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Gallia est omnis dīvīsa in partēs trēs, quārum ūnam incolunt Belgae.

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Contents (2 entries · 8 senses)
S&H Smith & Hall (1)
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Digitized by Distributed Proofreaders from William Smith and Theophilus D. Hall, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Dictionary (1871), and generously placed into the public domain.
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• brightness:
    1. I. Splendour:
      1. 1. candor: the b. of the sun, c. solis, Cic.: the b. of the sky, coeli c., Cic.. v. whiteness.
      2. 2. nĭtor (of that which has a bright surface): the b. of the dawn, n. aurorae, Lucr.: the b. of silver and gold, n. argenti et auri, Ov.: the b. of a sword, n. gladii, Plin.
      3. 3. fulgor (flashing b.): the b. of a candelabrum, candelabri f., Cic.: the b. of the sun, solis f., Plin.: eyes gleaming with tremulous b., oculi tremulo f. micantes, Ov. Fig.: the b. of fame, famae f., Ov.: Quint. (in Lucr. also fulgur: v. flash.)
      4. 4. clārĭtas (rare): the b. of a star, c. sideris, Plin.: also clārĭtūdo: Tac.
      5. 5. splendor: v. brilliancy.
      6. 6. cŏlor (poet.): silver has no b., nullus argento c. est, Hor.: b. of wool, (vellerum) colores, Hor.: v. hue.
    2. II. Acuteness, cleverness, q. v.
R&A Riddle & Arnold (1)
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J. E. Riddle and T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Lexicon. Data retrieved from FergusJPWalsh/riddle-arnold under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
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• BRIGHTNESS
  • claritas (general term): splendor, nitor (splendor denotes pomp, nitor onlv neatness, simple beauty): candor (of the sky, sun, etc.): fulgor (fiery brightness; e.g., of a comet). The fiery brightness of the comet had overcome the milder brightness of the sun, stella cometes fulgore suo solis nitorem vicerat. The brightness (clearness) of the sky, weather, serenitas, serenum. Virtue has a brightness of her own, virtus splendet per se. To lose brightness (of a thing), obsolescere. Brightness of intellect, acies mentis, ingenii; ingenii acumen. The brightness of glory, fulgor gloriae.
  • Transparency, pelluciditas.