speciosus, speciosa -um, speciosior -or -us, speciosissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
beautiful/handsome/good-looking; attractive/appealing; presentable/respectable;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | speciosus | speciosi |
| Gen. | speciosi | speciosorum |
| Dat. | specioso | — |
| Acc. | speciosum | speciosos |
| Voc. | speciose | speciosi |
| Abl. | specioso | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | speciosa | speciosae |
| Gen. | speciosae | speciosarum |
| Dat. | speciosae | — |
| Acc. | speciosam | speciosas |
| Voc. | speciosa | speciosae |
| Abl. | speciosa | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | speciosum | speciosa |
| Gen. | speciosi | speciosorum |
| Dat. | specioso | — |
| Acc. | speciosum | speciosa |
| Voc. | speciosum | speciosa |
| Abl. | specioso | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | speciosius | speciosiora |
| Gen. | speciosioris | — |
| Acc. | speciosius | speciosiora |
| Voc. | speciosius | speciosiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | speciosissimus | speciosissimi |
| Gen. | speciosissimi | speciosissimorum |
| Dat. | speciosissimo | — |
| Acc. | speciosissimum | speciosissimos |
| Voc. | speciosissime | speciosissimi |
| Abl. | speciosissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | speciosissima | speciosissimae |
| Gen. | speciosissimae | speciosissimarum |
| Dat. | speciosissimae | — |
| Acc. | speciosissimam | speciosissimas |
| Voc. | speciosissima | speciosissimae |
| Abl. | speciosissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | speciosissimum | speciosissima |
| Gen. | speciosissimi | speciosissimorum |
| Dat. | speciosissimo | — |
| Acc. | speciosissimum | speciosissima |
| Voc. | speciosissimum | speciosissima |
| Abl. | speciosissimo | — |
Examples
Liber IV
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...scilicet impetu acer, qualem illum natura esse voluit, speciosus ex horrido, cuius hic decor est, non sine timore..."SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...nunquam inter honestos cenasse. Dum haec loquimur, puer speciosus, vitibus hederisque redimitus, modo Bromium, interdum Lyaeum Euhiumque confessus..."XVIII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...quis famae fuerit auctor, cuius pater agit causam. 'Speciosus,' inquit, 'fuit.' non magis hoc facinus in matre..."Liber XXXVIII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...Syphace rege et Carthaginiensibus urbem est inuectus. Hic speciosus ultimus dies P. Scipioni illuxit. Post quem cum inuidiam..."Liber III
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...coli licitum; ut quisque opibus domo paratu speciosus per nomen et clientelas inlustrior habebatur. postquam caedibus saevitum..."