lepos

Latin

Etymology

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈle.poːs/, [ˈɫɛ.poːs]

Noun

lepōs m (genitive lepōris); third declension

  1. pleasantness, charm
  2. politeness, grace
  3. pleasantry, wit, humor

References
  • lepos in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • lepos in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • lepos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • humour: lepos in iocando
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