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teneritas

teneritas, softness, tenderness

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teneritate Noun: feminine ablative singular of teneritas

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tĕnĕrĭtas, ātis, f. [tener], softness, tenderness.
  • I Lit.: uvarum, Plin. 15, 24, 29, § 100: brassicae, id. 19, 8, 41, § 141: gemmae, id. 37, 7, 28, § 101: hujus jecori teneritas nulla praefertur, id. 9, 42, 67, § 143.—
  • II Trop.: in primo ortu (rerum) inest teneritas et mollities quaedam, * Cic. Fin. 5, 21, 58 aetatis, Vitr. 4, 1 med.: teneritas Corinthiorum (opp. severus mos Doricorum), id. 1, 2 med.

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