What is the Latin word for bareness?

The usual Latin words for “bareness” are maciēs, macritās, paupertās; also egestās. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“bareness” in Latin

maciēsleanness, thinness, meagerness; poverty macritāsleanness, poorness, thinness paupertāsthe state of being poor, poverty; need, indigence; the state of being poor or lacking in the sense of something needed o egestāsneed, want, poverty

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

bareness

circumlocution by adjective under BARE, for nuditas is found but once (Quint.., 10, 2, 23), and is there a doubtful reading.

Leanness, macies (as a condition): macritas (as a quality).

Poverty, paupertas; egestas.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for bareness?: The usual Latin words for “bareness” are maciēs, macritās, paupertās; also egestās. 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.