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concinno, āvi, ātum, v. a. [concinnus], to join fitly together, to order, arrange appropriately, to set right, adjust: concinnare est apte componere, Paul. ex Fest. p. 38, 1 Müll. (cf. compono, II. B.; mostly anteclass. and post-Aug.; most. freq. in Plaut.; not in Ter., Cic., or Quint.; in Cic. Oecon. Fragm. 7, p. 474 Orell., the words prob. belong to Col.; v. Col. 12, 2, 6).

  1. I. Prop.: vinum, Cato, R. R. 114; 115: et commodare trapetum, id. ib. 135 fin.: pallam, Plaut. Men. 5, 1, 33; cf.: cetera, quae refectionem desiderant, Col. 12, 3, 9: tantas struices patinarias, Plaut. Men. 1, 1, 26: auceps aream, id. As. 1, 3, 64: vultum, to adorn, Petr. 113, 5: cadaver. App. M. 7, p. 199.
    1. B. Trop.: ingenium, to form. cultivate, Sen. Ep. 7, 6.
  2. II. Meton., in gen., to prepare, cause, occasion, produce: livorem scapulis tuis, Plaut. Truc. 4, 3, 19: lutum, id. Rud. 1, 2, 8: venti Vis fervorem mirum in undis, Lucr. 6, 437; cf.: vis (venti) hiatum, id. 6, 584: munusculum tibi, Trebon. ap. Cic. Fam. 12, 16, 3: consuetudo amorem, Lucr. 4, 1279: aliquid controversiae, Afran. ap. Non. p. 433, 31: quantum mali, Phaedr. 2, 4, 25: multum mihi negotii concinnabis, Sen. Ep. 117, 1.
    1. B. With a qualifying adj. in Plaut., and once in Naev., = reddere, to make, render, cause to be something: qui me insanum verbis concinnat suis, Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 69: lacrumantem ex abitu concinnas tuam uxorem, id. Am. 1, 3, 31: homines delirantes, id. ib. 2, 2, 96: liberis orbas oves, id. Capt. 4, 2, 38: tranquillam viam, id. Stich. 2, 1, 13: annonam caram e vili, id. Fragm. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 66: numquam erit alienis gravis, qui suis se concinnat levem, id. Trin. 3, 2, 58: vastam rem hostium, Naev. ap. Non. p. 90, 30 dub. (al. vastat).

con-cinnus, a, um, adj. [etym. dub.; acc. to Non. p. 43, 21, and p. 59, 30, from cinnus], fitly, skilfully put together or joined, well adjusted, beautiful (class.; esp. freq. in Cic. of discourse).

  1. I. Object.
    1. A. Prop.: sat edepol concinna est (virgo) facie, Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 77: Samos ( = venusta, elegans), pretty, Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 2: tectorium, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 1, § 1: helicis folia angulosa et concinniora (for εὐρυθμότερα, in Theophr. H. P. 3, 18), Plin. 16, 34, 62, § 148: heluo, elegant, Cic. Pis. 10, 22.
    2. B. Trop., of discourse, beautiful, elegant, polishcd, neat, striking, etc.: (oratio) concinna, distincta, ornata, festiva, etc., Cic. de Or. 3, 25, 100: sententiae non tam graves et severae quam concinnae et venustae, id. Brut. 95, 325; cf.: concinnae sententiae (opp. probabiles), id. Or. 19, 65; and: concinnae acutaeque sententiae, id. Brut. 78, 272: versus, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 74: sermo, id. S. 1, 10, 23: reditus ad rem aptus et concinnus, Cic. de Or. 3, 53, 203: transgressio verborum, id est hyperbaton, Quint. 9, 3, 91.
      1. 2. Transf. to the person: alii in eādem jejunitate concinniores, id est, faceti, florentes etiam et leviter ornati, Cic. Or. 6, 20; Nep. Epam. 5, 1: concinnus et elegans Aristo, Cic. Fin. 5, 5, 13; cf. also of the painter Nicophanes: elegans et concinnus (pictor), Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 111.
  2. II. Subject. ( = commodus, II.): concinnus alicui, suited to, fit, appropriate for; of persons, suiting one’s self to, courteous, pleasing, etc. (rare): viris Venus ut concinnior esset, * Lucr. 4, 1276: concinnus amicis, Hor. S. 1, 3, 50.
    1. * B. Concinnum est = commodum est: age, age, ut tibi maxime concinnum est, it is pleasing, agreeable, Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 33.
      Adv.
      1. 1. In the form concinnē, fitly, beautifully: concinne et lepide vestita, Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 38.
        Of discourse, elegantly, neatly, etc., Cic. de Or. 2, 19, 81; id. N. D. 2, 27, 69; id. Rosc. Com. 16, 49.
        Comp.: eloqui, Aus. Grat. Act. ad Gratian. 8: saliunt aquae, Fronto de Orat. 1, p. 242 Mai.
        Sup. of the adj. and adv. apparently not in use.
      2. 2. In the form concinnĭter, Gell. 18, 2.