decori
Dictionary entries
- Entry →decor, (gen.), decoris:
Adjective · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
beautiful; pleasing to the senses;
abl. sg. (all)dat. sg. (all) - Entry →decoris, decoris, decore:
Adjective · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
beautiful; pleasing to the senses;
abl. sg. (all)dat. sg. (all) - Entry →decorus, decora -um, decorior -or -us, decorissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
beautiful/good looking/handsome/comely; adorned; graceful/elegant (non-visual);; honorable, noble; glorious, decorated; decorous, proper, decent, fitting;
gen. sg. (m.)gen. sg. (n.)nom. pl. (m.)voc. pl. (m.) - Entry →decorum, decori:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
decorum, that which is suitable/seemly, propriety;
gen. sg.loc. sg. - Entry →decor, decoris:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
beauty/good looks, decent appearance; ornament; grace/elegance/charm; propriety;
dat. sg.loc. sg. - Entry →decus, decoris:
Neuter · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
glory/splendor; honor/distinction; deeds; dignity/virtue; decorum; grace/beauty;
dat. sg.loc. sg.
Examples
Liber XII
Aulus Gellius
"...atque ita prae ceteris omnibus enituit et praefulsit decori et honesti dignitas ac, si ei retinendae obtinendaeue incommodum..."Satura VI
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...discrimen agatur aut animae: tanta est quaerendi cura decoris. tot premit ordinibus, tot adhuc conpagibus altum aedificat caput..."Liber XIX
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...istis magnanimitas eminentissima quantum, di boni, decoris illi, quantum ponderis gravitatisque adderent! quanta esset cum gratia auctoritas! Nemo..."Libri XI-XIII
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...instruendam vitam occupatae sunt, in quibus nulla decoris, nulla honesti simulatio est. Ludicrae sunt quae ad voluptatem oculorum..."Liber I
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DE IRA
"...dixerunt breuem insaniam; aeque enim inpotens sui est, decoris oblita, necessitudinum immemor, in quod coepit pertinax et intenta..."Liber III
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DE BENEFICIIS
"...altius aliquid ausus, quod etiam felicius natis decori esset, spem domini antecessit, beneficium est intra domum inuentum..."de Clementia
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DIALOGI
"...regem aut principem decet. Ita enim magnae vires decori gloriaeque sunt, si illis salutaris potentia est; nam pestifera..."Asinaria
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...fiet tui, quia nobis lucro fuisti potius quam decori tibi: si mihi dantur duo talenta argenti numerata..."
