Lénitas, pen. cor. lenitâtis, f. g. Plin. Softnesse: pleasantnesse: smoothnesse. Lenitas.Cic.Meekenesse: gentlenesse: easinesse to please: mildnesse.Inepta lenitas parris, Vide INEPTVS.
, Cic. de Or. 2, 43, 182: smaragdi viridis lenitas,
delicate green
, Plin. 37, 5, 16, 63.—II.Trop.A. In gen., mildness, gentleness, tenderness, lenity: non est jam lenitati locus, severitatem res ipsa flagitat, Cic. Cat. 2, 4, 6: dare se ad lenitatem, id. Fam. 13, 1, 4: animi, with mollitia, id. Sull. 6, 18: animadvertendi, id. Part. Or. 22, 78: legum, id. Rab. Perd. 3, 10: remissa nimis lenitate uti, Gell. 11, 18, 6.—B. In partic., of speech: elaborant alii in lenitate et aequabilitate, et puro quasi quodam et candido genere dicendi, Cic. Or. 16, 53: lenitas ejus sine nervis perspici potest, id. Brut. 48, 177: genus orationis cum lenitate quadam aequabili profluens, id. de Or. 2, 15, 64.