plēnus, plēna, plēnum

Definitions for plēnus

Wheelock's Latin

Adjective

1
full, abundant, generous
English derivatives:
Plenary plenteous plentiful plenitude plenty replenish plenipotentiary

Oxford Latin Dictionary

Adjective

1
Containing within itself all that it will hold, full. (b) full of food, replete. (c) full (of the divine presence, inspiration, or sim.). (d) having no interstices between its components parts, completely filled with matter, dense; (neut. as sb.) a space completely filled with matter, plenum. (e) in full measure.
2
Having its appropriate contents, full (as opposed to empty). (b) pregnant. (c.) (of sails) filled with wind, distended.
3
Containing in itself or having on itself in abundance. full (of). (b) (of places) full (of people, etc.), crowded. (c) (of tables) having an abundance of food and drink, full; (of places) well-stocked.
4
(in a non-material sense) Characterized by an abundance (of), full (of). (b) possesed of a large number or amount (of). (c) full of detail (in quots., compar.). (d) abundantly provided (for a stated or implied purpose).
5
Abundant, copious, extensive; having wide scope or extensive implications; (of diet) unrestricted, full. (b) from an abundant source, copiously; also, without restriction, fully.

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Sentences with plēnus

Latin to English

Cur non et plenus vitae conviva recedis aequo animoque capis securam, stulte, quietem?Compare Why not like a banqueter full of life, withdraw with contentment and rest in peace, you fool?

Brevī tempore ārea est plēna servōrum et ancillārum.Compare In a short time the treshing-floor is full of slaves and slave-women.

Nominibus mollire licet mala, fusca vocetur nigrior Illyrica cui pice sanguis erit. Si Paeta est, Veneri similis. Si flava, Minervae, sit gracilis macie quae male viva sua est. dic habilem quaecumque brevis; quae turgida, plenam; et lateat vitium proximitate boni.Compare With names you soften shortcomings; let her be called swarthy whose blood is blacker than Illyrian pitch; if cross-eyed, she is like Venus; yellow haired, like Minerva; call her slender whose thinness impairs her health; if short, call her trim; if stout, of full body; let its nearness to a virtue conceal a fault.

Refertus Gallia negotiator sum, plenus civis Romanus.Compare Gaul is crowded with merchants and full of Roman citizens.

Verres ornamentum fanum atque oppidum habeo plenus domus, villa refertus.Compare Verres has his house full, and his villas crowded with the ornaments of temples and towns.

Quum vita sine amicus insidiae et metus plenus sum, ratio ipse moneo amicitia comparo.Compare Since life without friends is full of snares and anxiety, reason itself warns us to make frienships.

Data sources

Notes

Definitions
Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 39.
P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 1390.
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).

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Diederich, Paul B. The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings. PhD diss., Columbia University, 1939.

Francese, Christopher. "Latin Core Vocabulary." Dickinson College Commentaries. Last modified 2014. http://dcc.dickinson.edu/latin-vocabulary-list.

Gildersleeve, Basil L., and Gonzales Lodge. Gildersleeve's Latin Grammar: Third Edition, Revised, and Enlarged. 3rd ed. London, England: Macmillan and Co., 1903.

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Citation

Chicago (17th ed.)

Allo Contributors. "plēnus, plēna, plēnum (adj.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified September 17, 2023. Accessed December 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/plenus-plena-plenum.