I.full, filled with any thing (class.; cf.: refertus, oppletus).
I. Lit.
A. In gen., with gen.: “rimarum,” Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 25: “corpus suci,” id. ib. 2, 3, 27: “Gallia est plena civium Romanorum,” Cic. Font. 1, 11: “domus plena caelati argenti,” Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 14. § “35: vini, somni,” id. Red. in Sen. 6, 13: stellarum, id. Rep. 6, 11, 11.—With abl.: “plena domus ornamentis,” Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 57, § 126: “vita plena et conferta voluptatibus,” id. Sest. 10, 23: “plenum pueris gymnasium,” Quint. 2, 8, 3.—Absol.: “auditorium,” Quint. 2, 11, 3: “plenissimis velis navigare,” with swelling sails, Cic. Dom. 10, 24.—As subst.: plēnum , i, n., space occupied by matter, a plenum, Cic. Ac. 2, 37, 118.—Adverb.: ad plenum, to repletion, copiously, abundantly (poet.), Verg. G. 2, 244: “hic tibi copia Manabit ad plenum benigno Ruris honorum opulenta cornu,” Hor. C. 1, 17, 15; so Veg. 2, 9: “philosophiae scientiam ad plenum adeptus,” Eutr. 8, 10.—
B. In partic.
1. Of bodily size, stout, bulky, portly, plump, corpulent (class.): “pleni enective simus,” Cic. Div. 2, 69, 142: “vulpecula pleno corpore,” Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 31: “frigus inimicum est tenui: at prodest omnibus plenis,” Cels. 1, 9: “femina,” Ov. A. A. 2, 661.—Comp.: “tauros palea ac feno facere pleniores,” Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 12.—Sup.: “plenissimus quisque,” Cels. 2, 1.—
b. Of females, big, with child, pregnant (class.): “et cum te gravidam et cum te pulchre plenam aspicio, gaudeo,” Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 49: “femina,” Ov. M. 10, 469; Val. Fl. 1, 413: “sus plena,” Cic. Div. 1, 45, 101; cf.: “Telluri plenae victima plena datur (preceded by gravida),” Ov. F. 4, 634.—
2. Filled, satisfied (poet.), Ov. Am. 2, 6, 29: “plenus cum languet amator,” sated with reading, Hor. Ep. 1, 20, 8; cf.: “illa bibit sitiens lector, mea pocula plenus,” Ov. P. 3, 4, 55.—
3. Full packed, laden; with abl.: “quadrupedes pleni dominis armisque,” Stat. Th. 4, 812: “exercitus plenissimus praedā,” Liv. 41, 28: “crura thymo plenae (apes),” Verg. G. 4, 181.—Absol.: “vitis,” Ov. Am. 2, 14, 23.—
4. Entire, complete, full, whole: “ut haberet ad praeturam gerendam plenum annum atque integrum,” Cic. Mil. 9, 24: “gaudia,” id. Tusc. 5, 23, 67: “numerus,” id. Rep. 6, 12, 12: “pleno aratro sulcare,” with the whole plough sunk in the ground, Col. 2, 2, 25: “sustineas ut onus, nitendum vertice pleno est, i. e. toto,” Ov. P. 2, 7, 77: “pleno gradu,” at full pace, at storming pace, Liv. 4, 32.— Neutr. adverb.: in plenum, on the whole, generally (post-Aug.), Plin. 13, 4, 7, § 31; Sen. Ep. 91, 9.—
5. Of the voice, sonorous, full, clear, strong, loud (class.): “vox grandior et plenior,” Cic. Brut. 84, 289: “voce plenior,” id. de Or. 1, 29, 132.—
6. Of letters, syllables, words, full, at full length, not contracted, unabridged: “pleniores syllabae,” Auct. Her. 4, 20, 28: “ut E plenissimum dicas,” Cic. de Or. 3, 12, 46: “siet plenum est, sit imminutum,” id. Or. 47, 157: “plenissima verba,” Ov. M. 10, 290.—
7. Of food and drink, strong, hearty, substantial: “pleniores cibi,” Cels. 3, 20: “vinum,” id. 1, 6.—
8. Full, abundant, plentiful, much: “non tam Siciliam, quam inanem offenderant, quam Verrem ipsum, qui plenus decesserat,” Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 4, § 12: “urbes,” id. Pis. 37, 91: “pecunia,” much money, id. Rosc. Am. 2, 6: “mensa,” Verg. A. 11, 738.—Comp.: “serius potius ad nos, dum plenior,” Cic. Fam. 7, 9, 2: “tres uno die a te accepi litteras, unam brevem, duas pleniores,” fuller, larger, id. ib. 11, 12, 1.— Sup.: “plenissima villa,” Hor. S. 1, 5, 50.—
9. Of age, full, advanced, ripe, mature: “jam plenis nubilis annis,” marriageable, Verg. A. 7, 53: “plenus vitā,” Stat. S. 2, 2, 129: “annis,” full of years, that has reached extreme old age, Plin. Ep. 2, 1, 7: “plenior annis,” Val. Fl. 1, 376: “annus vicesimus quintus coeptus pro pleno habetur,” Dig. 50, 4, 8.—
10. Law t. t.: pleno jure, with a complete legal title: “proinde pleno jure incipit, id est et in bonis et ex jure Quiritium, tua res esse,” Gai. Inst. 2, 41: “pleno jure heres fieri,” id. ib. 3, 85 al.—
II. Trop., full, filled.
A. In gen., with gen.: plenus fidei, Enn. ap. Cic. Sen. 1, 1 (Ann. v. 342 Vahl.): “jejunitatis plenus,” Plaut. Merc. 3, 3, 13: “consili,” Plaut. Ep. 1, 2, 49: “viti probrique,” id. Mil. 2, 5, 13: “fraudis, sceleris, parricidi, perjuri,” id. Rud. 3, 2, 37: “offici,” Cic. Att. 7, 4, 1: “negoti,” full of business, id. N. D. 1, 20, 54; Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 146: “irae,” Liv. 3, 48: “ingenii,” Cic. Fl. 6, 15: “laboris,” Plin. 6, 19, 22, § 66: “quae regio in terris nostri non plena laboris?” is not full of our disaster? Verg. A. 1, 460.—With abl.: “plenus sum exspectatione de Pompeio,” full of expectation, Cic. Att. 3, 14, 1: “laetitiā,” Caes. B. C. 1, 74: “humanitate,” Plin. Ep. 1, 10, 2; 2, 1, 7.—
B. In partic.
1. Complete, finished, ample, copious (class.): “orator plenus atque perfectus,” Cic. de Or. 1, 13, 59: “plenior, opp. to jejunior,” id. ib. 3, 4, 16: “oratio plenior,” id. Off. 1, 1, 2: “pleniora scribere,” Caes. B. C. 1, 53.—
2. Full of, abounding or rich in any thing: “plenum bonarum rerum oppidum,” Plaut. Pers. 4, 2, 38: “quis plenior inimicorum fuit C. Mario?” Cic. Prov. Cons. 8, 19: pleniore ore laudare, with fuller mouth, i. e. more heartily, id. Off. 1, 18, 61.—Hence, adv.: plēnē .
1. Lit., full (post-Aug.): “vasa plene infundere,” Plin. 14, 22, 28, § 139.—
2. Trop., fully, wholly, completely, thorougnly, largely (class.): “plene cumulateque aliquid perficere,” Cic. Div. 2, 1: “plene perfectae munitiones,” Caes. B. G. 3, 3: “aliquid vitare,” Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 13: “plene sapientes homines,” id. Off. 1, 15: “praestare aliquid,” perfectly, Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 14.—Comp.: “plenius facere aliquid,” Ov. P. 2, 11, 20: “alere,” Quint. 2, 2, 8.—Sup.: “quamvis illud plenissime, hoc restrictissime feceris,” Plin. Ep. 5, 8, 13.
