LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

gracilitās

gracilitās f (genitive gracilitātis)
Classical[ɡraˈkɪ.lɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[ɡraˈt͡ʃiː.li.tas]

Meaning

  1. slenderness, thinness, meagerness
  2. plainness, simplicity

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegracilitāsgracilitātēs
genitivegracilitātisgracilitātum
dativegracilitātīgracilitātibus
accusativegracilitātemgracilitātēs
ablativegracilitātegracilitātibus
vocativegracilitāsgracilitātēs

grăcĭlĭtas, ātis, f. gracilis,
I. slenderness, thinness, leanness, meagreness.
I. Lit. (class.; syn.: macies, subtilitas): erat eo tempore in nobis summa gracilitas et infirmitas corporis, Cic. Brut. 91, 313: cervicis et crurum, Suet. Calig. 50: crurum, id. ib. 3; id. Dom. 18: digitalis (vitis), Plin. 14, 3, 4, § 40; cf.: papyrum in gracilitatem fastigatum, id. 13, 11, 22, § 71.—Plur.: habet certos sui studiosos (Lysias), qui non tam habitus corporis opimos, quam gracilitates consectentur, Cic. Brut. 16, 64.—
II. Trop., of style, simplicity, plainness, want of ornament (post-Aug.): quid Periclea? similemne credimus Lysiacae gracilitati? Quint. 12, 10, 24; cf.: exempla in Latina lingua M. Varro esse dicit ubertatis Pacuvium, gracilitatis Lucilium, mediocritatis Terentium, Gell. 7, 14, 6 (v. the whole 14th chap.): pressa illa narrationis, Quint. 4, 3, 2; 1, 9, 2.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin gracilitās From gracilis (“slender, thin”) + -tās.

Quick answers

What does gracilitās mean in Latin?
gracilitās, a noun, means “slenderness, thinness, meagerness; plainness, simplicity”.
What is the genitive of gracilitās?
The genitive singular is gracilitātis. gracilitās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce gracilitās?
In classical Latin, [ɡraˈkɪ.lɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ɡraˈt͡ʃiː.li.tas].