(adj.adv.) : līquĭdus, a, um (the first syll. usually short; long in Lucr. 1, 349; 3, 427; while in the line id. 4, 1259 it is used both as long and short;
* V.infra), adj.liqueo, flowing, fluid, liquid.
* Lit.: aqua bona et liquida,Cato, R. R. 73: crassaque conveniant liquidis et liquida crassis,Lucr. 4, 1259: liquida moles,the sea,id. 6, 405: iter,a voyage,Prop. 3, 20 (4, 21), 14: palaestra (because there liquid unguents were used),Luc. 9, 661: odores,liquid unguents,Hor. C. 1, 5, 2: sorores, fountain-nymphs, Ov. M. 1, 704: venter,loose,Cels. 2, 8: alvus,watery, loose,id. 2, 6.—Subst.: līquĭdum, i, n., a liquid, water: tibi si sit opus liquidi non amplius urna,Hor. S. 1, 1, 54: cum liquido mixtā polentā,Ov. M. 5, 454.
* Transf., clear, bright, transparent, limpid, pure: lumen,Lucr. 5, 281: fontes,Verg. E. 2, 59: ignis,id. ib. 6, 33: aër,id. G. 1, 404: aether,id. A. 7, 65; Hor. C. 2, 20, 2: Baiae,id. ib. 3, 4, 24: color,id. ib. 4, 8, 7: liquidior lux,Curt. 7, 11, 22: liquidissima caeli tempestas,Lucr. 4, 168: nox,Verg. A. 10, 272: aestas,id. G. 4, 59: iter, serene way (through the air), id. A. 5, 217.
* Trop.
* Of the voice: vox, a clear voice or song: variae volucres liquidis loca vocibus opplent,Lucr. 2, 146; Verg. G. 1, 410: cui liquidam pater Vocem cum cithara dedit,Hor. C. 1, 24, 3: carmen citharae,Lucr. 4, 981.
* Liquidae consonantes, the liquids, i. e. the letters l, m, n, r, Prisc. 1, 2, 11; 2, 2, 13: liquidae dictae sunt (litterae) quia liquescunt in metro aliquoties et pereunt, Cledon. p. 1882 P. al.; cf. liquesco, I. B. 2.
* Flowing, continuing without interruption: genus sermonis,Cic. de Or. 2, 38, 159.
* Clear, calm, serene, peaceful: tam liquidus est, quam liquida esse tempestas solet,Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 64: animo liquido et tranquillo es,id. Ep. 5, 1, 36: liquido's animo,id. Ps. 1, 3, 3: mens,Cat. 63, 46: somnus,Val. Fl. 4, 16.
* Unmixed, unadulterated: ut quicquid inde haurias, purum liquidumque te haurire sentias,Cic. Caecin. 27, 78: voluptas liquida puraque,Lucr. 3, 40; cf.: voluptas et libera,Cic. Fin. 1, 18, 58.
* Clear, evident, certain: auspicium,Plaut. Ps. 2, 4, 72.—Hence, līquĭdum, i, n., clearness, certainty: redigere aliquid ad liquidum,Sen. Ep. 71, 32: ad liquidum confessumque perducere aliquid,Quint. 5, 14, 28: res ad liquidum ratione perducta,Vell. 1, 16, 1.—Hence, adv., in two forms: lĭ-quĭdō and lĭquĭdē, clearly.
* Lit.: caelum liquide serenum,Gell. 2, 21, 2.— Comp.: liquidius audiunt talpae,Plin. 10, 69, 88, § 191.
* Clearly, plainly, evidently, certainly: aliquid liquido audire,Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 59, § 136; so, confirmare,id. ib. 2, 4, 56, § 124: negare,id. Fam. 11, 27, 7: si liquido appareat,Dig. 44, 5, 1: si liquido constiterit,ib. 29, 4, 4.—In the form liquide: consistere,Gell. 14, 1, 7.—Comp.: liquidius judicare,Cic. Fam. 10, 10, 1: liquidius facere,id. Fin. 2, 12, 38: aliquid liquidius absolvere,Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 20.—Sup.: liquidissime atque invictissime defendere,Aug. Ep. 28 fin.

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