English → Latin
“affected” in Latin
pūtidusold, half-rotten, withered, decrepit; tiresome, wearisome, objectionable, vexatious, offensive, disagreeable, disgustingineptusunsuitable; impertinent, improper, tasteless; senseless, sillymolestustroublesome, irksome, grievous, annoying, tiresomevultŭōsusof an expressive countenancequaerōto seek, look for; to ask, question, seek or search for a thing, inquire, query, interrogate; to strive for; endeavor; sascīscōto take or receive something with knowledge; approve, accept, recognize, adopt; to take or receive someone to oneself; b
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
affected
(A) (A) of men: putidus (one who overdoes the thing; especially in speaking): ineptus (forced): molestus (vexatiously silly): arte quadam in ostentationem virtutum compositus: vultuosus (grimacing): gesticulationibus molestus (vexing one by his gestures, attitudes, etc.). To be affected in gait, mollius incedere (of a mincing, tripping, effeminate gait): magnifice incedere (of a stately one): in manner, in gestu mollem esse, gesticulationibus molestum esse: in speech, putide (in an exaggerated manner) or inepte (in a forced manner) dicere or loqui.
(B) (B) of things, putidus (overdone, exaggerated): molestus (troublesome): quaesitus (sought with pains): ascitus (borrowed from others, not natural; opposed to nativus). Affected words, apparata verba. Affected walk, mollior incessus (Ov., A.A., 306).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for affected?
- The usual Latin words for “affected” are pūtidus, ineptus, molestus; also vultŭōsus, quaerō, ascīscō. 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.