Logeion | urbanus

urbānus, a, um, adj. [urbs], of or belonging to the city or town, city-, town- (opp. rusticus; cf.: urbicus, oppidanus).

I Lit.
- A Adj.: nostri majores non sine causā praeponebant rusticos Romanos urbanis, Varr. R. R. 2, praef. § 1: rustica et urbana vita, id. ib. 3, 1, 1: vita (opp. rustica), Quint. 2, 4, 24; cf. Ter. Ad. 42: urbani assidui cives, quos scurras vocant, Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 165 (203): scurra, id. Most. 1, 1, 14 (14): leges, id. Rud. 4, 3, 85 (1022): tribus, Cic. de Or. 1, 9, 38: praetor, Caes. B. C. 3, 20: plebes, Sall. C. 37, 4: servitia, id. ib. 24, 4: exercitus, Liv. 27, 3, 9: administratio rei publicae (opp. provincialis), Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 15, § 43: res, Plaut. Cas. 1, 13 (101); Caes. B. G. 7, 6: motus, id. ib. 7, 1: luxus, Tac. A. 2, 44: praedia, land and houses, all land covered by buildings (v. praedium), Dig. 50, 16, 198; 8, 1, 1; cf. ib. 8, tit. 2: fundus, Cato R. R. 8, 2: rus, Just. 31, 2: cohortes, Dig. 25, 1, 8, § 9.—
- - 2 Subst.: urbā-nus, i, m., an inhabitant of a city, a city man, citizen: urbani fiunt rustici, Plaut. Merc. 4, 3, 15 (714) sq.: omnes urbani, rustici, Cic. Fin. 2, 23, 77: sermo omnis non modo urbanorum, sed etiam rusticorum, id. Or. 24, 81: otiosi, Liv. 5, 20, 6: obrepere urbanis, Plin. Ep. 9, 20, 2.—
- B Esp., devoted to the city, fond of city life: diligere secessum, quem tu nimis urbanus es, nisi concupiscis, Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 29.—
II Transf., in the city fashion, in the city style, citizenlike, both in a good and a bad sense.
- A In a good sense.
- - 1 Polished, refined, cultivated, courteous, affable, urbane (syn.: comis, humanus): hominem non solum sapientem, verum etiam, ut nunc loquimur urbanum, Cic. Fam. 3, 8, 3; cf. Quint. 8, 3, 34 sq.; so Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 6, § 17.—
  - - b Transf., of plants, improved, cultivated, ornamental: sunt arborum quaedam urbaniores, quas his placet nominibus distinguere. Hae mites, quae fructu atque aliqua dote umbrarumve officio humaniusjuvant, non improbe dicantur urbanae. Plin. 16, 19, 32, § 78: acanthi topiariae et urbanae herbae, id. 22, 22, 34, § 76.—
  - 2 Of speech.
  - - a In gen., refined, polished, elegant, nice, choice: in vocibus nostrorum oratorum recinit quiddam et resonat urbanius, Cic. Brut. 46, 171: genus dicendi, Quint. 2, 8, 4: os facile, explanatum, jucundum, urbanum, id est, in quo nulla neque rusticitas neque peregrinitas resonet, id. 11, 3, 30: distinctior et urbanior et altior Cicero, Tac. Or. 18.—
    - b In partic., of wit, witty, humorous, facetious: urbanus homo erit, cujus multa bene dicta responsaque erunt: et qui in sermonibus, circulis, conviviis, item in contionibus, omni denique loco ridicule commodeque dicet, Domit. Mars. ap. Quint. 6, 3, 105: dictum per se urbanum, id. 6, 3, 54: circumfertur Marcii Philippi velut urbanissimum factum atque dictum, Col. 8, 16, 3: qui est in isto genere urbanissimus, Cic. Cael. 15, 36: Romani veteres atque urbani sales, id. Fam. 9, 15, 2: homines lauti et urbani, id. Verr. 2, 1, 6, § 17: hic tibi comis et urbanus liberque videtur, witty, clever, Hor. S. 1, 4, 90: urbanus coepit haberi, id. Ep. 1, 15, 27: in senatu dicax et urbanus et bellus, Plin. Ep. 4, 25, 3: urbanos qui illa censuerunt dicam an miseros? Dicerem urbanos, si senatum deceret urbanitas, id. ib. 8, 6, 3.—
- B In a bad sense, bold, forward, impudent: frontis ad urbanae descendi praemia, Hor. Ep. 1, 9, 11: audacia, Cic. Prov. Cons. 4, 8.—Adv.: urbānē (acc. to II. A.).
- - 1 Courteously, civilly, affably, politely, urbanely: severe et graviter et prisce agere, an remisse ac leniter et urbane, Cic. Cael. 14, 33: urbanius agere, id. ib. 15, 36: urbanissime et prudentissime adjuvit, Treb. Poll. Gall. 14.—More freq.,
  - 2 Of speech, wittily, acutely, elegantly, happily: aliquem facete et urbane ridere, Cic. Fin. 1, 11, 39: bene et urbane dicere, Quint. 6, 3, 42; 5, 7, 26; 6, 1, 46 al.: interrogare, id. 11, 3, 126: emendare, id. 8, 3, 54: urbanius elabi, id. 2, 11, 2: urbanissime respondere, Gell. 15, 5, 3.

urbānus, a, um (urbs), zur Stadt (bes. zu Rom) gehörig, städtisch, in (bei) der Stadt, Stadt- (Ggstz. rusticus), I) eig.: suffragatio, der städtischen Bevölkerung (Ggstz. militaris), Cic.: sermo, der Städter (Ggstz. rusticus, der Bauern), Liv.: vita, Cic.: audacia (Ggstz. provincialis), Cic.: tribus, Cic.: praetor, der in Rom zwischen röm. Bürgern Recht spricht, Cic. u. Caes. (s. praetor): exercitus, aus röm. Bürgern bestehend, Liv.: populus (Ggstz. exercitus), Nep.: plebes u. plebs, Sall. u. Sen.: insidiae, Cic.: consilium, der Beschluß innerer Politik, Cic.: praedium, ein Landgut bei der Stadt, auch auf städtische Art eingerichtet, Cic.: so auch rus, Iustin.: fundus, Cato: cohortes, zu Rom in Garnison stehende, ICt. – subst., urbānī, ōrum, m., die Stadtbewohner, Städter, Cic. u.a. – II) meton., nach städtischer Weise, städtisch, 1) im guten Sinne: a) feinstädtisch, fein im Benehmen, gebildet, homo, ein Weltmann, Cic. ep. 3, 8, 3: urbani (vornehme) assidui cives, Plaut. trin. 202. – übtr., von Gewächsen, veredelt, herba, Plin.: arbores urbaniores, Plin. – b) von der Rede, fein, gebildet, gewählt, quiddam resonat urbanius, Cic.: os facile (in pronuntiando) et urbanum, Quint. – c) fein, geistreich im Witze, -Scherze, witzig, scherzhaft, homines lepidi et urbani, Cic.: homo urbanissimus, Cic.: u. urbanissimus homo, Sen. rhet.: sermo, Cic.: sales, Cic. – subst., der Witzbold, Hor. ep. 1, 15, 27. – 2) im üblen Sinne, dreist, unverschämt, frons, Hor. ep. 1, 9, 11 (Ggstz. pudor subrusticus, Cic. ep. 5, 12, 1).

urbanus [CL] 1 of or pertaining to the city. b (of person) who lives or pursues activities in the city, (as sb.) city-dweller; c (w. ref. to Rome, in gl.). discurrere per cuncta ~a et rustica loca Bede HE III 5; 845 [prata] in media ~orum pratorum CS 449; fora ~a Gallicis mercibus ‥ referta conspiceres Ord. Vit. IV 7 p. 215; 1245 omnes terras et predia ~a seu rustica que possedimus Lit. Cant. III 361. b ~us, burhsita vel burhman Ælf. Gl.; gens [Cantuarie] urbana et rustica, plusquam ceteri Angli conscientiam adhuc antique nobilitatis spirans W. Malm. GP prol.; divitibus ‥ et pauperibus, viris et mulieribus, monachis et clericis, ~is et rusticis Ord. Vit. IX 2 p. 468; ~is et suburbanis, colonis quoque vel rusticis J. Sal. Pol. 390B; obviantes sibi turbe ~e funebria carmina canentes (Abbanus 14) VSH I 12. c urbana [gl.: ~i vocabantur qui Rome habitabant; qui in ceteris locis oppidani; nam sola urbs Roma, cetera oppida] Aldh. VirgP 20; plebs ~a, populus Romanus GlC P 448. 2 of or characterized by the style of the city, refined, polite, elegant, sophisticated, urbane. b (w. ref. to language) refined or elegant in style or expression (esp. w. ref. to wit). mores urbanos adjuncta superbia ledit D. Bec. 115. b ~a [gl. docta, mid getincgere] verborum facundia fretus Aldh. VirgP 20; ~ae sint conversationis ignari Bede Luke 614A; nemo est tam ~a facundia facetus Byrht. V. Osw. 406; cras in ollam candidi dimittentur lapilli. ~um sane proverbium quod in prosperis agendorum dicitur successibus V. Chris. Marky. 63; hec Morpheum fecisse scias, et me fratrem ejus, qui talibus et tam ~is frequenter usi lusibus non trahimus ad gehennam ‥ quempiam Map NC IV 6 f. 49; sermo satis est urbanus / quem gemmata juvat manus / per decorem jaspidis Walt. Wimb. Van. 83; scribo ‥ exercicii causa ut hunc jejunum et rusticanum sermonem verbis corrigas ac ~um reddas Free Ep. 62.

1 urbānus, (8) a, um, ¶ 1 de la ville, urbain : Varro R. 2, pr. 1 ; 3, 1, 1 ; urbanæ tribus Cic. de Or. 1, 38, tribus urbaines ; prætor urbanus Cæs. C. 3, 20, préteur urbain ; urbanæ res Cæs. G. 7, 6, 1, la situation à Rome || urbānus, ī, m. , un citadin, habitant de la ville : Cic. Fin. 2, 77 ; Or. 81 ; Liv. 5, 20, 6 ¶ 2 [fig.] qui caractérise la ville ou lʼhabitant de la ville : a) in vocibus nostrorum oratorum resonat quiddam urbanius Cic. Br. 171, dans le son des paroles de nos orateurs il y a un accent qui est plus spécialement de notre ville, qui rappelle Rome ; b) poli, de bon ton, plein dʼurbanité : Cic. Fam. 3, 8, 3 ; Verr. 2, 1, 17 ; urbanissimus Cic. Cæl. 36 || [en parl. de plantes] cultivé, bien soigné : Plin. 16, 78 ; c) spirituel, fin : Domit. d. Quint. 6, 3, 105 ; Cic. Fam. 9, 15, 2 ; Hor. S. 1, 4, 90 || plaisant : Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 27 ; d) = hardi, qui a de lʼaplomb : frons urbana Hor. Ep. 1, 9, 11, lʼaplomb de la ville, cf. Cic. Prov. 8.

urbānus (urbs) I. adj. a, um

1. van, in, uit de stad (ihb. Rome), stads-, stedelijk [populus; vita; tribus; plebes; administratio rei publicae (itt. provincialis); praetor die in Rome tussen Romeinse burgers rechtspreekt; consilium besluit mbt. binnenlandse politiek; praedium landgoed bij de stad; gratia invloed in Rome; exercitus];
2. (meton.) op de manier v.e. stadbewoner, steeds: (a) verfijnd, beschaafd [cives; homo man v.d. wereld]; (b) (v.e. redevoering) verzorgd; (c) geestig, grappig [homo; sermo]; (d) (poët.) vrijpostig, brutaal, onbeschaamd [frons]; II. subst. ī m
1. stadbewoner, stedeling, Romein;
2. (metaf.) (Hor.) grapjas.

urbanus , a, um. adj. c. s.
城內者。知禮。斯文。有趣。悦人者。

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urbs, of the city, of the town, in the city, in Rome: vitam urbanam atque otium Secutus sum, T.: tribus: praetor, Cs.: exercitus, L.: administratio rei p.— As substn., an inhabitant of a city, city man, citizen, resident in Rome: omnes urbani, rustici: otiosi, L.—In city fashion, in city style, citizenlike, polished, refined, cultivated, courteous, elegant, nice: hominem ut nunc loquimur urbanum: resonare urbanius: sic utroque distinctior et urbanior Cicero, Ta.—Witty, humorous, facetious, jocose, clever: in isto genere urbanissimus: sales: urbanus coepit haberi, H.—Bold, forward, impudent: frons, H.: audacia.

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