English → Latin
“crossness” in Latin
mōrōsitāspeevishness, fretfulness, moroseness, gloom, ill-humor, moodiness, morosity; niceness, pedantry, over-scrupulousness, toasperitāsunevenness, roughness; harshness, sharpness, acidity, tartness; severity, fierceness, asperityinīquitāsunfairness, inequality, unevenness; injustice, inequity; iniquitytrīstitiasadness, sorrow, melancholy, sloth; the (sad) state of things; moroseness, sourness
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
crossness
morositas: natura difficilis: asperitas. [SYN. in IILL-TEMPERED]: iniquitas (inasmuch as it displays itself in unjust proceedings against others): tristitia (crossness combined with gloom).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for crossness?
- The usual Latin words for “crossness” are mōrōsitās, asperitās, inīquitās; also trīstitia. 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.