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(adj.adv.) : laetus, a, um, adj.Sanscr. root prī-, to cheer; prētis, joy, love; cf. Gr. πραΰς, πρᾷος; Germ. Friede, Freude; cf. also Latin gentile name, Plaetorius
* Joyful, cheerful, glad, gay, joyous, rejoicing, pleased, delighted, full of joy.
* Lit., constr. absol., with de, the gen., the inf., or acc. and inf.
* Absol.: laeti atque erecti,Cic. Font. 11, 33: alacres laetique,id. Sest. 1, 1: vultus,id. Att. 8, 9, 2: dies laetissimi,id. Lael. 3, 12.—In neutr. plur. as subst.: litterae tuae partim laeta partim tristia continent,Plin. Ep. 5, 9, 1.
* Transf.
* With gen.: laetus animi et ingenii,Vell. 2, 93, 1; Tac. A. 2, 26: laborum,Verg. A. 11, 73: irae,Sil. 17, 308.
* Fortunate, auspicious, lucky: prodigium,Plin. 11, 37, 77, § 197: augurium,Tac. H. 1, 62: laeta et congruentia exta,id. ib. 2, 4: omina,Petr. 122.
* Joyous in appearance, delightful, pleasing, beautiful: vite quid potest esse cum fructu laetius, tum aspectu pulchrius?Cic. de Sen. 15, 53: segetes,Verg. G. 1, 1: lupae fulvo nutricis tegmine,id. A. 1, 275: ferarum exuviis,Ov. M. 1, 475: indoles,Quint. 2, 4, 4: colles frondibus laeti,Curt. 5, 4, 9.
* Delighting or taking pleasure in a thing; with abl. or inf.
* Pleasant, agreeable: dicendi genus tenue laetioribus numeris corrumpere,Quint. 9, 4, 17.—In neutr. sing., adverbially: laetumque rubet,with joy, with pleasure,Stat. Ach. 1, 323.— Hence, adv.: laetē, joyfully, gladly, cheerfully.
* Pleased, satisfied with any thing; delighting in; with abl.: classis Romana haudquaquam laeta praedā rediit,Liv. 27, 31: contentus modicis, meoque laetus,Mart. 4, 77, 2.—With gen.: laeta laborum,Verg. A. 11, 73: laetissimus viae,indulging to the full,Sil. 17, 308.
* Pleasing, pleasant, grateful: omnia erant facta hoc biduo laetiora,Cic. Att. 7, 26, 1: laetique nuntii vulgabantur,Tac. A. 1, 5: vitium laetissimi fructus,Cic. N. D. 2, 62, 156: virtus haud laeta tyranno,Val. Fl. 1, 30: militibus id nomen,Tac. H. 4, 68.
* Favorable, propitious, prosperous: venti,Val. Fl. 4, 31: sors,id. 4, 540: bellum,Sil. 10, 552; Plaut. Am. prol. 2: saecula,Verg. A. 1, 605: exta,Suet. Caes. 77: cujus (proelii) initium ambiguum, finis laetior,Tac. A. 12, 40.
* In partic., in econom. lang., fertile, rich, of soil: ager,Varr. R. R. 1, 23: laeta Clitumni pascua,Juv. 12, 13.—Of cattle, fat: glande sues laeti redeunt,Verg. G. 2, 520.
* Abundant, copious: laeta magis pressis manabunt flumina mammis,Verg. G. 3, 310; 3, 494: lucus laetissimus umbrae,id. A. 1, 441.—Of style, etc., rich, copious, agreeable: nitidum quoddam genus est verborum et laetum,Cic. de Or. 1, 18, 81.—Of the author: (Homerus) laetus ac pressus,Quint. 10, 1, 46.
* Lit. (class.): auctorem senatus exstinctum laete atque insolenter tulit,Cic. Phil. 9, 3, 7: laete an severe dicere,Quint. 8, 3, 40.—Comp., Vell. 2, 45, 3: neque refert cujusquam Punicas Romanasve acies laetius extuleris,more eagerly,Tac. A. 4, 33: aliquid ausi laetius aut licentius,Quint. 2, 4, 14.—Sup.: laetissime gaudere,Gell. 3, 15, 2.
* Transf., fruitfully, abundantly, luxuriantly: seges laete virens,Plin. 33, 5, 27, § 89.—Comp.: truncus laetius frondet,more fruitfully, more luxuriantly,Col. 5, 9, 10; cf. Plin. 16, 31, 56, § 130.
* Lightly, not severely, without seriousness: si quis putet nos laetius fecisse quam orationis severitas exigat,Plin. Ep. 2, 5, 6.
* Joyful, cheerful, glad, gay, joyous, rejoicing, pleased, delighted, full of joy.
* Lit., constr. absol., with de, the gen., the inf., or acc. and inf.
* Absol.: laeti atque erecti,Cic. Font. 11, 33: alacres laetique,id. Sest. 1, 1: vultus,id. Att. 8, 9, 2: dies laetissimi,id. Lael. 3, 12.—In neutr. plur. as subst.: litterae tuae partim laeta partim tristia continent,Plin. Ep. 5, 9, 1.
* Transf.
* With gen.: laetus animi et ingenii,Vell. 2, 93, 1; Tac. A. 2, 26: laborum,Verg. A. 11, 73: irae,Sil. 17, 308.
* Fortunate, auspicious, lucky: prodigium,Plin. 11, 37, 77, § 197: augurium,Tac. H. 1, 62: laeta et congruentia exta,id. ib. 2, 4: omina,Petr. 122.
* Joyous in appearance, delightful, pleasing, beautiful: vite quid potest esse cum fructu laetius, tum aspectu pulchrius?Cic. de Sen. 15, 53: segetes,Verg. G. 1, 1: lupae fulvo nutricis tegmine,id. A. 1, 275: ferarum exuviis,Ov. M. 1, 475: indoles,Quint. 2, 4, 4: colles frondibus laeti,Curt. 5, 4, 9.
* Delighting or taking pleasure in a thing; with abl. or inf.
* Pleasant, agreeable: dicendi genus tenue laetioribus numeris corrumpere,Quint. 9, 4, 17.—In neutr. sing., adverbially: laetumque rubet,with joy, with pleasure,Stat. Ach. 1, 323.— Hence, adv.: laetē, joyfully, gladly, cheerfully.
* Pleased, satisfied with any thing; delighting in; with abl.: classis Romana haudquaquam laeta praedā rediit,Liv. 27, 31: contentus modicis, meoque laetus,Mart. 4, 77, 2.—With gen.: laeta laborum,Verg. A. 11, 73: laetissimus viae,indulging to the full,Sil. 17, 308.
* Pleasing, pleasant, grateful: omnia erant facta hoc biduo laetiora,Cic. Att. 7, 26, 1: laetique nuntii vulgabantur,Tac. A. 1, 5: vitium laetissimi fructus,Cic. N. D. 2, 62, 156: virtus haud laeta tyranno,Val. Fl. 1, 30: militibus id nomen,Tac. H. 4, 68.
* Favorable, propitious, prosperous: venti,Val. Fl. 4, 31: sors,id. 4, 540: bellum,Sil. 10, 552; Plaut. Am. prol. 2: saecula,Verg. A. 1, 605: exta,Suet. Caes. 77: cujus (proelii) initium ambiguum, finis laetior,Tac. A. 12, 40.
* In partic., in econom. lang., fertile, rich, of soil: ager,Varr. R. R. 1, 23: laeta Clitumni pascua,Juv. 12, 13.—Of cattle, fat: glande sues laeti redeunt,Verg. G. 2, 520.
* Abundant, copious: laeta magis pressis manabunt flumina mammis,Verg. G. 3, 310; 3, 494: lucus laetissimus umbrae,id. A. 1, 441.—Of style, etc., rich, copious, agreeable: nitidum quoddam genus est verborum et laetum,Cic. de Or. 1, 18, 81.—Of the author: (Homerus) laetus ac pressus,Quint. 10, 1, 46.
* Lit. (class.): auctorem senatus exstinctum laete atque insolenter tulit,Cic. Phil. 9, 3, 7: laete an severe dicere,Quint. 8, 3, 40.—Comp., Vell. 2, 45, 3: neque refert cujusquam Punicas Romanasve acies laetius extuleris,more eagerly,Tac. A. 4, 33: aliquid ausi laetius aut licentius,Quint. 2, 4, 14.—Sup.: laetissime gaudere,Gell. 3, 15, 2.
* Transf., fruitfully, abundantly, luxuriantly: seges laete virens,Plin. 33, 5, 27, § 89.—Comp.: truncus laetius frondet,more fruitfully, more luxuriantly,Col. 5, 9, 10; cf. Plin. 16, 31, 56, § 130.
* Lightly, not severely, without seriousness: si quis putet nos laetius fecisse quam orationis severitas exigat,Plin. Ep. 2, 5, 6.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
Lewis Short
laetus | laeta, ōrum | laetĭcus, a, um (noun M.n) : in late Lat.
* A foreign bondman who received a piece of land to cultivate, for which he paid tribute to his master, a serf, Amm. 20, 8, 13; Eum. Pan. 21, 1.—Hence
* The land so cultivated, Cod. Th. 7, 20, 10.
* Adj., of or belonging to a laetus: laeticae terrae, Cod. Th. 13, 11, 9.
* A foreign bondman who received a piece of land to cultivate, for which he paid tribute to his master, a serf, Amm. 20, 8, 13; Eum. Pan. 21, 1.—Hence
* The land so cultivated, Cod. Th. 7, 20, 10.
* Adj., of or belonging to a laetus: laeticae terrae, Cod. Th. 13, 11, 9.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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