vĕnustas (noun F) : 1. Venus
* Loveliness, comeliness, charm, grace, beauty, elegance, attractiveness, etc. (syn.: pulchritudo, formositas).
* Of the body: cum pulchritudinis duo genera sint, quorum in altero venustas sit, in altero dignitas, venustatem muliebrem ducere debemus, dignitatem virilem,Cic. Off. 1, 36, 130; cf. id. ib. 1, 30, 17: venustas et pulchritudo corporis,id. ib. 1, 27, 95: voltus quantam affert tum dignitatem, tum venustatem,id. Or. 18, 60.— Transf., of inanim. things: signa eximiā venustate,Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 3, § 5: Capitolii fastigium illud non venustas sed necessitas ipsa fabricata est,id. de Or. 3, 46, 180: pomorum,Varr. R. R. 1, 59, 2.
* Of the mind: homo affluens omni lepore et venustate,Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 54, § 142: (oratoris est) agere cum dignitate ac venustate,id. de Or. 1, 31, 142: dicendi vis egregia, summā festivitate et venustate conjuncta profuit,id. ib. 1, 57, 243: comprobari cum dignitate tum etiam venustate,id. Arch. 12, 31; Quint. 4, 2, 118; 9, 2, 66; 9, 3, 72: verborum,Gell. 17, 20, 6: tui quidem omnes mores ad venustatem valent,Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 63; cf. id. ib. 3, 1, 54; id. Truc. 4, 2, 4: diem pulchrum et venustatis plenum,pleasantness, pleasure,id. Poen. 1, 2, 44; cf.: quis me fortunatior, venustatisque adeo plenior,Ter. Hec. 5, 4, 8.—Plur.: amoenitates omnium venerum atque venustatum affero,Plaut. Stich. 2, 1, 5; id. Ps. 5, 1, 12.