Logeion | lenis

lēnis, e: (adj.), mild, 3.70; gentle, quiet, 2.782.

lēnis, e, adj. [cf. lentus], soft, smooth, mild, gentle, easy, calm.

I Lit.: sensus judicat dulce, amarum: lene, asperum, Cic. Fin. 2, 12, 36; id. N. D. 2, 58, 146: vehemens fricatio spissat, lenis mollit, Plin. 28, 4, 14, § 53: vinum hoc asperum est: aliud lenius, sodes, vide, Ter. Heaut. 457: lenibus venenis uti, Cic. Att. 2, 21, 1: lenissimus ventus, id. ib. 7, 2, 1: motus laterum, moderate, gentle, Quint. 11, 3, 92; 161: leni igni sucus coquitur, Plin. 21, 18, 73, § 122.—Of the Nile: postea lenis, Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 54: tormentum, Hor. C. 3, 21, 13: volatus, Ov. M. 12, 527: somnus, Hor. C. 3, 1, 21.—Of heights, gently or gradually rising: clivus, Liv. 6, 24; cf. id. 29, 33.— Comp.: jugum paulo leniore fastigio ab ea parte quae, etc., Caes. B. C. 2, 24; so fastigium, Plin. 16, 36, 64, § 158.—
II Trop., gentle, moderate, mild, lenient, calm.
- A In gen.: servitutem lenem reddere, Plaut. Capt. 2, 1, 5 (199): Ecce me. Opusne (erit tibi) leni? leniorem dices quam mutumst mare, id. Mil. 3, 1, 70 (665): homo lenis et facilis, Cic. Fam. 5, 2, 9: populus Romanus in hostes lenissimus, id. Rosc. Am. 53, 154: lenissima verba, id. Fam. 5, 15, 1: lenissimum ingenium, id. Brut. 56, 204: lenior sententia, Caes. B. C. 1, 2: lene consilium dare, Hor. C. 3, 4, 41.—
- - - - β With inf.: non lenis precibus fata recludere Mercurius, Hor. C. 1, 24, 17.—
- B In partic.
- - 1 Of speech, mild, gentle: oratio placida, submissa, lenis, Cic. de Or. 2, 43, 183: lenis et fluens contextus orationis, Quint. 9, 4, 127: leniores epilogi, id. 6, 1, 50.—
  - 2 In gram.: spiritus, the spiritus lenis, the smooth or soft breathing (opp. the spiritus asper), Prisc. p. 572 P.— Hence, adv. in two forms.
- A lēne (only poet.), softly, mildly, gently: sectus humum rivo, lene sonantis aquae, Ov. F. 2, 704: clivi lene jacentes, gently rising, Calp. Ecl. 7, 25: lene fluens fons, Nemes. Ecl. 4, 47: lene Notus spirat, Avien. Descript. Orb. 857.—
- B lēnĭter (class.), softly, mildly, gently.
- - 1 Lit.: leniter arridens, Cic. Rep. 6, 12, 12: leniter atterens Caudam, Hor. C. 2, 19, 30: ventus leniter pluvius, Plin. 18, 34, 77, § 337: leniter ire per excubias custodum, Ov. Am. 1, 6, 7: collis leniter acclivis, gradually or gently rising, Caes. B. G. 7, 19; so, editus collis, Liv. 2, 50.—Comp.: torrens lenius decurrit, Ov. M. 3, 568.—
  - 2 Trop., quietly, calmly, gently, moderately, leniently.
  - - a In gen.: tentem leniter an minaciter? Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 20 (77): petere quippiam ab aliquo dictis bonis, id. Am. prol. 25: ferre aliquid, Ov. H. 5, 7: traducere aevum, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 97: nimis leniter latam suam injuriam ratus, Liv. 29, 9 (al. leviter).—Sup.: lenissime sentire, Cic. Fam. 5, 2, 9.—
    - b In partic.
    - - α Of speech: multa leniter, multa aspere dicta sunt, Cic. Brut. 44, 164: agit versum Roscius quam leniter, quam remisse, quam non actuose, id. de Or. 3, 26, 102.—Comp.: qui jamdiu multo dicis remissius et lenius quam solebas, Cic. de Or. 1, 60, 255.—
      - β Moderately, i.e. very little, not at all: hoc leniter laudabitis, Plaut. Poen. 5, 3, 40 (1159); 3, 3, 9 (623): leniter qui saeviunt sapiunt magis, id. Bacch. 3, 3, 4 (408).—
      - γ In a bad sense, remissly, indolently: si cunctetur atque agat lenius, too slowly, Caes. B. C. 1, 1.

lenis, is, m.,

a kind of vessel, Afran. and Laber. ap. Non. 544, 31.

lēnis, e, lind, gelinde, sanft, mild (Ggstz. asper), I) eig.: sensus iudicat lene, asperum, Cic.: vocis genus lene, asperum, Cic.: lenis vox (Ggstz. acer clamor), Cornif. rhet.: vinum, milder, durchs Alter mild gewordener Wein, Hor.: vinum lenius, Ter.: venenum, gelinde, nicht heftig wirkend, Cic.: ventus lenissimus, Cic.: spiritum lenem agere, Tibull.: clivus, allmählich aufwärts steigender, Liv.: so auch fastigium, Caes.: gradus, langsamer Schritt, Liv.: stagnum, sanft fließend, Liv.: motus laterum, mäßige, ruhige, Quint.: leni igni coquere, Plin.: color, milde, Plin. – neutr. lēne adverb., lene sonare, Ov., resonare, Sen.: clivi lene iacentes, sanft sich erhebende, Calp. – II) übtr.: A) im allg., v. Pers. (Ggstz. asper, acer, crudelis), lenis a te et facilis existimari debeo, Cic.: in hostes lenissimus, Cic. – v. Lebl., ingenium lene, lenissimum, Ter. u. Cic.: verba, Cic.: virtutes leniores, Cic.: leniorem sententiam dicere, Caes.: servitutem lenem reddere, Plaut. – poet. m. folg. Infin., non lenis precibus (unerbittlich) fata recludere, Hor. carm. 1, 24, 17. – B) insbes.: 1) v. der Rede, mild, gelinde, oratio placida, submissa, lenis (Ggstz. or. fortis), Cic.: genus lene (Ggstz. genus vehemens), Cic.: leniores epilogi, Quint. – 2) als gramm. t. t.: spiritus lenis, der Spiritus lenis (Ggstz. spiritus asper), Prisc. 2, 12. – ➳ Vulg. Abl. Sing. lene, Gargil. cur. boum 23.

1 lenis [CL] 1 (of movement) slow. prohibuit ‥ eos ~i motu manus V. Cuthb. III 5. 2 (of natural force) gentle, not violent or intense. aura ‥ paululum ~iori tota nocte navigantes ad portum ‥ directe tendebant Mir. Wulfst. II 10; ignis ‥ ~is Dastin Ros. 6 (v. dealbatio 2b). 3 (impinging on the senses) gentle: a (to touch) soft, smooth. b (to sight) easy to look at, not garish. c (to hearing) melodious, soft. a sceptrinae virgae, quae prius nodosa duritia rigebant, pluma molliores et papiro effectae sunt ~iores Aldh. VirgP 35 p. 279; ut plumae mollescunt vimina sancto / lenia, ceu viridis lentescit papirus amne Id. VirgV 1219; moxque jugo Domini subclinat lenia colli Folc. Carm. 9; ficus maturae dulces ad edendum et ~es et molles ad tangendum Simil. Anselmi 15; quid durum, quid molle sit, quid ~e, quid asperum, quid ponderosum, quid leve, ‥ tactus discernit J. Sal. Pol. 437A; haec omnia ad mortem spectant, quam minatur pilosus ~i, Esau Jacob Ad. Scot QEC 13. 823C; non reducit Aristoteles asperum et ~e T. Sutton Gen. & Corrupt. 127. b lenibus ‥ flavoribus Frith. 582 (v. flavor). c Brittannia ‥ ornata ‥ rivis ~i murmure serpentibus Gildas EB 3; minus ‥ ~is est versus qui quinto loco spondeum habuerit Aldh. Met. 10 p. 83; spiritus est productio vocis; aut citata aut ~is de ore profertur Id. PR 141 p. 200; Bacon Gram. Gk. 31 (v. exilis 3b). 4 (of person or character) moderate, lenient, mild. ~is et affabilis, mitis et amabilis, injuriarum ‥ indultor Gir. TH III 49 p. 194. 5 easy to bear, tolerable (also as sb. n.): a (of condition); b (of word or remark). a lenior ut fieret dolor intolerabilis illi Wulf. Swith. II 284. b posset quidem ~ior fieri increpatio Gildas EB 108; ut [Anglorum gentes] ‥ ora sacerdotum per lenia verba ligarent Wulf. Swith. pref. 521; licet interdum aspera dicantur erudiendis, ubi per ~ia non proficitur Gir. SD 22.

2 lenis v. 1 levis

1 lēnĭs, (9) e, ¶ 1 doux [relativement à tous les sens] : Cic. Fin. 2, 36 ; Nat. 2, 146 ; Plin. 28, 53 || [en parl. dʼune pente] Cæs. C. 2, 24, 4 ; Liv. 6, 24, etc. || [dʼun cours dʼeau] Plin. 5, 54 || [du vent] Cic. Att. 7, 2, 1 || [en parl. du style] Cic. de Or. 2, 183 ; Quint. 9, 4, 127 ¶ 2 modéré, calme : Cic. Fam. 5, 2, 9 ; 5, 15, 1 ; Amer. 154 ; Cæs. C. 1, 2, 2 ¶ 3 [avec inf.] qui se laisse facilement aller à : Hor. O. 1, 24, 17 || -nior Cic. Off. 1, 46 ; -issimus Cic. Ac. 2, 11.

2 lēnis, is, m. (ληνός), cuve du pressoir : Afran. et Laber. d. Non. 544, 31.

lēnis, e

1. (v. zaken) mild, zacht [vox; color rustig; vocis genus; vinum]; ➤ lene (adv. gebruikt neutr.) sonans aqua;
2. langzaam, kalm [gradus]; ➤ leniter iter facere; — zachtjes, rustig stromend [stagnum]; zacht werkend [venenum];
3. (metaf.) (v. personen en zaken) mild, zacht, rustig [virtutes; ingenium; oratio; (tegen: in m. acc.) in hostes]; ➤ lenius agere te langzaam; leniter ire per excubias traag; collis leniter editus, acclivis licht oplopend; leniter alloqui vriendelijk toespreken; leniorem sententiam dicere.

lenis , is. m.
酒池。

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lenis , e. adj. c. s.
平光。綿耎。仁。悦人者。Lene vinum 温和之酒。Lene jugum 漸坡之山。Lene venenum 漸上之毒。緩毒。

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, pro Lævis, planus, ut monent docti Editores ad Mirac. S. Annem. tom. 7. Sept. pag. 747. col. 2 : In quo cum nullum visus appareret vestigium, erat enim oculorum locus Lenis, ut cætera facies, etc.

lēnis e, adj.

with comp.and sup, soft, smooth, mild, gentle, easy, calm: aliud (vinum) lenius, T.: lenissimus ventus: spiritus, Tb.: volatus, O.: somnus, H.—Gentle, gradual: clivus, L.: iugum paulo leniore fastigio, Cs.—Fig., gentle, moderate, mild, calm, kind, favorable: animus, T.: populusR. in hostīs lenissimus: lenissima verba: lenissimum ingenium: lenior sententia, Cs.: lene consilium dare, H.: Non lenis precibus fata recludere Mercurius, H.

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