adversus, adversa, adversum

Definitions for adversus

Wheelock's Latin

Adjective

1
opposite, adverse
English derivatives:
adversary adversative adversely adversity

Oxford Latin Dictionary

Adjective

1
Turned towards, facing (a person, object, locality, etc.). (of objects, structures, physical features) that faces -, opposite; lectus ~us, the nuptial bed, lectus genialis (from its position opposite the door). (c) lying in one's path, obstructing one's progress.
2
Mutually opposed in position, opposite, frontibus ~is, 'head on'. (b) symmetrically opposite.
3
(esp. astr.) Diametrically opposite in position; (also) in opposition; (of times of the year) six months apart. (b) placed at right angles to each other.
4
Looking forwards, directed to the front; directed against one's front, head-on. (b) that is on the front part of the body, etc., front. (c) (of light, the sun) shining full on (a peson or thing), the direct light of; (of wind) flowing full force on.
5
Presented towards, directly facing (the enemy, the dealer of a blow, etc.). (b) (transf., of wounds, scars, etc.). (c) (of objects) on which light fails, wind blow, or weight presses.

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Sentences with adversus

Latin to English

Adversus incendia excubiās nocturnās vigilēsque commentus est.Compare Against the dangers of fires, Augustus conceived of the idea of night guards and watchmen. (Suetonius, Life of Augustus 30)

Adversus miseros...inhumanus est iocus.Compare Jests directed against the unfortunate are inhuman.

Miles, omnis immemor difficultas, vado adversus imminens hostis acies.Compare The soldiers, unmindful of all difficulties, advance against the overhanging line of the enemy.

Imperator res adversus auctoritas minuo.Compare The bad success of commanders lessens their authority.

Neque omnis tam firmus et constans animus contra adversus rumor sum possum, quam Fabius sum.Compare Nor can all be of so firm and steady a spirit against evil report as Fabius was.

Data sources

Notes

Definitions
Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 238.
P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 56.
Word frequencies
Christopher Francese, "Latin Core Vocabulary," Dickinson College Commentaries, last modified 2014, http://dcc.dickinson.edu.
Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
Louis Delatte, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard, Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language] (Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège [L.A.S.L.A.], 1981): 121.

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Citation

Chicago (17th ed.)

Allo Contributors. "adversus, adversa, adversum (adj.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified August 25, 2023. Accessed December 26, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/adversus-adversa-adversum.