air (subs.) Copy link Outline I. The fluid which we breathe1. āēr, āĕris, acc. usu. āĕra, m. (at and near the surface of the earth)2. aether, ĕris, m. (the upper and pure air)3. ănĭma (rare)4. aura (air in motionII. A gentle breezeIII. Fig.1. spĕcĭes, ēi, f.2. gestus, ūs (bearing); a graceful a. and movement of the body, venustus g. et motus corporis, Cic.3. hăbĭtus, ūsIV. A tune or melody1. mŏdus2. nŭmĕri, orum • air (subs.): I. The fluid which we breathe: 1. āēr, āĕris, acc. usu. āĕra, m. (at and near the surface of the earth): pure and thin a., aer purus ac tenuis, Cic.: a. and fire always tend to rise, aer et ignis supera semper petunt, Cic.: the a. which we breathe, aer quem spiritu ducimus, Cic.: very thick a., crassissimus aer, Cic.: the thickness of the a., aëris crassitudo, Cic.: the a. is condensed into a cloud, in nubem cogitur aer, Virg.: the chamaeleon lives on a. alone, a. solo pascitur chamaeleon, Plin. 2. aether, ĕris, m. (the upper and pure air): he flies through the vast a., volat ille per magnum a., Virg.: water is produced from earth, the lower a. from water, the upper a. from the lower, ex terra aqua oritur, ex aqua aer, ex aere aether, Cic.: v. AETHER. 3. ănĭma (rare): to be produced from fire, earth, and a., ex igni, terra atque a. procrescere, Lucr: Cic. 4. aura (air in motion: v. breeze: usu. plu. and with a qualifying word): he breathes the vital a., vitales suscipit a., Lucr.: you inhale the vital a., a. vitales carpis, Virg.: to sniff the a., captare naribus auras, Virg.: the winds will carry the clouds across through the a., nubila portabunt ventei transvorsa per auras, Lucr.. Eurydice was coming to the upper a. (from Orcus), Eurydice superas veniebat ad auras, Virg. Esp. the open a. (as opposed to concealment or confinement): the wooden horse being opened restores them to the open a., illos patefactus ad auras reddit equus, Virg. Fig.: to bring everything into the open a., i. e. to reveal, omnia ferre sub auras, Virg. Phr.: in the open a., sub dīvo, Cic.: Hor.: Venus departs to Paphos through the upper a., Venus Paphum sublimis abit, Virg.: to take the a. (for health or recreation), gestor, 1 (in some conveyance): Sen.: Mart.: ambŭlo, 1: or dĕambŭlo, 1 (on foot): Ter.: Cic.: v. atmosphere. II. A gentle breeze: v. gale, breeze. III. Fig.: manner, mien, look: 1. spĕcĭes, ēi, f.: a woman with a charming a., specie lepida mulier, Pl.: the a. of these men is most respectable, horum hominum s. est honestissima, Cic. 2. gestus, ūs (bearing); a graceful a. and movement of the body, venustus g. et motus corporis, Cic.: I must now assume a new a. and expression of countenance, nunc g. mihi vultusque est capiendus novus, Ter.: to have an effeminate a., mollem in gestu esse, Cic. 3. hăbĭtus, ūs: add the look and the a. of the man, adde vultum h.que hominis, Hor.: a maidenly a. and dress, virginalis h. atque vestitus, Cic. Phr.: that was the more readily believed, because it had an a. of probability, id eo facilius credebatur quia simile vero videbatur, Cic.: he has the a. of a madman, furere videtur, Cic.: what a.s the creature gives herself! quam putide sese muliercula gerit! they give themselves too many a.s (v. affectedly), intolerantius se jactant, Cic.: he had been accustomed to give himself very great a.s in that place, solitus erat jactare se magnificentissime illo in loco, Cic.: v. features, mien, manner, look. IV. A tune or melody: 1. mŏdus: v. measure, strain. 2. nŭmĕri, orum: I remember the a., if I could recollect the words, numeros memini si verba tenerem, Virg.: v. tune, melody, music.