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Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *mland-, a nasalised variant of *meld-, extended form of *mel-. Cognate to Sanskrit मण्ड (maṇḍa, “cream; liquor; pleasantness; adornment, embellishment”). See mollis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
blandus (feminine blanda, neuter blandum, comparative blandior, adverb blandē or blanditer); first/second-declension adjective
- pleasant, agreeable
- enticing, seductive, alluring
8 CE,
Ovid,
Fasti 4.99:
- quid genus omne creat volucrum, nisi blanda voluptās?
- What creates the whole race of birds, if not enticing pleasure? (trans. Anne and Peter Wiseman, 2011)
- persuasive
- fawning, flattering, smooth, suave
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “blandus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “blandus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- blandus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “blandus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
Lithuanian
Adjective
blandus
- misty, foggy
- thick