Latin

Noun

lepōs m ‎(genitive lepōris); third declension

1. pleasantness, charm
2. politeness, grace
3. pleasantry, wit, humor

Related terms

• lepidē
• lepidus
• lepor

References

• lepos in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• lepos in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “lepos”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • humour: lepos in iocando