LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

fastīdium

fastīdium n (genitive fastīdiī or fastīdī)

Meaning

  1. loathing, disgust, disdain
  2. squeamishness
  3. fastidiousness

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefastīdiumfastīdia
genitivefastīdiī
fastīdī		fastīdiōrum
dativefastīdiōfastīdiīs
accusativefastīdiumfastīdia
ablativefastīdiōfastīdiīs
vocativefastīdiumfastīdia

fastīdĭum, ĭi, n. cf. 2. fastus,
I. a loathing, aversion for any thing, esp. for any sort of enjoyment (very freq. and class.; cf. taedium, nausea, etc.).
I. Lit., nausea, squeamishness, loathing, distaste for food: cibi satietas et fastidium, Cic. Inv. 1, 17, 25: mel fastidium creat, Plin. 22, 24, 50, § 109: fastidium abigere, id. 23, 9, 81, § 161: auferre, id. 19, 8, 38, § 127: discutere, id. 23, 1, 27, § 54: detrahere, id. 22, 25, 74, § 155.—In plur.: magna movet stomacho fastidia, etc., Hor. S. 2, 4, 78; 2, 2, 14; 2, 6, 86; Juv. 14, 184; Plin. 26, 7, 25, § 41 al.—
2. Esp. of a spoiled, pampered taste, niceness, daintiness, delicacy, Varr. R. R. 3, 9, 18: tantum in illis esse fastidium; ut nollent attingere nisi eodem die captum piscem, Sen. Q. N. 3, 18; cf. Vulg. Ezech. 16, 31.—
B. Transf. to sight: oculorum in hominum insolentium indignitate fastidium, Cic. Fam. 2, 16, 2.—
II. Trop., dislike, aversion, disgust, fastidiousness.
A. In gen.: ab aliqua re celerrime fastidio quodam et satietate abalienari, Cic. de Or. 3, 25, 98; cf.: si (eloquentia) et ex copia satietatem et ex amplitudine fastidium tulerit, Quint. 5, 14, 30: nescis quantum interdum afferat hominibus fastidii, quantum satietatis, Cic. Mur. 9, 21: satiari fastidio similitudinis, id. de Or. 3, 50, 193: nulla voluptas est, quae non assiduitate fastidium pariat, Plin. 12, 17, 40, § 81: vitato assiduitatis fastidio, Suet. Tib. 10: rudem esse omnino in nostris poëtis, aut inertissimae segnitiae est, aut fastidii delicatissimi, Cic. Fin. 1, 2, 5: quae habent ad res certas vitiosam offensionem atque fastidium, id. Tusc. 4, 10, 23: audiendi, id. Opt. Gen. 4, 12: insolens domesticarum rerum, id. Fin. 1, 3, 10: omnis stultitia laborat fastidio sui, Sen. Ep. 9 fin.: nec id fit fastidio meo, Cic. Phil. 12, 8, 20: ne sit fastidio Graecos sequi, Plin. 7, 1, 1, § 8: ipsum lignum in fastidio est, is despised, id. 12, 19, 42, § 91; cf.: aliquid fastidio damnare, id. 11, 2, 1, § 4: non omnia (i. e. arbores) in omnibus locis nasci docuimus, nec translata vivere: hoc alias fastidio evenit, fastidious or delicate nature, id. 16, 32, 58, § 134.—In plur.: non tam ea, quae recta essent, probari, quam quae prava sunt, fastidiis adhaerescere, Cic. de Or. 1, 61, 258; cf.: spectatoris fastidia ferre superbi, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 215: opem ferre poëtis antiquis contra fastidia nostra, id. S. 1, 10, 7: matri longa decem tulerunt fastidia menses, Verg. E. 4, 61.—
B. In partic. (with the notion of fastus predominating), scornful contempt, haughtiness, pride (syn.: elatio, vanitas, arrogantia, superbia, fastus): ex eorum (divitiorum) fastidio et superbia (regna) nata esse commemorant, Cic. Rep. 1, 32 Mos. N. cr.; cf.: superbiam magno opere, fastidium arrogantiamque fugiamus, id. Off. 1, 26, 90; id. Agr. 1, 7, 20; cf.: superbia et fastidio amplissimos honores repudiare, Plin. Pan. 55, 4: si essent arrogantes, non possem ferre fastidium, id. Phil. 10, 9, 18: efferri fastidio et contumaciā, Cic. Lael. 15, 54.—In plur.: superba pati fastidia? Verg. E. 2, 15: oderunt fastidia divi, Tib. 1, 8, 69: qui tulerit Meroes fastidia longa superbae, Calp. E. 11, 50: veteris fastidia quercus, Juv. 14, 184.

Origins

Uncertain, perhaps by haplology from *fastutīdium, from fastus (“disdain”) + taedium (“weariness”).

Descendants
  • Catalanfastig
  • Catalanfàstic
  • Italianfastidio
  • Portuguesefastio
  • Spanishhastío
  • Spanishfastidio
  • Galicianfastío

Quick answers

What does fastīdium mean in Latin?
fastīdium, a noun, means “loathing, disgust, disdain; squeamishness; fastidiousness”.
What is the genitive of fastīdium?
The genitive singular is fastīdiī. fastīdium is neuter, second declension.