adverb
libenter
libenter (comparative libentius, superlative libentissimē)
Classical[lɪˈbɛn.tɛr]Ecclesiastical[liˈbɛn.ter]
Meaning
- willingly, eagerly
- gladly, cheerfully
- with vigour, with enthusiasm
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
cum voluntātelibenter — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 14
cum voluptāte, grātēlibenter — in Evangelium secundum Marcum, ch. 10
lĭbenter (lŭb-), adv., v. libet
I. fin.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
libenter or lubenter adv. with comp. and sup.
libens, willingly, cheerfully, gladly, with pleasure : cum illā vivis, T.: Terentiano verbo uti: libentius (cenavisse), with better appetite : libentius responsura, O.: libentissime dare.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-teros? Latin -ter Latin libenter From libēns (“willing, cheerful”) + -ter.