(adjective) : vĕnustus, a, um, 1. Venus
* Lovely, comely, charming, pleasing, winning, agreeable, graceful, beautiful, elegant, etc. (syn.: pulcher, formosus, speciosus).
* Physically: species,Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 153: vultus,Ter. And. 1, 1, 93; Suet. Ner. 51: gestus et motus corporis,Cic. Brut. 55, 203: soror,Cat. 89, 2.—Sup.: diva venustissima Venus,Plaut. Poen. 5, 4, 4: forma,Suet. Aug. 79.—Transf., of inanim. things: sphaera venustior et nobilior,Cic. Rep. 1, 14, 21: hortuli,Phaedr. 4, 5, 34: Sirmio,Cat. 31, 12: aspectus figurationis,Vitr. 3, 2.
* Mentally: Graecus facilis et valde venustus,Cic. Pis. 28, 70: plerumque dolor etiam venustos facit,Plin. Ep. 3, 9, 3: venustum esse, quod cum gratiā quādam et venere dicatur apparet, Quint. 6, 3, 18: (genus dictionis) sententiosum et argutum, sententiae concinnae et venustae,Cic. Brut. 95, 325: (antiqua comoedia) grandis et elegans et venusta,Quint. 10, 1, 65: transitus,id. 9, 2, 61.—Comp.: homines venustiores,Cat. 3, 1: longe venustiora omnia in respondendo quam in provocando,Quint. 6, 3, 13.—Sup.: repercutiendi genus venustissimum,Quint. 6, 3, 78: materia,id. 6, 3, 84: lusus,id. 5, 13, 46.—Adv.: vĕnustē, charmingly, gracefully, beautifully: venuste cecidisse, most delightfully, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 4, 2: dicere,Quint. 6, 3, 54: respondere,id. 5, 7, 31: eludere,id. 5, 13, 48: scribere mimiambos,Plin. Ep. 6, 21, 4.— Comp.: Hispanus hunc colorem venustius (adhibuit),Sen. Contr. 1, 1, 20.—Sup.: quibus venustissime Curio respondit, se, etc., Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 11, 2: omnia venustissime fingere,Quint. 6, 3, 41.