Logeion | ventosus

ventōsus, a, um: adj. (ventus), windy, stormy, 6.335; fleeting, unreal, inflated, windy, noisy, 11.390; empty, vain boasting, 11.708; fleet as the wind, 12.848.

ventōsus, a, um, adj. [ventus], full of wind, windy.

I Lit.: folles, Verg. A. 8, 449: loca, Lucr. 6, 468: speluncae, id. 6, 537: mare, Hor. C. 3, 4, 46: aequora, Verg. A. 6, 335; Ov. H. 16 (17), 5: Alpes, id. Am. 2, 16, 19: dies, Quint. 11, 3, 27; Col. 11, 2, 78: murmur, Verg. E. 9, 58: auctumnus, hiems, Plin. 18, 35, 80, § 352: alae, Prop. 2, 12 (3, 3), 5; Verg. A. 12, 848: concha, i. e. the tuba, Luc. 9, 349: cucurbita, i. e. cupping - glass, Juv. 14, 58; cf. Isid. Orig. 4, 11: ictus, Val. Fl. 2, 269.—Comp.: Germania, Tac. G. 5.— Sup.: regio, Liv. 36, 43, 1: uter, Ap. Apol. p. 309, 36.—
- B Transf., like the wind, i. e. light, quick, speedy, swift, nimble (poet.): equi, Ov. F. 4, 392; cf.: mens cervorum, Lucr. 3, 299.—
II Trop.
- A Light, changeable, inconstant, fickle: Lepidus homo ventosissimus, Brut. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 9, 1: Romae Tibur amem ventosus, Tibure Romam, Hor. Ep. 1, 8, 12: tu levis es multoque tuis ventosior alis (of Cupid), Ov. Am. 2, 9, 49: plebs, Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 37: ingenium, Liv. 42, 30, 4: extraordinarium imperium populare atque ventosum est, Cic. Phil. 11, 7, 17.—
- B Windy, puffed up, vain, conceited, empty: superbiebat ventosa et insolens natio, quod, etc., Plin. Pan. 31, 2: ventosus et mendax vanitate, Sen. Ira, 3, 8, 4: gloria, Verg. A. 11, 708; cf.: ventoso gloria curru, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 177: lingua, Verg. A. 11, 390: decus (opp. verus honor), Stat. Th. 10, 711: ventosa et enormis loquacitas, inflated, bombastic, Petr. 2.—* Adv.: ventōsē, as if full of wind, inflatedly: tumentes pulvilli, Ap. Met. 10, 20, 5.

ventōsus, a, um (ventus), voll Wind, windig, I) eig. u. meton.: a) eig.: folles, Verg.: dies, Quint.: aequora, Verg.: autumnus, Plin.: tempestas, Colum.: concha, Tuba, Lucan.: cucurbita, Schröpfkopf, Iuven.: pes, geschwollener, Veget.: Germania ventosior, Tac.: ventosissima regio, Liv. -subst., ventōsa, ae, f. (sc. cucurbita, s. vorh.), der Schröpfkopf, Orib. fr. Bern. 2, 33. p. 22, 1 Hagen; vgl. Isid. orig. 4, 11, 3. – b) meton., schnell od. leicht wie der Wind, equi, Ov.: alae, Verg. – II) übtr.: 1) windig, aufgeblasen = eitel, leer, natio, Plin. pan.: lingua, die leere Prahlerei, Verg.: loquacitas, schwülstige, Petron.: echo, Calp.: iactatio, Fulg. – 2) wetterwendisch = unbeständig, veränderlich, homo ventosissimus, Brut. in Cic. ep.: ingenium, Liv.: plebs, Hor.: imperium, Cic.

ventosus [CL], ~uosus [LL] 1 (of thing or place) windy, full of wind (also as sb. n.); b (of weather conditions, season, or sim.); c (transf., w. ref. to other movements of air). turgida ventosis deponens carbasa malis Aldh. VirgV 2807; non alii caeli sunt igne perituri quam qui aqua perditi, hoc est inania haec et nubilosa ~osi aeris spatia Bede Luke 590D; sunt et alie aves ‥ per ~osa hujus aeris nunc volitantes, nunc pendentes, non aliunde quam ex ipso inani viventes (Ailr. Serm.) CC cont. med. IID 258; quid philosophis illis superbius qui ‥ in ~oso hoc aere inter celum et terram socii demonum pependerunt? (Ailr. Serm.) Ib. IID 264; conflages, loca ~osa ubi multi venti conflant Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 151. b sol ‥ si concavus videtur, ita ut in medio fulgens radios ad austrum et aquilonem emittat, tempestatem humidam et ~uosam [praesagit] Bede NR 223; 799 domi manentibus nostros oculos nebulosa aquarum exalatio vel Belgici pulveris iter agentibus ~uosa aspersio caliginare facit Alcuin Ep. 170; 4 dies sicci et ~osi, ventoque continue aucto W. Merle Temp. f. 4; quis in hac die ~osa et periculosa potest navigare? (Cainnicus 23) VSH I 161. c jamjamque volvente mensis septimi circulo horrisonae ~osis flatibus clangebantur buccinae Aldh. Met. 2 p. 67. 2 of or pertaining to wind. algida ventosis crepitabant carbasa flabris, / donec barca rudi pulsabat litora rostro Aldh. CE 3. 22; dicat autem utique quis aerii spiritus ~osam cognominationem [ἀνεμιαίαν ἐπωνυμίαν] et deiforme celestium intellectuum manifestare Gros. Ps.-Dion. 1015; nullum vestigium in nubibus vel signis ~osis celi auspicantes Bower X 43. 3 wind-powered. 1307 et de ij li. de firma molendini ~osi per annum Doc. Bec 146; 1443 nonnulle augee ~ose, suspirales fistule, pipe, et alie machine per quas tota aqua veniens et descendens a capitibus et fontibus predictis recipitur et currit Foed. XI 29b. 4 full of air or other gas. b who has excess build-up of air or other gas in part of body, bloated, flatulent. concepi ‥ dolositatem lascivie mee, et ut uter ~osus veni illum quasi sycophantam videre, aut seminiverbium audire Gosc. Aug. Maj. 89A; creditam ‥ tibi vesicam tolle ~osam qui ignotis corporibus sanctorum nomina sine indicio figmenti credis Id. Lib. Mild. 12 p. 81; nescio quid arduum et ignotum omnibus sapientibus tumenti ~osi pulmonis folle concepit J. Sal. Met. 828C; malos generat humores, rugitum facit et inflationem in intestinis, mustum enim novum valde ~osum et spumosum est propter resolutionem partium vi caloris Bart. Angl. XVII 186; si fuerit hernia ~osa, tunc est quidam rugitus, et movetur ventositas ab una parte ad aliam Gad. 129v. 1; 1462 statuit ‥ quod non minus [l. nimis] festine post brasiacionem veherent cerevisiam, dum fuerit callida et plena bullicionibus ~osis MunAcOx 695. b si [conjux] sit gibbosa, noctu ventosa cubili, / vel quocumque modo morbi sordisve gravata / illa sit infelix vir eam servare tenetur D. Bec. 2023; da diaciminum ventosis dulceque vinum Garl. Mor. Scol. 597. 5 puffed up, inflated, boastful, conceited, (also) verbose; b (transf., of speech, conduct, etc.). hoc avet et bombis pompare poema superbis / gestit et hinc vanam ventosus tollere famam Altercatio 38; quo statim ritu ventosae quesquiliarum / fructibus et vacuae truduntur ab agmine regis Ib. 49; sed qualem animam? non utique gehennali timore contractam, non mundana cupiditate distentam, non seculari vanitate ~osam G. Stanford Cant. 227; ? 1166 quem agnosco ex signis perspicuis in urbe garrula et ~osa ‥ non tam inutilium argumentorum locos inquirere quam virtutum J. Sal. Ep. 181 (182); sic glorie venatrix elatio, popularis aure captans gratiam, suffragia ~ose plebis [cf. Hor. Epist. I 19. 37] ostentationibus suis venatur laudis avara Neckam NR I 39. b conglobat in coetum disertos arte sophistas, / gymnica qui jactant ventoso dogmata fatu Aldh. VirgV 620; c740 nec tam ex hoc ~osae temeritatis tiphum mihi subripere posse quam remedium salutis arbitror inveniri (Lullus) Ep. Bonif. 103; illa logices ~osa loquacitas qua tumescis sicut visio nocturna et sicut somnium avolabit P. Blois Ep. 9. 26B; 1284 claustrales qui spreta sanctorum sapientia philosophorum ~osis traditionibus quas in seculo non didicerant curiosius immorantur Peckham Ep. 608. 6 (as sb. n.) apparatus, perh. fan or basket, for winnowing, or f. l. 1308 j ~osum ligneum ad ventandum j quarterium ordei MS Glos RO D340.

ventōsus, (11) a, um, (ventus) ¶ 1 renfermant du vent, des atomes de souffle : Lucr. 3, 299 || plein de vent : ventosi folles Virg. En. 8, 449, soufflets gonflés par le vent ; ventosa cucurbita (v. ventosa ) Juv. 14, 58, ventouse || exposé au vent, venteux : Cato Agr. 38, 3 ; Lucr. 6, 468 ; Plin. 18, 351 || battu par les vents : Virg. En. 6, 335 ; Hor. O. 3, 4, 46 ; ventosior Tac. G. 5 ; -issimus Liv. 36, 43, 1 ¶ 2 léger, rapide comme le vent : Ov. F. 4, 392 ¶ 3 [fig.] a) qui tourne à tous les vents, léger, capricieux, ondoyant : homo ventosissimus Brut. d. Cic. Fam. 11, 9, 1, le plus ondoyant des hommes, cf. Hor. Ep. 1, 8, 12 ; Liv. 42, 30, 4 ; b) peu sûr, hasardé : Cic. Phil. 11, 17 ; c) vain, vide : Plin. Min. Pan. 31, 2 ; ventosa lingua Virg. En. 11, 390, jactance creuse, cf. Virg. En. 11, 708.

ventōsus, a, um (ventus)

1. winderig, stormachtig [regio; mare; aequora; autumnus];
2. (metaf.) (poët.) zo snel als de wind [equi];
3. (poët.; postklass.) opgeblazen, ijdel, verwaand [natio; gloria opschepperij; lingua; decus];
4. wisselvallig, onbestendig, veranderlijk [ingenium; imperium; plebs].

ventosus , a, um. adj. c. s.
風多者。Homo ventosus 輕佻之人。Ventosi equi 飛跑之馬。Ventosa gloria 虛誇。Ventosi ictus 徙打。捕風捉影。

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, . Ugutio : Lascivus, qui vulgariter dicitur Ventosus, vel petulcus, unde lascivia, Ventosia. Gloss. Lat. Gall. Sangerm. : Ventosus, venteur, venteus, plain de vent, jaugleur.

ventōsus adj.with comp.and sup.

ventus, full of wind, windy: folles, V.: mare, H.: Alpes, O.: cucurbita, i. e. cupping-glass, Iu.: terra ventosior, Ta.: ventosissima regio, L.—Like wind, light, swift, nimble: alae, V.: equi, O.—Fig., light, changeable, inconstant, fickle: homo ventosissimus: Tu levis es multoque tuis ventosior alis (of Cupid), O.: plebs, H.: ingenium, L.: extraordinarium imperium populare atque ventosum est.—Windy, puffed up, vain, conceited: ventoso gloria curru, H.: lingua, V.: ingenium, L.

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