liidus
Liidus is a Latin adjective meaning soft, smooth, or pliant. It is a rare term in classical sources and tends to appear in late or technical passages describing texture or disposition. Because of its scarcity, liidus is often treated as a stylistic or archaic option rather than a common synonym of mollis (soft) or lenis (gentle). Its precise nuance can vary with context, spanning tangible smoothness and figurative yielding.
Etymology and form: Liidus is typically viewed as part of the -idus class of Latin adjectives, formed
Usage and scope: In the extant texts, liidus tends to modify surfaces or materials to denote smoothness,
Modern context: Because it is rarely employed, liidus features mainly in discussions of Latin vocabulary variety
See also: mollis, lenis, liquidus, superficies. References to liidus are typically confined to marginal dictionary entries