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

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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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• smoothness:
    1. I. As physical quality:
      1. 1. lēvor, ōris, m.: in paper clearness and s. are looked at, in chartis candor, l. (spectantur), Plin. 13, 12, 24, § 78: to bring clearness and s. to the body, candorem et l. corpori afferre, id. 30, 14, 43., § 127.
      2. 2. lēvĭtas, ātis, f.: s. of mirrors, l. speculorum, Cic. Tim. 14, init.: Plin. 2, 3, 3, § 7. Also l. intestinorum, Cels. 4, 16, init. (v. slipperiness).
      3. 3. aequālĭtas, ātis, f. (evenness): s. of the sea, a. maris, Sen. Ep. 53, ad init.: v. levelness: the cosmetic (oesypum) reduces to s. excrescences of the flesh, oesypum carnes excrescentes ad aequalitatem redigit., Plin. 30, 13, 39, § 113: s. of flax, l. lini, Plin. 13, 12, 26, § 82.
      4. 4. lēnĭtas, ātis, f.: the Arar flows into the Rhone with wonderful s., Arar in Rhodanum influit incredibili l., Caes. B. G. 1, 12. Of flavour: the s. of wine, lenitas (opp. austeritas) vini, Plin. 14, 19, 24., § 120.
      5. 5. glabrĭtas, ātis, f. (s. of the skin, baldness): in pl., Arn. 3, 108: see also baldness.
    2. II. Of the voice or style, fluency:
      1. 1. lēvor, ōris, m.: s. of the voice, l. vocis, Lucr. 4, 554 (552)
      2. 2. lēvĭtas, ātis, f.: s. (or fluency of words, l. verborum, Quint. 10, 1, 52.
      3. 3. lēnĭtas, ātis, f.: a style, running on with a kind of uniform s., genus orationis cum lenitate quadam aequabili profluens, Cic. de Or. 2, 15, 64: v. softness.
      4. 4. aequābĭlĭtas, ātis, f.: Join: others labour at a s. of style, elaborant alii in lenitate et aequabilitate, Cic. Or. 16, 53: v. uniformity.
    3. III. Of the temper, equability: aequus animus (v. equanimity). See also mildness (II.), gentleness (3.).
    4. IV. Flattery 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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• SMOOTHNESS
  • levor (smooth quality; e.g., chartae): levitas (quality of being smooth, also of gentleness in expression): mollitia (softness): mollitudo (as lasting quality).
  • Mildness; Vid: GENTLENESS.