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noun greek

mălăcĭa

gen. mălăciae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
a calm at sea, dead calm
a calm at sea, dead calm.
tanta subito malacia ac tranquillitas exstitit, ut se loco movere non possent,… literal •
Lit.: tanta subito malacia ac tranquillitas exstitit, ut se loco movere non possent, Caes. B. G. 3, 15, 3.—
in otio inconcusso jacere non est tranquillitas, malacia est, Sen. Ep. 67, 14.— figuratively •
Trop.: in otio inconcusso jacere non est tranquillitas, malacia est, Sen. Ep. 67, 14.—
a total want of appetite, nausea; stomachi by extension •
Transf., a total want of appetite, nausea (post-Aug.): semen citreorum edendum praecipiunt in malacia praegnantibus, Plin. 23, 6, 56, § 105; so id. 23, 6, 57, § 107.— With stomachi: absinthium pellit malaciam stomachi, Plin. 27, 7, 28, § 48.
Perseus ID: n27679 Key: malacia