English → Latin
“awkwardness” in Latin
rūsticitāsrusticity (country life and people); uneducation, idiocyinēlegānsinelegantinconcinnitāsinconcinnity, asymmetry, disharmonyīnscītiaignorance, inexperience, unskilfulness; awkwardness, stupidity, stolidityīnsulsitāstastelessness, insipidity, dullness; silliness, absurdity
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
awkwardness
rusticitas (Silver Age): inelegantia: inconcinnitas: inscitia [SYN. in AWKWARD]: insulsitas (the making a disagreeable impression on people of taste).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for awkwardness?
- The usual Latin words for “awkwardness” are rūsticitās, inēlegāns, inconcinnitās; also īnscītia, īnsulsitās. 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.