I.faintness, weariness, heaviness, lassitude (class.): “exercitationis finis esse debet lassitudo, quae citra fatigationem est,” Cels. 1, 2: “omnia membra lassitudo mihi tenet,” Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 12: “lassitudinem hercle verba tua mihi addunt,” id. Merc. 1, 2, 45: “lassitudinem alicui eximere,” id. ib. 1, 2, 17: “sedare,” id. Bacch. 1, 1, 75: “illic (in lapicidinis) ibi demumst locus, ubi labore lassitudost exigunda ex corpore,” id. Capt. 5, 4, 4: “artius ex lassitudine dormire,” Cic. Inv. 2, 4, 14: “nulla lassitudo impedire officium et fidem debet,” id. Fam. 12, 25, 6: “nostros vires lassitudine deficiebant,” Caes. B. C. 2, 41: “lassitudine confici,” id. ib. 3, 92 and 95: “cursu ac lassitudine exanimati,” id. B. G. 2, 23: “lassitudine oppressi,” id. ib. 4, 15: “timere, ne non virtute hostium, sed lassitudine sua vincerentur,” Curt. 3, 7, 9: “in lassitudine homines proniores sunt ad iracundiam,” Plin. 22, 24, 51, § 111: “citra lassitudinem exercere aliquid,” not to weary, Sen. Ira, 3, 9, 1.—
(β).
With gen. subj.: “lassitudo armorum equitandive,” Plin. 23, 1, 26, § 52.—Transf., as a term of reproach: lassitudo conservūm, reduviae flagri, that wearies his fellowslaves with stripes, Titin. ap. Fest. p. 270 Müll.
