vacuus

moenia defensoribus erant vacua
the walls lacked guards animus ab odio vacuus est
the heart is free of hate

vacuus , a, um: adj. (vacō), empty, void, 12.592; open, 5.515; deserted, 2.528; solitary, 2.761; 4.82; without employment, unoccupied; subst., vacuum, ī, n., emptiness, void space, 12.906.

văcŭus, a, um, adj. [vaco], empty, void, free, clear, devoid of, without something (freq. and class.; cf. inanis.)

• I In gen.
• • A Lit., in material sense.
  • • • • α Absol.: spatium vacuum, Lucr. 1, 523; cf. id. 1, 394; 1, 509: vacua castra, Caes. B. G. 7, 45: perque domos Ditis vacuas et inania regna, Verg. A. 6, 269: atria, id. ib. 7, 379; 2, 528: porticus, id. ib. 2, 761: videntur Aëra per vacuum ferri, id. G. 3, 109: Acerrae, unpeopled, id. ib. 2, 225: Cumae, Juv. 3, 2: Ulubrae, id. 10, 102: agri, Verg. G. 2, 54: aurae, id. A. 12, 592: caelum, id. ib. 5, 515: oppida, Auct. B. Afr. 9: aliquam partem aedium vacuam facere, Liv. 39, 14, 2: aër, Hor. C. 1, 3, 34: theatrum, id. Ep. 2, 2, 130: aula, id. C. 4, 14, 36: tabellae, Quint. 10, 3, 32: numerus peditum in vicem prolapsorum equitum vacuos capientium ad pugnam equos, Liv. 44, 26, 3: lectus, Prop. 2, 2, 1: Ov. M. 11, 471: per vacuum locum inruperunt, Liv. 25, 3, 18: manus, Quint. 11, 2, 42: ossa vacuis exsucta medullis, Juv. 8, 90: si vacuo ventre mulier fuit, not pregnant (opp. plenus), Dig. 29, 2, 84: vultus, without eyes, Sen. Oedip. 1012.—
        • β With abl.: nihil igni vacuum videri potest, Cic. Univ. 4: gladium vaginā vacuum in urbe non vidimus, id. Marcell. 6, 17: moenia defensoribus, Liv. 42, 63, 6: viae occursu hominum, id. 5, 41, 5: cultoribus agri, Ov. M. 7, 653: ense ebur, id. ib. 4, 148: arvum arboribus, Col. 3, 11, 3: loca fetu in vite, id. 3, 10, 5: pectus velamine, Stat. Th. 1, 593.—
        • γ With ab and abl.: Messana ab his rebus...vacua ac nuda est, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 2, § 3: oppidum vacuum ab defensoribus, without, Caes. B. G. 2, 12: pars Galliae ab exercitu, Hirt. B. G. 8, 46: vacuum ab hostibus mare, Liv. 37, 13, 6.—
        • δ With gen. (rare; mostly poet.): ager aridus et frugum vacuus, Sall. J. 90, 1: Romana urbs annonae, Mamert. Grat. Act. ad Julian. 14.—
      • b Subst.: vă-cŭum, i, n., an empty space, an open or vacant place, a void, vacuity: vacuum minus intus habere, Lucr. 1, 367: in vacuum poterunt se extendere rami, Verg. G. 2, 287: ne per vacuum incurreret hostis, Hor. S. 2, 1, 37: libera per vacuum posui vestigia princeps, Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 21.—
  • B Transf., free from, clear, devoid of, without.
  • • • • α With abl.: animus per somnum sensibus et curis vacuus, Cic. Div. 2, 11, 27: molestiis, id. Fam. 4, 4, 2: cupiditate et timore, id. Fin. 2, 10, 30: consilium periculo, id. Att. 10, 16, 2: cum vacui curis etiam quid in caelo fiat scire avemus, id. Fin. 2, 14, 46: vacui negotiis vivere possimus, id. ib. 4, 5, 12: his rebus mens vacua, id. Tusc. 3, 4, 9: vacuus duellis Janus, Hor. C. 4, 15, 8: crimine nox vacua est, Ov. F. 4, 581: ille metu vacuus, id. M. 3, 582: nullum tempus sterile et vacuum beneficio, Plin. Pan. 56, 2: aemulatione, Tac. A. 12, 2: curā domesticā vacuus, id. H. 1, 88: tali culpā, id. A. 6, 16: tributo, id. ib. 12, 61: vacuam laboribus egi vitam, Ov. Tr. 5, 3, 9.—
        • β With ab and abl.: Mamertini soli vacui, expertes, soluti ac liberi fuerunt ab omni sumptu, molestiā, munere, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 10, § 23: a securibus et tributis, Tac. A. 12, 34; 12, 61: hora nulla vacua a furto, a scelere, crudelitate, flagitio reperietur, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 12, § 34: nullus dies ab exercitationibus oratoriis, id. Brut. 90, 309: animus a talibus factis vacuus et integer, id. Inv. 2, 7, 24: cum ab omni molestiā vacuus esses, id. Fam. 11, 16, 1: domus a suspitione religionis vacua atque pura, id. Har. Resp. 6, 11: ab odio, amicitiā, irā atque misericordiā, Sall. C. 51, 1: a culpa, id. ib. 14, 4: censores vacui ab operum locandorun; curā, Liv. 24, 18, 1.—
        • γ With gen.: vacuas caedis habete manus, Ov. A. A. 1, 642: operum vacuus, Hor. S. 2, 2, 119: vacuas habuissem criminis umbras, Ov. M. 6, 541: composuit ad Caesarem litteras, quasi confecto bello verbis magnificas, rerum vacuas, Tac. A. 15, 8.—
        • δ With dat. of that for which room or a vacancy exists or is made: Aruns Tarquinius et Tullia minor, prope continuatis funeribus cum domos vacuas novo matrimonio fecissent, junguntur, Liv. 1, 46, 9: necato filio vacuam domum scelestis nuptiis fecisse, Sall. C. 15, 2: quanto molimine circumspectemus vacuam Romanis vatibus aedem (Apollinis), Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 94.—Subst.: văcŭum, i, n., leisure: aliquid invenire vacui, Quint. 10, 6, 1.—
• II In partic. (cf. vaco, II.).
• • A Free from labor or occupation, without business, at leisure, clear, disengaged, unoccupied, idle: quoniam vacui sumus, dicam, Cic. Leg. 1, 4, 13: si es animo vacuo, expone nobis quod quaerimus ... hunc elegimus diem, cum te sciremus esse vacuum, id. Brut. 5, 20: animus vacuus ac solutus, id. Verr. 1, 9, 26: aures vacuae atque eruditae, Quint. 10, 1, 32: aures, Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 26; Ov. M. 4, 41; 12, 56: pedibus vacuis terere Porticum, id. A. A. 1, 491: si quid vacui sub umbrā Lusimus, Hor. C. 1, 32, 1: cetera, quae vacuas tenuissent carmine mentes, Verg. G. 3, 3: ne vacuum esse me nunc ad narrandum credas, Ter. And. 706: ut animum vacuum ad res difficiles scribendas afferam, Cic. Att. 12, 38, 3: cum per tot menses vacuā civitate nemo controversiam fecerit, Liv. 3, 40, 10.—Sup.: nec rursus jubeo, dum sit vacuissima quaeras, Ov. P. 3, 1, 141.—Poet., transf., of places in which to lounge or enjoy leisure, quiet, peaceful, undisturbed, etc.: Tibur, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 45: Athenae, id. ib. 2, 2, 81: tonsoris in umbrā, id. ib. 1, 7, 50 (cf.: otiosa Neapolis, id. Epod. 5, 43).—Rarely of persons, free from care, calm, composed: Rutilius animo vacuus, i. e. careless, without apprehension, Sall. J. 52, 6: haud animi vacuus, quiet, Stat. Th. 5, 644: cantamus vacui, sive quid urimur, Hor. C. 1, 6, 19; so of one free from love, id. ib. 1, 5, 10.—Of female animals, not bearing young: equa, Col. 6, 37, 10.—Impers.: vacuum est, with inf., there is leisure, time, Sall. H. 1, 10; Tac. H. 2, 28.—
  • B Of time, free, vacant, disengaged, leisure: etiam si spatium ad dicendum nostro commodo vacuosque dies habuissemus, Cic. Verr. 1, 17, 56: cum vacui temporis nihil haberem, id. Att. 2, 23, 1: vacuam noctem operi dedere, Liv. 3, 28, 7: tempora, Col. 12, 4, 1; cf. Luc. 3, 26.—
  • C Of women, free, unmarried, single: ubi mulier vacua fuit, Tac. A. 13, 44: vacuis indicere nuptias, Pseudo - Quint. Decl. 376: Hersilia, i. e. widowed, Ov. M. 14, 831.—
  • D Of possessions, free, vacant, without an occupant or master: vacuam possessionem regni sperans, Caes. B. C. 3, 112: prudentiae doctrinaeque possessio ... quasi caduca atque vacua, Cic. de Or. 3, 31, 122: centuria, id. Tull. § 17: sese praedia vacua filio traditurum, id. Rosc. Am. 9, 26: vacuam rempublicam tradere Hannibali, Liv. 23, 2, 7: ut impetus fiat in vacuam rempublicam, Sall. C. 52, 23: sacerdotia ut vacua contulit in alios, Tac. A. 6, 40; cf.: Syriam provinciam vacuam tum morte Atilii Rufi, id. Agr. 40: vacua Armenia, without a ruler, id. A. 12, 50: bona, Dig. 38, 9, 1, § 12: possessio, ib. 41, 3, 4, § 22; Gai Inst. 4, 131.— Subst.: văcŭum, i, n.: si quis casus puerum egerit Orco, In vacuum venias, into the vacant property, Hor. S. 2, 5, 50: ut in vacuum lege praeditoriā venalis pependerit, Suet. Claud. 9; cf. Quint. 12, 9, 8.—
  • E Without value, worthless, useless, empty, vain, unprofitable, = vanus (rare; not anteAug.): si respublica et senatus et populus vacua nomina sunt, Tac. H. 1, 30: rem, Petr. 102: vacua et inanis productio verbi, Gell. 11, 15, 6: tollens vacuum plus nimio Gloria verticem, her empty head, Hor. C. 1, 18, 15: pecunia, unused, unproductive, Dig. 19, 5, 24; cf. ib. 16, 3, 28.

vacuus, a, um, leer, ledig, entblößt, frei, ohne etw., I) eig.: A) im allg.: a) adi.: α) absol.: v. loca (Plätze im Theater), Cic.: v. tabeilae, Quint.: domus Ditis vacuae (öde) et inania regna (das Reich der Schatten), Verg.: vacuae (ausgeräumte) domus et inania (ausgeplünderte) templa, Tac.: u. theatrum, Hor.: aula, Hor.: vacua castra hostium, Caes.: aër, Verg. u. Hor.: aliquam partem aedium vacuam facere (räumen), quo Hispala immigraret, Liv.: prope continuatis funeribus domos vacuas novo matrimonio facere, Liv. (vgl. vacuefacio). – β) m. Abl.: nihil igni vacuum, Cic.: arvum arboribus v., Colum.: vites v. fructu, Colum.: v. moenia defensoribus, Liv.: v. agri cultoribus, Ov.: vacua dentibus ora, Tac.: locus hominibus plenus, amicis vacuus, Sen. – γ) m. ab u. Abl.: Messana ab his rebus... vacua ac nuda est, Cic.: v. oppidum ab defensoribus, Caes.: mare v. ab hostibus, Liv.: telum a spiculis vacuum, Cels. – δ) m. Genet.: ager aridus et frugum vacuus, Sall.: Romana urbs v. annonae, Claud. Mam.: iam animae vacuus, entseelt, Apul. – b) subst., vacuum, ī, n., der leere Raum, die Leere, vacuum minus intus habere, Lucr.: per vacuum incurrere, Hor., od. irrumpere, Liv.: in vacuum se extendere (v. Ästen), Verg.: libera per vacuum ponere vestigia, Hor.: taurorum cornua iactantur in vacuum, die (zornigen) Stiere bohren mit den Hörnern in die Luft, Sen.

B) insbes.: 1) frei, erledigt, unbesetzt, herrenlos, erblos, prudentiae doctrinaeque possessio... quasi caduca et v., Cic.: v. centuria, Cic.: praeda, Cic.: possessio regni, Caes.: Armenia, Tac.: sacerdotia ut vacua, Tac.: Syria... vacua iam morte Atilii Rufi consularis, Tac.: ne bona hereditaria vacua sine domino iacērent, erblos, ICt. – venire in vacuum u. in vacua, in das erledigte Besitztum, Hor. u. Cic.: ut in vacuum venalis pependerit Claudius, daß Kl. (das Besitztum des Kl.) als herrenlos öffentlich feilgeboten wurde, Suet. – 2) v. weibl. Tieren, ledig = nicht trächtig, equa, Colum. 6, 37, 10. – 3) v. Frauenspersonen, frei, ledig, ohne Mann, ohne Geliebten, Hersilia (als Witwe), Ov. met. 14, 831: ubi mulier vacua fuit, Tac. ann. 13, 44. – subst., vacuae, die Ledigen, elige de vacuis, quam non sibi vindicet alter, Ov. her. 19 (20), 149: vacuis indicere nuptias, non occupatis, Ps. Quint. decl. 176.

II) übtr.: A) im allg., von etwas frei, einer Sache ledig, ohne etw., etw. entbehrend, von etw. fern, sich fern haltend, a) mit Abl.: animus sensibus et curis v., Cic.: v. molestiis, Cic.: cupiditate et gloriā, Cic.: tali culpā, Ter. – b) m. ab u. Abl.: animus a talibus factis v. et integer, Cic.: v. a culpa, Sall. – v. der Zeit, hora nulla v. a furto, a scelere etc., Cic.: nullus dies v. ab exercitationibus oratoriis, Cic. – c) mit Genet.: v. operum, Hor.: v. criminis, Or.: v. caedis manus, Ov.

B) insbes.: 1) von Leistungen frei, befreit, a) mit Abl.: omni tributo, Tac. – b) m. ab u. Abl.: ab omni sumptu, Cic.: a tributis, Tac. – 2) von einer körperl. oder geistigen Tätigkeit usw. frei, uneingenommen, a) von Arbeit frei, unbeschäftigt, müßig, α) v. Pers. usw.: quoniam vacui sumus, dicam, Cic.: cum te sciremus esse vacuum, Cic.: si es animo vacuo, expone nobis etc., Cic.: vacui pace Punicā Romani, unbeschäftigt (durch Kriege), Liv.: aures vacuae atque eruditae, die Ohren Gebildeter, die Muße haben, Quint.: v. mentes, Verg.: princeps adhuc vacuus, für niemand eingenommen, Tac.: vacui arriperent occupatos, Tac.: nullum vacuum (müßig) tractum esse remum, Cic.: Superl., nec rursus iubeo, dum sit (domus Augusti) vacuissima, quaeras, bis es völliger Muße genieße, Ov. ex Pont. 3, 1, 141. – poet. übtr., von Orten der Muße, Tibur, Hor.: Athenae, Hor. – β) v. der Zeit, vacua nox operi, frei, ungestört für usw., Liv. 3, 28, 7: cum vacui temporis nihil haberem, Cic. ad Att. 2, 23, 1: etiamsi spatium ad dicendum nostro commodo vacuosque dies habuissemus, tamen etc., Cic. I. Verr. 56: vacua tempora iam contingunt ad ea exsequenda, quae etc., Colum. 12, 4 in. – b) von Kummer, von Liebe frei, sorglos, unbefangen, animus v., v. ac solutus, Cic.: vacuus animo, Sall., u. animi, Stat., frei, ruhig im Gemüt: cantamus vacui, frei (von Liebe), Hor.: u. so v. pectus, Hor. – 3) frei von Hindernissen, alqd vacuum est, man hat in etwas freie Hand, antea vacuum id et solutum poenā (und straflos), Tac. ann. 14, 28. – ebenso vacuum est m. folg. Infin., man hat freie Hand, freien Spielraum, Sall. hist. fr. 1, 10 (11). Tac. hist. 2, 38. – 4) v. Örtl.: a) frei = offenstehend, zugänglich, weit, porticus, Verg.: ut vacuo patuerunt aequore campi, Verg.: vacuae aedes Romanis vatibus, Hor.: aures vacuae, offen und aufmerksam zuhörende, Lucr., Hor. u.a. (s. Obbar. Hor. ep. 1, 16, 26. – b) schutzlos, von Schutz entblößt, mare, Tac.: Illyricum mare, Tac. – übtr., res publica, Sall. u. Liv. Vgl. Heräus Tac. hist. 2, 14, 6. – 5) leer = wertlos, überflüssig, unnütz, eitel, vergeblich, si res publica et senatus et populus vacua nomina sunt, Tac.: res vacua, Petron.: vacua et inanis productio verbi, Gell.: tollens vacuum plus nimio Gloria verticem, das eitle Haupt, Hor. – ➳ In der Vulgärspr. vocuus, Corp. inscr. Lat. 6, 1527. col. 2, 33.

vacuus [CL] 1 empty, that contains nothing. b (as sb. n.) empty space, void, (also spec.) vacuum. si quando illud [molendinum] ~um invenerit ‥ arenam statim ibi proicit ‥ aut aliquid quod foedat Simil. Anselmi 41.  b ~um non est quia si ~um esset, motus localis fieret in instanti, quia res mota non inveniret sibi resistens J. Blund An. 101; segnior in vacuo non esset spongia plumbo Neckam DS IV 90; si non est ibi aliquod corpus replens spatium illus, erit ponere ~um, quod est impossibile in rerum natura Comm. Sph. 252; ponebant ens esse infinitum ne concederent ~um T. Sutton Gen. & Corrupt. 73. 2 (of place or sim.) unoccupied, empty, deserted, uncultivated (also w. abl.). tenet de episcopo j solin ~ae terrae extra divisionem suam DB I 11va; sunt ix mansurae ~ae DB II 116b; terram ‥ incultam et cultoribus pene ~am invenit Ord. Vit. III 12 p. 130; ut ea pestilencia [pulicum] locus ille fere desertus et habitatoribus ~us extitisset Gir. TH II 31; 1275 per quam subtractionem domus predicte hactenus sunt ~e et ruinose SelPlMan 147. 3 (of surface or sim.) bare, blank, plain. 799 misi ‥ quasdam species dictionum ‥ in cartula quam nobis ~am direxistis, ut vestita reveniret quae nuda nostro se offerebat aspectui Alcuin Ep. 172; mensa ~a videtur esse Ælf. Coll. 98; persuasit ‥ ut cedulas duas vel tres, ~as set signatas, secum ad cautelam portaret Gir. SD 82; arbores ‥ facte sunt ~e quasi mortue Itin. Mand. 48. 4 empty-handed, (also) destitute, poor. b unsuccessful, whose purpose remains unaccomplished. c793 non a te ~us redeat miser cui benefacere valeas Alcuin Ep. 65; Sanson nocte exiit et portas civitatis auferens suos custodes ~os et delusos reliquit [Jud. xvi 2–3] Eccl. & Synag. 105; ita in ~um sicut in pecuniosum furebatur W. Malm. GR II 201; motus ‥ urbanitate tali fur relictis pellibus ridens recessit et ~us E. Thrip. Collect. Stories 210; omnis homo vacuus transiens montana / spernitur Ps.-Map 230.  b proposito suo fraudatus ‥ ~us rediit Avesb. f. 113; s1160 sed non audentes Resum adire, ~i domum redierunt Ann. Cambr. 48; c1242 scribo ex perturbato animo, nuncio meo redeunte ~o in tanto ‥ necessitatis articulo Gros. Ep. 96; infecto negocio ~i cum dedecore remearunt Chr. Hen. VI & Ed. IV 177. 5 void, null, of no effect (esp. leg., also transf. or fig.). b (in ~um) in vain, to no purpose. cece mulieris orbes ~os ‥ jubar serenum inplevit W. Malm. GP I 66; 1220 irritum esse decernimus et in ~um quantum in nobis est revocamus Cl 428a; consideratum est quod loquela sua ~a est BNB III 656; 1255 volumus quod si invente [carte] fuerint ‥ sint ~e et casse RGasc I sup. 5b; 1272 litteras nostras patentes quas ‥ ~as esse consideravimus et inanes Cl 500; 1321 instrumenta ‥ ~a sint et irrita Lit. Cant. I 56; Adolphus rex Alemannie, ~us amicus fiduciam in se habentibus Flor. Hist. III 104; quod ‥ concessiones et relaxaciones ‥ facte ‥ ~e forent et nullius effectus Reg. Whet. I 63.  b ne forte accepto Christianitatis vocabulo in ~um currerent aut cucurrissent Bede HE III 25 p. 182; animadvertit ‥ se non frustra vel in ~um laborasse Ailr. Nin. 2; munera multa licet in ~um offerentes Gir. Galf. II 7. 6 devoid or deprived (of), lacking (w. abl., gen., ab or sim.). b (of horse) riderless. angelum ‥ ensem ~um vagina habentem Gildas EB 1; mentem ab interna gratia ~am Bede HE II 1 p. 80; auditu vacui, concluso gutture muti Wulf. Swith. II 221; cujus cura ‥ / nil vacuum sensu dicere vel facere W. Malm. GR III 284; marchisius, felicis spei ~us, Tyrum revertitur Devizes f. 36v; quomodo complebit tam ~us a fide ministerium regule Christiane Wycl. Ver. II 148.  b de ~is ‥ equis qui sequuntur agmen unum apprehendam, confestim ascendam Ord. Vit. VIII 17 p. 372. 7 free from activity or work, who is at leisure. b redundant, otiose. c1166 si vacas et licet ‥ de statu meo ‥ poteris certiorari. ‥ noveris ‥ quoniam mihi licet et ad hoc ~us sum ‥ ut tuis ‥ mandatis libenter obediam J. Sal. Ep. 153 (155).  b 1298 ne ‥ fabulis vacent ociosis vel ~is se implicent inhonestis Reg. Cant. 820. 8 (med., of pulse). quinto judicatur [pulsus] secundum plenum, ~um, et medium. ‥ ~us ‥ est quando apparet inflatus, sed [cum] tangitur, quasi ~is digitis, perforatur Bart. Angl. III 23. 9 f. l. hebetos, †vacuos [? l. fatuos] GlC H 60.

văcŭus, (8) a, um, ¶ 1 vide, inoccupé : vacua castra Cæs. G. 7, 45, camp vide ; subst. n. , vacuum, le vide : Lucr. 1, 367 ; per vacuum Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 21, dans une région inoccupée || [avec abl.] : nihil igni vacuum Cic. Tim. 13, rien que nʼoccupe le feu ; mœnia vacua defensoribus Liv. 42, 63, 6, murs sans défenseurs || [avec ab ] : oppidum vacuum ab defensoribus Cæs. G. 2, 12, ville sans défenseurs, cf. Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 3 ; Liv. 37, 17, 6 || [avec gén.] ager frugum vacuus Sall. J. 90, 1, champ sans moissons ; litteræ rerum vacuæ Tac. Ann. 15, 8, lettre vide (dépourvue de faits) ¶ 2 libre : a) sans maître, vacant : vacua possessio regni Cæs. C. 3, 112, possession du royaume vacante, trône vacant, cf. Cic. de Or. 3, 122 ; Amer. 26 ; Tull. 17 ; in vacuum venire Hor. S. 2, 5, 50, ou pl. n. in vacua Cic. Off. 1, 21, venir dans un bien sans propriétaire ; b) [en parl. dʼune femme] libre, qui nʼa pas de mari, ou veuve : Tac. Ann. 13, 44 ; Ov. M. 14, 831 ¶ 3 [fig.] libre de, débarrassé de, sans : a) [avec abl.] curis vacuus Cic. Div. 2, 27, sans soucis, cf. Cic. Fin. 2, 30 ; 4, 12 ; Tusc. 3, 9, etc. ; b) [avec ab ] : nulla hora vacua a furto Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 34, pas une heure qui nʼait son vol, qui soit sans un vol, cf. Cic. Br. 309 ; Inv. 2, 24 ; ab omni molestia vacuus Cic. Fam. 11, 16, 1, libre de toute inquiétude ; [cf. omni tributo vacui Tac. Ann. 12, 61, et vacui a tributis Tac. Ann. 12, 34, exempts de tout tribut, de tribut] c) [avec gén.] Hor. S. 2, 2, 119 ; Ov. M. 6, 541 ¶ 4 libre de toute occupation, libre, inoccupé, de loisir : quoniam vacui sumus Cic. Leg. 1, 13, puisque nous sommes de loisir, cf. Cic. Br. 20 ; aures vacuæ atque eruditæ Quint. 10, 1, 32, des oreilles dʼhommes de loisir et de connaisseurs || vacui dies, vacuum tempus Cic. Verr. 1, 1, 56 ; Att. 2, 23, 1, jours libres, moments de loisir, cf. Liv. 3, 28, 7 || [poét.] vacuum Tibur Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 45, Tibur paisible, cf. Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 81 ¶ 5 libre de préoccupation : animus vacuus et solutus Cic. Verr. 1, 1, 26, lʼesprit libre et dégagé, à lʼaise, cf. Cic. Att. 12, 38, 3 ; animo vacuus Sall. J. 52, 6, sans préoccupation, ou animi vacuus Stat. Th. 5, 644 ; [en part.] le cœur libre, sans amour : Hor. O. 1, 5, 10 ; 1, 6, 19 || vacuum est avec inf., on a le loisir de, on est libre de : Sall. H. 1, 10 ; Tac. H. 2, 38 ¶ 6 libre = ouvert, accessible : [sans défenseurs] impetus fit in vacuam rempublicam Sall. C. 52, 23, on se rue sur la république abandonnée, cf. Liv. 23, 2, 7 ; vacuum mare Tac. H. 2, 14, mer libre (non gardée), cf. 3, 2 ; 3, 47 || vacuæ aures Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 26, oreilles disposées à écouter || vacua Romanis vatibus sedes Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 94, le temple ouvert aux poètes romains ¶ 7 vide = sans réalité, vain, sans valeur : vacua nomina Tac. H. 1, 30, des noms vides, de vains noms, cf. Gell. 11, 15, 6 || vaniteux : Hor. O. 1, 18, 15.

➳ vacuissimus Ov. P. 3, 1, 141.

vacuus , a, um. adj. s.
空。盡。宽闊。無。格外。閒。虛妄者。— vertex 空頭。儍。呆。— gladius vagina 無鞘之刀。— animus curis 無所掛心。— animi 胆小者。— virium 無力。— equus 立馬。執亊馬。立仗馬。Vacua pecunia 閒銀。Vacua gladio vagina 空鞘。Vacua urbs 無人之城。空城。Vacuum est 得閒。Vacua mulier 無丈夫之女。Vacuum velamine pectus 袒胸。Bona vacua. plur. 無主之物。Vacuum 空處。In vacuum venire 爲次繼嗣。Ille pendet in vacuum 估賣其家產。

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• cf. vaco, empty, void, unoccupied, vacant, free, clear, devoid of, without: castra, Cs.: Perque domos Ditis vacuas, V.: Aëra per vacuum ferri, V.: Acerrae, unpeopled, V.: agri, deserted, V.: partem aedium vacuam fecere, L.: aula, H.: equi, riderless, L.: lectus, O.: ossa vacuis exsucta medullis, Iu.: gladium vaginā vacuum in urbe non vidimus: defensoribus moenia, L.: cultoribus agri, O.: Messana ab his rebus: oppidum ab defensoribus, without, Cs.: ager frugum vacuus, S.—As substn., an empty space, vaeant place, void, vacuity: in vacuum poterunt se extendere rami, V.: per vacuum incurrere, H.— Fig., free, freed, clear, devoid of, without: animus per somnum sensibus et curis vacuus: Crimine nox vacua est, O.: hora nulla vacua a furto reperietur: ab odio, S.: censores vacui ab operum locandorum curā, L.: vacuas caedis habete manūs, O.: operum vacuus, H.: cum domos vacuas novo matrimonio fecissent, L.—Free from labor, without business, at leisure, idle, clear, disengaged, unoccupied, not engrossed: quoniam vacui sumus, dicam: si es animo vacuo, expone: pedibus vacuis terere Porticum, O.: Cetera, quae vacuas tenuissent carmine mentes, V.: Rutilius animo vacuus, i. e. undisturbed, S.: Qui (te) semper vacuam sperat, i. e. heart-free, H.: Nec rursus iubeo, dum sit (domus Augusti) vacuissima, quaeras, i. e. till it is absolutely at leisure, O.—Of places, quiet, peaceful, undisturbed(poet.): Tibur, H.: tonsoris in umbrā, H.: mare, unguarded, Ta.—Of time, free, vacant, disengaged, leisure: vacuos dies habere: vacuam noctem operi dedere, L.—Of women, free, unmarried, single: Hersilia, i. e. widowed, O.: Elige de vacuis, among the single, O.—Of possessions, free, vacant, without occupant, unappropriated: possessio regni, Cs.: prudentiae doctrinaeque possessio: sese praedia vacua filio traditurum: Syriam provinciam vacuam tum morte Atilii Rufi, Ta.—As substn.: si quis casus puerum egerit Orco, In vacuum venias, into the vacant property, H.—Empty, vain, worthless: tollens vacuum plus nimio Gloria verticem, H.