ που ἡ μὲν ἐπὶ σώμασι γυμναστική, ἡ δ' ἐπὶ ψυχῇ μουσική → I think I am right in saying that we have physical exercise for the body and the arts for the soul
Latin > English
malacus malaca, malacum ADJ :: soft, pliable; effeminate, delicate
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
mălăcus: a, um, adj., = μαλακός,
I soft, supple, pliant (Plautin.): pallium malacum et calidum, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 93: pallium, id. Bacch. 1, 1, 38.—
II Transf., soft, delicate, luxurious: ad saltandum malacus, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 74: unctiones, id. Stich. 1, 3, 74: in malacum modum, id. Bacch. 2, 3, 121.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
mălăcus,¹⁴ a, um (μαλακός), doux, moelleux [en parl. d’une étoffe] : Pl. Bacch. 71, etc. || [en parl. d’une friction] : Pl. St. 227 || [fig.] agréable, voluptueux : Pl. Bacch. 355 || flexible, souple : Pl. Mil. 368.
Latin > German (Georges)
malacus, a, um (μαλακός), I) weich, zart, corpusculum, Plaut. Cas. 843 Schoell.: pallium, Plaut. Bacch. 71 u.a. – bildl., weichlich, üppig, unctiones, Plaut.: aetas, Plaut.: moechus, Plaut.: subst., malaci, Enn. fr. var. 25. – II) übtr., gelenkig, m. ad saltandum esse, Plaut. mil. 668.