quaintness
quaintness
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Ar. and P. ἀ̆τοπία, ἡ.
subs.
Ar. and P. ἀ̆τοπία, ἡ.
quaintness:
1. concinnĭtas, ātis, f.: in gen. sense, cf. non est ornamentum virile conc., Sen. Ep. 115: of style, cf. ornat sententiarum conc., Cic. Brut. 95.
2. lĕpos (-or), ōris, m.: cf. tantus in jocando lepos, Cic. de Or. 1, 7, 27: floruit admirabili quodam lepore dicendi, id. Ac. 2, 6, 16. Join: lepos et festivitas, Auct. Her. 4, 23, 32: cf. Cic. de Or. 2, 56, 227: a certain q. of wit, facetiarum quidam lepos, Vell. 1, 34, 159.
3. argūtĭae, ārum, f.: cf. cujus loquacitas habet aliquid argutiarum, Cic. Leg. 1, 2, 7: sing. a strained and daring q., importuna atque audax argutia, Gell. 3, 16.
4. festīvĭtas, ātis, f.: the art (or trick) of constant q., perpetuae f. ars, Cic. de Or. 2, 54, 219: a pattern of old English q., imago antiquae et vernaculae f., id. Fam. 9, 15.
5. făcētĭae, ārum, f.: the pleasant q. of Latin wit, dulces Latini leporis facetiae, Vell. 1, 17.
6. nĭtor, ōris, m.: q. in tropes, translationum n., Quint. 12. 10, 36.
7. captatio verborum: Cic. Part. 23, 81: cf. puerilis c. vocum similium, Quint. 8, 3, 57.
8. insolentia verborum: Cic. de Or. 3, 13: and pl.: to dislike q., insolentias verborum respuere, Gell. 13, 20.
1. concinnĭtas, ātis, f.: in gen. sense, cf. non est ornamentum virile conc., Sen. Ep. 115: of style, cf. ornat sententiarum conc., Cic. Brut. 95.
2. lĕpos (-or), ōris, m.: cf. tantus in jocando lepos, Cic. de Or. 1, 7, 27: floruit admirabili quodam lepore dicendi, id. Ac. 2, 6, 16. Join: lepos et festivitas, Auct. Her. 4, 23, 32: cf. Cic. de Or. 2, 56, 227: a certain q. of wit, facetiarum quidam lepos, Vell. 1, 34, 159.
3. argūtĭae, ārum, f.: cf. cujus loquacitas habet aliquid argutiarum, Cic. Leg. 1, 2, 7: sing. a strained and daring q., importuna atque audax argutia, Gell. 3, 16.
4. festīvĭtas, ātis, f.: the art (or trick) of constant q., perpetuae f. ars, Cic. de Or. 2, 54, 219: a pattern of old English q., imago antiquae et vernaculae f., id. Fam. 9, 15.
5. făcētĭae, ārum, f.: the pleasant q. of Latin wit, dulces Latini leporis facetiae, Vell. 1, 17.
6. nĭtor, ōris, m.: q. in tropes, translationum n., Quint. 12. 10, 36.
7. captatio verborum: Cic. Part. 23, 81: cf. puerilis c. vocum similium, Quint. 8, 3, 57.
8. insolentia verborum: Cic. de Or. 3, 13: and pl.: to dislike q., insolentias verborum respuere, Gell. 13, 20.