levis

Meaning

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

Concepts

light

swift

rapid

trivial

smooth

pacey

quick

slight

slimy

slippery

trifling

unreliable

bald

unimpotant

beardless

fickle

inconstant

lightweight

Opposite of

gravis, lentus, asper

Synonyms

celox

lubricus

velox

citus

rapidulus

labosus

labidus

laevis

Translations

léger

leicht

ligero

leggero

liviano

licht

leve

glatt

lleuger

trivial

liso

insignificante

lisse

glad

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈɫɛ.wɪs]

Etymology

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).