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“adroitness” in Latin
dexteritāsdexterity, aptness, readiness; prosperity, felicitysollersskilled, skilful, clever, dexterous, adroit, expert; ingenious, sagacious, clever, intelligent, inventivecalliditāsshrewdness, readiness, aptness; skill, skilfulness; cunning, craft, slyness, artfulnessprūdēnswise, prudent; skilful, knowledgeable (in a specific matter)perītiaexperience; practical knowledge (gained by experience); expertise; skillhabilisable to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient ability or power to do or to conduct; skillful; suitable, apt, fit, pro
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
adroitness
ingenii dexteritas, or dexteritas only (ad aliquid, Liv., of tact in conduct toward others, in the sense of “adroitness” generally, it is not Latin): sollertia, calliditas, prudentia, peritia: ingenium ad aliquid aptum or habile (natural adroitness, in a particular respect). Syn. in ADROIT.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for adroitness?
- The usual Latin words for “adroitness” are dexteritās, sollers, calliditās; also prūdēns, perītia, habilis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.