English → Latin
“contradistinction” in Latin
aliusother; another; any other; else; differentvicischange; alternation; interchange; time; instance; seasonvitiumflaw, defect, blemish, imperfection; vice; crime, wrongdoing, misdeed, sin, error, faulturbānitāsAn instance of living in the city; city life.; City fashions or manners; refinement, politeness, courtesy, urbanity, sop
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
contradistinction
circumlocution by quod alicujus rei contrarium est; quod a aliqua re toto genere disjungo, or disjunctum esse volo; or aliud enim [hoc]: aliud [illud] esse volo: Virtues in contradistinction to vices, vitia, quae sunt virtutum contraria (Cic.): the refinement of those who reside in towns, in contradistinction to the rudeness of those who live in the country, urbanitas, cui contraria est rusticitas [Cic. uses the genitive after contrarius]. National law in contradistinction to civil law (jus gentium), aliud enim jus gentium, aliud jus civile esse volo. What is right in contradistinction to what is expedient, honesta, quae a commodis non nomine, sed genere toto disjungo or disjungenda sunt (☞ Cic., De Nat. 1, 7, 16).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for contradistinction?
- The usual Latin words for “contradistinction” are alius, vicis, vitium; also urbānitās. 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.