mītis Copy link Outline I. Lit.II. Trop., mild, soft, gentle.A. In gen.B. Of thingsC. Of speechIII. Comically, made soft, mellow with beating ⓘmītis: masc/fem nom/voc sg · masc/fem/neut gen sgmītīs: masc/fem acc pl • mītis, e, adj. [etym. dub.; cf. Sanscr. mith-, to associate; Lat. mutuus], mild, mellow, mature, ripe; of the soil, mellow, light, kindly, fruitful; of a river, calm, gentle, placid (class.; syn.: lenis, placidus, comis). I. Lit.: sunt nobis mitia poma, Verg. E. 1, 81: uva, id. G. 1, 448: Bacchus (i. e. vinum), mellow, id. ib. 1, 344: suci, Ov. M. 14, 690: mite solum Tiburis, Hor. C. 1, 18, 2: mitis (fluvius) in morem stagni, Verg. A. 8, 88: flamma, harmless, innoxious, Sil. 16, 120.— II. Trop., mild, soft, gentle. A. In gen.: nihil tam vidi mite, nihil tam placatum, quam tum meus frater erat in sororem tuam, Cic. Att. 5, 1, 3: mitis tranquillusque homo, Plaut. Truc. 4, 3, 2: homo mitissimus atque lenissimus, Cic. Cat. 4, 5, 10: ex feris et immanibus, mites reddidit et mansuetos, id. Inv. 1, 2, 2.— Poet., with acc., in respect of: nec Mauris animum mitior anguibus, Hor. C. 3, 10, 18. —With dat.: mites hostibus, Ov. P. 2, 1, 48: poenitentiae mitior, towards the penitent, Tac. Agr. 16.— B. Of things: mitis et misericors animus, Cic. Inv. 1, 55, 106: consilium, Ov. Tr. 1, 5, 5: doctrina, Cic. Mur. 29, 160: malum, blandum atque dolosum, Lucil. ap. Non. 343, 9: mitius exsilium, Ov. Tr. 2, 185: servitium, Prop. 3, 13, 20: opes, acquired through a long peace, Sil. 14, 653: affectus mitiores, Quint. 5, 13, 2: ingenium, Juv. 4, 82; 13, 184: animus, id. 14, 15.— C. Of speech: Thucydides si posterius fuisset, multo maturior fuisset et mitior, riper and mellower, more palalable, Cic. Brut. 83, 288: mitis et compta oratio, id. Sen. 9, 28: non hac tam atroci, sed illa lege mitissima, causam dicere, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 9, § 26.— III. Comically, made soft, mellow with beating: mitis sum equidem fustibus, Plaut. Mil. 5, 31; cf. Ter. Ad. 2, 4, 12.—Hence, adv.: mīte, mildly, soflly, gently (rare; not in Cic.): mite connivere, App. M. 10, p. 285, 4.—Comp.: mitius ille perit, Ov. P. 3, 7, 27. —Sup.: mitissime legatos appellare, Caes. B. G. 7, 43.
mītis Copy link Outline 1 doux, mûr [fruits] : || tendre, fertile [sol] : || moelleux [vin] ...2 [fig.] doux, aimable, gentil : || [av. dat.] : doux à l'égard ... ⓘmītis: masc/fem nom/voc sg · masc/fem/neut gen sgmītīs: masc/fem acc pl • mītis, e, 1. doux, mûr [fruits] : Virg. B. 1, 80 ; G. 1, 448 || tendre, fertile [sol] : Hor. O. 1, 18, 2 || moelleux [vin] : Virg. G. 1, 344 || calme, tranquille : [en parl. d'un cours d'eau : mitis attribut] Virg. En. 8, 88 || [plaist] mitis sum fustibus Pl. Mil. 1424, je suis moulu de coups 2. [fig.] doux, aimable, gentil : Cic. Att. 5, 1, 3 || [av. dat.] : alicui mitis Ov. P. 2, 1, 48, doux à l'égard de qqn ; pænitentiæ mitior Tac. Agr. 16, plus indulgent à l'égard du repentir || [en parl. des choses] : dolorem mitiorem facere Cic. Tusc. 2, 53, adoucir la douleur ; doctrina mitis Cic. Mur. 60, doctrine philosophique aimable, indulgente ; mitiorem in partem interpretarere Cic. Mur. 64, tu aurais donné [à tes paroles] une interprétation moins rigoureuse || [rhét., en parl. du style] doux, sans âpreté : Cic. Br. 288 ; CM 28 ; Quint. 11, 1, 31 ; [sans véhémence] Tac. D. 18 ; [pl. n.] duriorum, mitiorum exempla, Cic. Or. 131, exemples de sentiments plus violents, plus doux || -tissimus Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 26 || v. mite.
mitis Copy link ⓘmītis: masc/fem nom/voc sg · masc/fem/neut gen sgmītīs: masc/fem acc pl MITIS e. Adi. [ἤπιος, ἐπιεικὴς, εὐμενὴς] Lenis, clemens, mansuetus; cui Durus aut Acer opponitur: estque proprie fructuum ab ipsa maturitate, aut requie adeo postquam decerpta sunt mollium; deinde ad animum et mores transfertur, in quantum non asperi, duri, terribiles, sed placidi et faciles et aequi sunt. […] 🗁 Page Scan
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