squalor

squalor

squālor, ōris, m. (squaleo), I) das Starren, die Rauheit (Ggstz. levor), Lucr. 2, 425. – bildl.: rudis saeculi, Quint. 2, 5, 23. – II) insbes., das Starren vor Schmutz, die Unsauberkeit, Unreinlichkeit, der Schmutz, 1) eig.: homo squaloris plenus ac pulveris, Cic.: senex macie et squalore confectus, Plin. ep.: illuvie, squalore enecti, Liv.: obsita erat squalore vestis, Liv.: ignavis et imbellibus manet squalor, Tac. – 2) übtr.: a) die schmutzige äußere Erscheinung als Zeichen der Trauer, der schmutzige Aufzug, die äußere Trauer (während luctus = Trauer in der Haltung, maeror = innere Trauer), squalor et maeror, Cic.: squalor sordesque sociorum, Cic.: sordes et squalor et propinquorum similis habitus, Quint.: coniugis miserae squalor et luctus atque optimae filiae maeror assiduus, Cic.: ea multitudo in squalore et luctu supplex vobis, Cic.: in luctu et squalore sum, Metell. in Cic. ep.: luctum suum sordium ac squaloris foeditate irritare, Sen.: senatus eum tonderi et squalorem deponere iussit, Cic. – b) das wüste, unwirtliche, schauerliche Aussehen, die Unwirtlichkeit einer Örtlichkeit usw., locorum squalor et solitudines inviae, Curt. 5, 6 (21), 13: silva squalore tenebrarum horrenda, schauerliche Finsternis, Amm. 17, 1, 18: u. so crassae caliginis squalor, Amm. 17, 7, 2. – c) das Traurige, Armselige der Lage, ex squalore nimio miseriarum ad principale culmen provectus, Amm. 14, 1, 1.


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