Logeion | delicatus

dēlĭcātus, a, um, adj. [deliciae].

That gives pleasure, i.e. alluring, charming, delightful; luxurious, voluptuous.
- A Prop. (class.): in illo delicatissimo litore, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 40: navigia, Suet. Vit. 10: delicatior cultus, id. Aug. 65: delicati hortuli, Phaedr. 4, 5, 26; and so often of places: muliebri et delicato ancillarum puerorumque comitatu, Cic. Mil. 10, 28: convivium, id. Att. 2, 14: voluptates (with molles and obscenae), id. N. D. 1, 40, 111 and 113; cf.: molliores et delicatiores in cantu flexiones, id. de Or. 3, 25, 98: sermo, id. Off. 1, 40, 144: omnes hominis libidines delicatissimis versibus exprimere, id. Pis. 29, 70: versiculos scribens, Cat. 50, 3.—
- - - - β As a flattering appellation: ubi tu es delicata? Plaut. Rud. 2, 5, 8 (465).—
- B Transf., soft, tender, delicate (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): capella, Cat. 20, 10; cf.: puella tenellulo delicatior haedo, id. 17, 15: oves, Plin. Ep. 2, 11 fin.: Anio delicatissimus amnium, id. ib. 8, 17, 3; cf.: ad aquam, Curt. 5, 2, 9: delicatior teneriorque cauliculus, Plin. 19, 8, 41, § 137; Vulg. 1 Par. 22, 5.—
II Addicted to pleasure; luxurious, voluptuous; and subst., a voluptuary, a wanton.
- A Prop.: adolescens, Cic. Brut. 53: pueri, id. N. D. 1, 36 fin.: juventus, id. Mur. 35, 74; cf.: odia libidinosae et delicatae juventutis, id. Att. 1, 19, 8 et saep.: quosdam e gratissimis delicatorum, i. e. of the paramours, παιδικῶν, Suet. Tit. 7; cf. in the fem.: Flavia Domitilla, Statilii Capellae delicata, id. Vesp. 3; et luxuriosus, Vulg. Deut. 28, 54; in inscriptions, delicatus and delicata simply mean favorite slave (cf. our terms valet and chamber-maid), Inscr. Orell. 2801-2805 and 4650.—
- B Transf.
- - 1 Spoiled with indulgence, delicate, dainty, effeminate: nimium ego te habui delicatam (I have spoiled you), Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 10 (119): equorum cursum delicati minutis passibus frangunt, Quint. 9, 9, 4, 113; id. 11, 3, 132.—
  - 2 Fastidious, scrupulous: aures, Quint. 3, 1, 3; vah delicatus! Plaut. Mil. 4, 1, 37 (983).—Hence, adv.: dēlĭcātē.
  - 1 Delicately, luxuriously: delicate ac molliter vivere, Cic. Off. 1, 30, 106; cf. recubans (coupled with molliter), id. de Or. 3, 17, 63; and in the comp.: tractare iracundos (with mollius), Sen. de Ira, 3, 9: odiosa multa delicate jocoseque fecit, Nep. Alcib. 2 fin.; Vulg. Prov. 29, 21.—
  - 2 At one's ease, tardily, slowly: conficere iter (coupled with segniter), Suet. Calig. 43: spargit se vitis, Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 179.

dēlicātus, a, um, Adi. m. Compar. u. Superl. (deliciae), I) mit Reizen versehen, durch Zartheit u. Eleganz feinere sinnliche Genüsse gewährend, mit allem Komfort u. Luxus ausgestattet, v. Pers., mit allem Komfort u. Luxus lebend, reizend, elegant, fein, luxuriös, üppig, schlüpfrig, A) eig.: hortuli, Phaedr.: litus delicatissimum, Cic. (u. so öfter von Orten, s. die Auslgg. zu Phaedr. 4, 5, 26). – convivium, lecker, Cic.: ebenso cibus delicatior, Plin. – sermo, Cic.: versus, Cic. – cultus, Val. Max.: cultus delicatior, Suet.: voluptates, Cic.: quanto molliores et delicatiores in cantu flexiones, Cic. – merces, Luxuswaren, -artikel, Sen.: delicatioris usus vasa, Luxusgefäße, Frontin.: u. so delicatae res (Ggstz. usitatae res), Sen.: assueta clauso et delicatae umbrae corpora, Sen. rhet. – muliebris ac d. ancillarum puerorumque comitatus, Cic.: avia delicata, Plin. ep. – scherzh., delicatum (zum Galanten, so weichlich) te hodie faciam, cum catello ut accubes, Plaut. Curc. 691. – B) übtr., zart, sanft, capella, Catull.: oves, Plin. ep.: Anio delicatissimus amnium, Plin. ep.: aqua, Curt.: delicatior tenuiorque cauliculus, Plin. – II) dem Sinnenreize ergeben, sinnlich, genußsüchtig, üppig, wollüstig, u. subst. der Schlemmer, Wollüstling (bes. = paedico), A) eig.: adulescens, Cic.: pueri, Cic.: capella, Catull. (vgl. puella tenellulo delicatior haedo, Catull.): libidinosa et delicata iuventus, Cic.: grex delicatae iuventutis, Cic.: venter delicatorum, Sen.: quidam e gratissimis delicatorum, Buhlen (spadonum), Suet.: ebenso Statilii Capellae delicata, Suet.: dagegen auf Inschriften delicatus u. delicata für Lieblingssklave, Lieblingssklavin (unser: Kammerdiener u. Kammerjungfer, Page, Zofe) übh., Corp. inscr. Lat. 5, 3825; 6, 15482; 13, 2085. – B) übtr.: 1) verweichlicht, schlaff, gemächlich, equorum cursum delicati minutis passibus frangunt, Quint.: reclinari ad suos delicatum, Quint. – 2) verwöhnt, verzogen, wählerisch, v. Pers., Plaut. mil. 984; rud. 465. Cic. Verr. 4, 126. Petron. 45, 3. Plin. ep. 8, 21, 5: puerum nimium delicatum, Bursche, du bist zu verwöhnt (übermütig), du treibst es (mit deinen Scherzen) zu arg, Plaut. most. 947: nimium ego te habui delicatam, Plaut. Men. 119: est fastidii delicatissimi, Cic. de fin. 1, 5: aures d., Quint. 3, 1, 3.

delicatus [CL] 1 (of person): a delicate, tender, frail. b fastidious, self-indulgent. a ~us, wrast GlC D 22; ~us, i. tenerus [sic] ‥, unbrocheard, vel sefta ‥, mearuwe GlH D 103; quern ‥ de opere absolvit ad quod etiam infirmos et ~os compellit? Ailr. Spec. Car. III 36. 614A. b ~us, i‥. querulus GlH D 103; nec cibo nec veste ~us Gir. EH II 8; exterius ~i [ME: estful] AncrR 42 (v. deliciosus 2); s1394 obiit ducissa Ebor’ ‥, domina carnalis et ~a, mundialis ‥ et venerea Otterb. 183; c1410 plerumque contingit ut quod ‥ procuraverit parens studio diligenti dilicatus necligat filius animo contumaci FormOx 195; hec squilla, piscis delecatus WW. 2 a (of thing) fine, slender. b delicate, luxurious, splendid (of food, clothing etc.; also fig.). a si ~iores, id est minores, nervi [AS: ða smalan sinwe] incisi fuerint, vj s. emendet (Inst. Cnuti) GAS 87 (cf. (Quad.) ib.: graciles). b a705 cum memet ‥ ~ioribus solertiae cibis recreando ad vegetam usque pubertatem provexisti (Æthelwald) Ep. Aldh. 2 (7); ornamentis vestium dilicatis decorari Aldh. VirgP 54 (cf. ib. 35: dilicatas defruti dilicias); non ullius inebriantis liquoris aut alicujus ~i libaminis haustum ‥ gustavit Felix Guthl. 20; oblata ‥ ~iora ‥ et pretiosiora ‥, que ‥ a sobrietatis ‥ perfectione ‥ videri possent aliena H. Bos. Thom. III 16 p. 233; J. Godard Ep. 22 (v. deliciosus 1b); 1260 j dolium boni vini et ~i Cl 322; 1293 ij s‥. ad emendum cibaria solito ~iora Reg. Newbattle 141; R. Bury Phil. 8. 120 (v. cilicium d); ~iori, ut reor, cibo non poterit dominus meus vesci Chaundler Apol. 176.

1 dēlĭcātus, (10) a, um (deliciæ), ¶ 1 qui charme les sens, attrayant, délicieux, voluptueux, délicat, élégant : in illo delicatissimo litore Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 104, sur ce rivage si délicieux ; molliores et delicatiores in cantu flexiones Cic. de Or. 3, 98, modulations dans le chant plus souples et plus délicates ; delicatus sermo Cic. Off. 1, 144, propos légers ; libidines alicujus delicatissimis versibus exprimere Cic. Pis. 70, exprimer les passions de qqn en vers dʼune exquise élégance ¶ 2 [poét.] doux, tendre, fin, délicat : puella tenellulo delicatior hædo Catul. 17, 15, une jeune femme plus délicate quʼun tendre chevreau, cf. Plin. 19, 187 ; Plin. Min. Ep. 2, 11, 25 ; Anio delicatissimus amnium Plin. Min. Ep. 8, 17, 3, lʼAnio le plus doux des cours dʼeau ¶ 3 habitué aux douceurs (aux jouissances, aux raffinements), voluptueux, efféminé : delicata juventus Cic. Att. 1, 19, 8, jeunesse efféminée ( Mur. 74); qui tam delicati esse non possumus Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 126, nous qui ne pouvons pas vivre au milieu des mêmes jouissances || choyé, gâté : Pl. Mil. 984 ; Cic. Br. 197 ; Nat. 103 || de goût difficile, exigeant : Cic. Fin. 1, 5 ; Quint. 3, 1, 3.

2 dēlĭcātus, (12) ī, m. , favori, mignon : Suet. Tit. 7.

dēlicātus (deliciae) I. adj. a, um

1. verrukkelijk, aantrekkelijk, aanlokkelijk, elegant, verfijnd, luxueus, lekker, overdadig [sermo; merces luxeartikel; convivium; cibus];
2. zinnelijk, wellustig, genotzuchtig, frivool [-e vivere; versus; iuventus; adulescens];
3. verwend, vertroeteld, kieskeurig;
4. (poët.; postklass.) zacht, teer, fijn, heerlijk [capella; amnis]; II. subst. ī m lieveling.

delicatus , a, um. part. p. c. s. v. delico.
細。斯文。綿耎。嬌嫩。Delicatum littus 美景之岸。 Delicatissimus amnis 慢流之河。 Homo delicatissimi fastidii 嫌長短之人。

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, Deliciosus, Familiaris, qui in deliciis domini est. Vide post Deliciosus.

, Subtilis, tenuis, Gall. Fin. Arest. ann. 1321. 9. Maii in vol. 1. arestor. parlam. Paris. : Item duo paria linteaminum magnorum Delicatorum de tela Rhemensi, ad parandum lectos dominarum in earum relevatione.

dēlicātus adj.with comp.and sup.

P. of * dēlicō, to clear up, alluring, charming, pleasing, delightful, luxurious, voluptuous: in illo delicatissimo litore: hortuli, Ph.: puerorum comitatus: delicatiores in cantu flexiones: puella delicatior haedo, softer, Ct. — Given to pleasure, luxurious, effeminate: pueri: iuventus: capella, Ct.—Nice, squeamish: tam, quam iste: fastidium.

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