Logeion | levitas

lĕvĭtas, ātis, f. [1. levis], lightness, as to weight.

I Lit. (rare): plumarum, Lucr. 3, 387; id. 4, 745: armorum, Caes. B. G. 5, 34: nulli fruticum levitas major, Plin. 13, 22, 42, § 123.—*
- B Transf., poet., movableness, mobility: Termine, post illud levitas tibi libera non est: Qua positus fueris in statione, mane, Ov. F. 2, 673.—
II Trop.
- A Light-mindedness, changeableness, fickleness, inconstancy, levity (freq. and class.): quid est inconstantiā, mobilitate, levitate turpius? Cic. Phil. 7, 3, 9: temere assentientium, id. Ac. 2 (Luc.), 38, 120: in populari ratione, id. Brut. 27, 103: mobilitas et levitas animi, Caes. B. G. 2, 1: ut adversas res, sic secundas immoderate ferre, levitatis est, lightness of mind, Cic. Off. 1, 26, 90: amatoriis levitatibus dediti, frivolities, id. Fin. 1, 18, 62: manet in rebus temere congestis levitas, Quint. 10, 3, 17: contemnamus igitur omnis ineptias—quod enim lenius huic levitati nomen inponam, Cic. Tusc. 1, 40, 95.—
- B In partic., of speech, shallowness, superficialness (rare): opinionis, Cic. N. D. 2, 17, 45.

lēvĭtas (laev-), ātis, f. [2. lēvis], smoothness.

I Lit. (class.): speculorum, Cic. Univ. 14; id. de Or. 3, 25, 99; id. Univ. 6; Plin. 2, 3, 3, § 7: intestinorum, slipperiness, lubricity, Cels. 4, 16; 2, 8.—
II Trop., of speech, smoothness, fluency, facility: Demosthenes nihil levitate Aeschini et splendore verborum cedit, Cic. Or. 31, 110: verborum, Quint. 10, 1, 52: effeminata, id. 8, 3, 6.

1. lēvitās (laevitās), ātis, f. (lēvis), die Glätte, I) eig.: speculorum, Cic.: intestinorum, Cels.: mundi corpus levitate continuā lubricum, Plin. – II) übtr., die Glätte, Abgeschliffenheit, der Fluß des Ausdrucks, duas res efficiens, numerum et levitatem, Cic.: Graecorum, Cic.: verborum, Quint.: Aeschini, Cic. Vgl. Göller Cic. or. 110. p. 234 sq.

2. levitās, ātis, f. (levis), die Leichtigkeit, I) eig.: 1) die Leichtigkeit dem Gewichte nach Ggstz. gravitas), armorum, Caes.: nulli fruticum levitas maior, Plin. – 2) die Leichtigkeit in der Bewegung = die Geschwindigkeit, volucri od. summā levitate ferri, Lucr. – dah. poet., die Flüchtigkeit, levitas tibi non libera est, Ov. fast. 2, 673. – II) übtr.: a) die Flüchtigkeit, amatoriae, in der Liebe, Cic.: comicae, Leichtfertigkeiten, wie sie in den Komödien vorkommen (wenn ein Sohn den Vater hintergeht usw.), Cic. – b) die Flüchtigkeit, der Leichtsinn, die Veränderlichkeit, Unbeständigkeit, die schwankenden Grundsätze, die Haltlosigkeit, der Wankelmut, die Charakterlosigkeit (Ggstz. gravitas, der würdevolle, Ernst), nobis insita, Tac.: effeminata, Quint.: muliebris, Petron.: perpetua in populari ratione, Cic.: temere assentientium, Cic.: Graecorum, Lact.: animi, Caes.: iudiciorum (= iudicum), Cic.: levitatem alcis experiri, Cic.: levitatem insectari, Cic.: iocari poëticā levitate, Petron.: ut adversas res, sic secundas res immoderate ferre levitatis est (verrät Charakterlosigkeit), Cic. – Plur., Cic. de fin. 1, 61; Tusc. 5, 104; de nat. deor. 3, 72. Arnob. 7, 4: Phariae levitates, Corp. inscr. Lat. 8, 211, 30. – c) die Nichtigkeit, Seichtheit, das Unhaltbare, opinionis, Cic. de nat. deor. 2, 45.

1 lĕvitas [CL] 1 lightness (of weight). quae quidem forma vel causa in igne, cum sursum fertur, vocatur ~as Adel. QN 60; quanta erit ~as resurgentium corporum Pull. Sent. 672D; Ilia succingit levitas tractusque lacertos J. Exon. BT IV 187; musca ‥ formicam voce fatigat. / ‥ / “torpes mersa cavis, levitas michi queritur alis” Walt. Angl. Fab. XXXVI 3; attractio fit ‥ lege ~atis Quaest. Salern. B 162 (v. gagates 1a); ~as ‥ sequitur calorem et gravitas frigiditatem T. Sutton Gen. & Corrupt. 82. 2 easiness. b (de ~ate) easily. tanta cum ~ate excitabatur ut vix crederes sonitum ab alio posse deprehendi V. Chris. Marky. 75. b subdita plebs viciis de levitate cadit Gower VC III 172. 3 lack of seriousness, frivolity. ideo me superna pietas dolore colli voluit gravari, ut sic absolvar reatu supervacuae ~atis Bede HE IV 17 p. 246; numquam viderunt se nudos nec tetigerunt / cautus uterque satis cavere notas levitatis R. Cant. Malch. III 502; hic et Mala Corona vocabatur, eo quod in juventute sua militaribus exercitiis et ~atibus detinebatur Ord. Vit. III 2 p. 28; legavi pueris hec puerilia; / illi me faciant precum instancia / repuerascere non impericia / vel †levititatibus [l. levitatibus] sed innocencia Walt. Wimb. Palpo 161; de inventione dictorum et rithmorum, et talium quae ad mimorum pertinent ~atem Latin Stories 127; quod [rex] caveat ~atem verborum et morum (Bridget of Sweden Lib. Celestis) Bower X 8. 4 instability, inconstancy, fickleness. ‘~as’, si instabilitatem mentis designat aut pusillitatem ponderis, brevis est ‘le-’; si lenitatem tactus, unde ligna in aedificio levigata dicuntur, longa est ‘le-’ Bede AM 98 (cf. (v. 2 levitas a)); s1139 noverca enim feminea ~ate fidem ‥ fefellerat W. Malm. HN 478 p. 35; vado ‥ ad curiam de reditu nescius, utpote regiam verens ~atem V. Chris. Marky. 74; mundi volo vanitatem / et fortune levitatem / breviter describere Walt. Wimb. Van. 1; ex ~ate animi domum suam exuerat Hexham I app. p. xxx; si ex lapsu linguae vel animi ~ate aliqua verba ‥ incaute emiserant Reg. North. 404.

2 lēvitas [CL] 1 smoothness, evenness. b (med.) lubricity (of bowels). c (fig.). ~as ‥ si ‥ designat ‥ lenitatem tactus Bede AM 98 (v. 1 levitas 4); in tali [spiritus visibilis] reditu tam corporis ~as quam ejusdem densitas ‥ notanda est Adel. QN 29; propter ~atem superficiei montium Gros. 68 (v. concavitas 1a); alibi potest esse talis planities inter eos et solem, et a posteriori talis montium laevitas Bacon Maj. I 307; sensata ‥ oculi sunt visibilia que sunt ‥ asperitas, ~as ‥ Bacon V 133. b lienteria est fluxus ventris ‥ et dicitur lienteria a ~ate interiorum, i. intestinorum, ideo cibus cito labefecit a stomacho SB 27. c si quid asperum [sc. in nobis est], ad ~atem spiritualis gratie complanetur P. Blois Serm. 564A. 2 smoothness of sound, absence of harshness. per acutum accentum significatur asperitas, per circumflexum ~as Ps.-Gros. Gram. 70.

1 lēvĭtās (14) (læv-), ātis, f. , le poli : Cic. Tim. 49 ; de Or. 3, 99 || intestinorum Cels. Med. 4, 16, lienterie, flux lientérique || [fig.] poli du style : Cic. Or. 110 ; Quint. 10, 1, 52.

2 lĕvĭtās, (9) ātis, f. (lĕvis), ¶ 1 légèreté : Lucr. 3, 387 ; Cæs. G. 5, 34, 3 ; Plin. 13, 123 || mobilité : Ov. F. 3, 673 ¶ 2 légèreté, inconstance, frivolité : Cic. Phil. 7, 9 ; Off. 1, 90 ; Br. 103 ; Quint. 10, 3, 17 || faiblesse, futilité dʼune opinion : Cic. Nat. 2, 45.

lēvitās², ātis f (levis²)

1. gladheid [speculorum; intestinorum diarree]; ➤ mundi corpus levitate continua lubricum;
2. (metaf., retor.) gladheid, gepolijstheid, gemak in het uitdrukken.

levitās¹, ātis f (levis¹)

1. lichtheid (van gewicht), ook metaf. [armorum lichte bewapening];
2. (poët.) lichtheid (van beweging), snelheid; ➤ summā levitate ferri;
3. (metaf.) onbeduidendheid, onbelangrijkheid [opinionis onhoudbaarheid];
4. lichtzinnigheid, lichtvaardigheid, onstandvastigheid, veranderlijkheid, onbestendigheid, ook plur. [animi; vulgi; comicae lichtvaardige streken in de komedie]; ➤ ~ nobis insita; ~ temere assentientium; levitatem alcis experiri.

levitas , atis. f.
輕。不重。改變。

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levitas vel laevitas, atis. f.
刨平。— intestinorum 不容食之腸。

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levitās (1) ātis, f

1 levis, lightness: armorum, Cs.: sua, O.—Poet.: nimiā levitate caducus (flos), mobility, O.: libera, power to move, O.—Fig., light-mindedness, changeableness, fickleness, inconstancy, levity: Graecorum: quid est inconstantiā, mobilitate, levitate turpius?: mobilitas et levitas animi, Cs.: amatoriis levitatibus dediti, frivolities.—As substn.: in levi habere, i. e. to regard as trifling, Ta.—Of speech, shallowness, superficiality: opinionis.

lēvitās (2) ātis, f

2 lēvis, smoothness: in tactu esse modum levitatis.—Fig., of speech, smoothness, fluency, facility: nihil levitate Aeschini cedere.

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