nequitia
σφάγιον ἐπ' ὀλέθρῳ, γυναικεῖον ἀμφικεῖσθαι μόρον → my wife's death, lies upon me, bringing destruction after death | Is it that now there waits in store for me, my own wife's death to crown my misery
Latin > English
nequitia nequitiae N F :: wickedness; idleness; negligence; worthlessness; evil ways
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
nēquĭtĭa: ae, and nēquĭtĭes (no
I gen. or dat.), f. nequam, bad quality, badness (very rare): aceti, Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 125.—
II Trop., bad moral quality, of all degrees, idleness, negligence, worthlessness, vileness (syn.: malitia, negligentia, ignavia, mollitia; class.).
A Idleness, inactivity, remissness, negligence: me ipsum inertiae nequitiaeque condemno, Cic. Cat. 1, 2, 4; 1, 11, 29: inertissimi homines, nescio quā singulari nequitiā praediti, id. Fin. 5, 20, 56.—
B Lightness, levity, inconsiderateness: omnia mala probra flagitia, quae homines faciunt, in duabus rebus sunt, malitia atque nequitia. Si nequitiam defendere vis, licet, P. African. ap. Gell. 7, 11, 9; Auct. ad Her. 3, 6, 11.—
C Prodigality, profusion: quod filii nequitiam videret, Cic. Clu. 51, 141: illum aut nequities ... expellet, Hor. S. 2, 2, 131.—
D Profligacy, wantonness, lewdness: uxor pauperis Ibyci Tandem nequitiae pone modum tuae, Hor. C. 3, 15, 1; 3, 4, 78; Ov. F. 1, 414; Phaedr. 3, 8, 15; in plur., Mart. 4, 42, 4.—
E Worthlessness, vileness, wickedness, villany: Lucurgus mihi quidem videtur posse hic ad nequitiam adducier, Plaut. Bacch. 1, 2, 4: si domus haec habenda est potius, quam officina nequitiae et diversorium flagitiorum omnium, Cic. Rosc. Am. 46, 134; id. Verr. 2, 5, 33, § 87: qui istius insignem nequitiam, frontis involutam integumentis, nondum cernat, id. Pis. 6, 12: maturae mala nequitiae, Juv. 14, 216.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
nēquĭtĭa,⁹ æ, f. (nequam),
1 mauvais état, mauvaise qualité d’une chose : Plin. 14, 125
2 [en parl. des pers.] mauvaise qualité du caractère, des mœurs, etc. (v. Gell. 6, 11 ), fait de ne valoir rien (v. Cic. Tusc. 3, 18 ) : a) mollesse, paresse, indolence : Cic. Cat. 1, 4 ; Fin. 5, 56 ; b) dérèglement, dissipation, débauche : Cic. Clu. 141 ; Amer. 134 ; Pis. 12 ; Hor. S. 2, 2, 131 ; c) [sens postérieur] astuce, fourberie : Gell. 7, 11, 1 ; Juv. 14, 216.
Latin > German (Georges)
nēquitia, ae, f. u. (selten) nēquitiēs, ēī, f. (nequam), I) die nichtsnutzige Beschaffenheit, Verdorbenheit, aceti, die Säure des Essigs, des zu Essig gewordenen Weins, Plin. 14, 125. – II) das Benehmen des Nichtsnutzigen (Nichtswürdigen), des Taugenichts, des Schelms, die Nichtsnutzigkeit, Nichtswürdigkeit, Fahrlässigkeit, Liederlichkeit (liederliche Wirtschaft), Leichtfertigkeit, Schelmerei, verb. inertia et nequitia, inertia nequitiaque, Cic.: malitia atque nequitia, Cornif. rhet.: luxuria atque nequitia, Cic.: inertissimus homo, nescio quā singulari nequitiā praeditus, Cic.: nequitiae fautores, Hor.: officina nequitiae et deversorium flagitiorum omnium, Cic.: nequitiam (Leichtfertigkeit = Treulosigkeit) admittere, Prop.: alqm ad nequitiam adducere, Plaut. u. Ter.: u. so fenestras alci patefacere ad nequitiem, Ter.: nos expulit ille, illum aut nequities aut vafri inscitia iuris, Hor.
Latin > Chinese
nequitia, ae. f. :: 不善。歪心。蕩。淫。— aceti 醋之酸。