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bĕnignĭtas , ātis, f. benignus,
I.the quality of one benignus, an affable, kind bearing to others.
I. Of feeling or external conduct, kindness, friendliness, courtesy, benevolence, benignity: “si ad vortendum huc animum adest benignitas,” Plaut. Merc. prol. 11: “justitia, cui sunt adjunctae pietas, bonitas, liberalitas, benignitas, comitas, quaeque sunt generis ejusdem,” Cic. Fin. 5, 23, 65: “etsi me attentissimis animis summā cum benignitate auditis,” id. Sest. 13, 31; id. Caecin. 3, 9; id. Dom. 14, 32; Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 83, § 191; id. Rosc. Com. 12, 33: “benignitas animi,” Tac. H. 2, 30; Dig. 48, 19, 11; 1, 3, 25.—
II. Of deeds, kindness, liberality, bounty, favor: “num solus ille dona dat? nunc ubi meam Benignitatem sensisti in te claudier?” Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 84 (intellegit se et dona obtulisse, et id benigne saepe fecisse, Don.); Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 80: “illa quanta benignitas naturae, quod tam multa ad vescendum, tam varia, tamque jucunda gignit,” Cic. N. D. 2, 53, 131: “largitio, quae fit ex re familiari, fontem ipsum benignitatis exhaurit. Ita benignitate benignitas tollitur,” id. Off. 2, 15, 52; 2, 15, 54: “ne benignitas major esset quam facultates,” id. ib. 1, 14, 44: “amicorum benignitas exhausta est in eā re,” id. Att. 4, 2, 7: “(Volumnius) benignitatem per se gratam comitate adjuvabat,” Liv. 9, 42, 5: satis superque me benignitas tua Ditavit, *Hor. Epod. 1, 31; August. ap. Suet. Aug. 71: “benignitate deūm fractae hostium vires,” Tac. H. 4, 85; id. A. 14, 6.— In plur.: “vides, benignitates hominum ut periere,” Plaut. Stich. 4, 2, 54.—
B. Lenity, mercy: “severitas legum cum aliquo temperamento benignitatis,” Dig. 48, 19, 11 pr.; 1, 3, 25.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (17):
    • Cicero, Letters to Atticus, 4.2.7
    • Cicero, For Aulus Caecina, 3.9
    • Cicero, For Quintus Roscius the Actor, 12.33
    • Cicero, Against Verres, 2.3.191
    • Cicero, On his House, 14.32
    • Cicero, For Sestius, 13.31
    • Plautus, Mercator, 1.1
    • Plautus, Stichus, 4.2
    • Suetonius, Divus Augustus, 71
    • Tacitus, Annales, 14.6
    • Tacitus, Historiae, 2.30
    • Tacitus, Historiae, 4.85
    • Plautus, Truculentus, 1.2
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 9, 42
    • Cicero, de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum, 5.23
    • Cicero, de Natura Deorum, 2.53
    • Cicero, De Officiis, 2.15
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