lī^quĭdus — Lewis & Short
lī^quĭdus, a, um (the first syll. usually short; long in
Lucr. 1, 349; 3, 427; while in the line id. 4, 1259 it is used both as long and short;I v. infra), adj. liqueo, flowing, fluid, liquid.
I Lit.:
aqua bona et liquida,Cato, R. R. 73:
crassaque conveniant liquidis et liquida crassis,Lucr. 4, 1259:
liquida moles,the sea, id. 6, 405:
iter,a voyage, Prop. 3, 20 (4, 21), 14:
palaestra (because there liquid unguents were used),Luc. 9, 661:
odores,liquid unguents, Hor. C. 1, 5, 2: sorores, fountain-nymphs, Ov. M. 1, 704:
venter,loose, Cels. 2, 8:
alvus,watery, loose, id. 2, 6.—Subst.: lī^quĭdum, i, n., a liquid, water:
tibi si sit opus liquidi non amplius urna,Hor. S. 1, 1, 54:
cum liquido mixtā polentā,Ov. M. 5, 454.—
B Transf., clear, bright, transparent, limpid, pure:
lumen,Lucr. 5, 281:
fontes,Verg. E. 2, 59:
ignis,id. ib. 6, 33:
aër,id. G. 1, 404:
aether,id. A. 7, 65; Hor. C. 2, 20, 2:
Baiae,id. ib. 3, 4, 24:
color,id. ib. 4, 8, 7:
liquidior lux,Curt. 7, 11, 22:
liquidissima caeli tempestas,Lucr. 4, 168:
nox,Verg. A. 10, 272:
aestas,id. G. 4, 59: iter, serene way (through the air), id. A. 5, 217.—
2 Esp. of sounds.
(a) Of the voice: vox, a clear voice or song:
variae volucres liquidis loca vocibus opplent,Lucr. 2, 146; Verg. G. 1, 410:
cui liquidam pater Vocem cum cithara dedit,Hor. C. 1, 24, 3:
carmen citharae,Lucr. 4, 981.—
(b) Liquidae consonantes, the liquids, i. e. the letters l, m, n, r, Prisc. 1, 2, 11; 2, 2, 13: liquidae dictae sunt (litterae) quia liquescunt in metro aliquoties et pereunt, Cledon. p. 1882 P. al.; cf. liquesco, I. B. 2.—
II Trop.
A Flowing, continuing without interruption:
genus sermonis,Cic. de Or. 2, 38, 159.—
B Clear, calm, serene, peaceful:
tam liquidus est, quam liquida esse tempestas solet,Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 64:
animo liquido et tranquillo es,id. Ep. 5, 1, 36:
liquido's animo,id. Ps. 1, 3, 3:
mens,Cat. 63, 46:
somnus,Val. Fl. 4, 16.—
C Unmixed, unadulterated:
ut quicquid inde haurias, purum liquidumque te haurire sentias,Cic. Caecin. 27, 78:
voluptas liquida puraque,Lucr. 3, 40; cf.:
voluptas et libera,Cic. Fin. 1, 18, 58.—
D Clear, evident, certain:
auspicium,Plaut. Ps. 2, 4, 72.—Hence, lī^quĭdum, i, n., clearness, certainty:
redigere aliquid ad liquidum,Sen. Ep. 71, 32:
ad liquidum confessumque perducere aliquid,Quint. 5, 14, 28:
res ad liquidum ratione perducta,Vell. 1, 16, 1.—Hence, adv., in two forms: lĭ-quĭdō and lĭquĭdē, clearly.
1 Lit.:
caelum liquide serenum,Gell. 2, 21, 2.— Comp.:
liquidius audiunt talpae,Plin. 10, 69, 88, § 191.—
2 Clearly, plainly, evidently, certainly:
aliquid liquido audire,Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 59, § 136; so,
confirmare,id. ib. 2, 4, 56, §
124: negare,id. Fam. 11, 27, 7:
si liquido appareat,Dig. 44, 5, 1:
si liquido constiterit,ib. 29, 4, 4.—In the form liquide:
consistere,Gell. 14, 1, 7.—Comp.:
liquidius judicare,Cic. Fam. 10, 10, 1:
liquidius facere,id. Fin. 2, 12, 38:
aliquid liquidius absolvere,Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 20.—Sup.:
liquidissime atque invictissime defendere,Aug. Ep. 28 fin.