amens

ā-mens, mentis, adj.

I.

Lit., out of one's senses, beside one's self, senseless, mad, insane, frantic, distracted (of every kind of passionate excitement; while insanus designates one diseased in mind; and excors or vecors, one that is without mind;

among the poets a favorite word with Verg. and Ov.): inceptio est amentium, haud amantium,

Ter. And. 1, 3, 13:

homo amentissimus atque in omnibus consiliis praeceps,

Cic. Phil. 5, 13:

o vecors et amens,

id. Pis. 9:

arma amens capio,

Verg. A. 2, 314:

in dies amentior,

Suet. Aug. 65:

Ne trepides caeli divisis partibus amens,

that thou tremble not senselessly at the divided heavens, Lucr. 6, 86:

lugubris et amens,

Ov. M. 2, 334:

cursuque amens,

Verg. A. 2, 321:

adspectu amens,

id. ib. 4, 279; so id. ib. 12, 776; and with gen.:

amens animi,

id. ib. 4, 203 (cf. Rudd. II. p. 73):

dolore amens,

Ov. Tr. 1, 3, 92:

terrore amens,

Liv. 32, 12:

amens invidiā,

id. 8, 31:

amens metu,

id. 23, 9; 1, 48:

periculi magnitudine amens et attonitus,

Curt. 6, 9.—

II.

Meton., foolish, stupid:

homo audacissimus atque amentissimus,

Cic. Verr. 1, 3, 7 (cf. a little before:

quod cum incredibili ejus audaciā singularis stultitia conjuncta est).—Of things: amentissimum consilium,

Cic. Att. 7, 10:

cogor amenti caeca furore,

Cat. 64, 197:

impetus amens,

Luc. 4, 279 al. — Adv. not used.