levis

(Inglese)

1. (declension-3, literally, two-termination) light, not heavy
2. (declension-3, poetic, two-termination, usually) easy to digest
3. (declension-3, two-termination) quick, swift, fleet, nimble, rapid
4. (declension-3, poetic, two-termination, usually) slight, trifling, small
5. (Classical-Latin, declension-3, figuratively, two-termination) light, trivial, trifling, unimportant, inconsiderable, slight, little, petty, easy, dispensable
6. (declension-3, figuratively, two-termination) light, light-minded, capricious, fickle, inconstant, unreliable, false
7. (declension-3, figuratively, rare, two-termination) mild, gentle, pleasant

Opposto di

gravis, lentus, asper

Pronunciato come (IPA)

[ˈɫɛ.wɪs]

Etimologia (Inglese)

From Proto-Italic *leɣʷis (with possible contamination from *breɣʷis), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʰwih₂-, from *h₁léngʰus, from *h₁lengʷʰ- (“lightweight”). Cognates include Sanskrit लघु (laghú), Ancient Greek ἐλᾰφρός, ἐλᾰχῠ́ς (elăphrós, elăkhŭ́s) and Old English lēoht (English light).

Concetti

leggero

insignificante

rapido

scivoloso

veloce

impetuoso

sdrucciolevole

lìsciu

liscio

sinonimi

celox

lubricus

velox

citus

rapidulus

labosus

labidus

laevis