English → Latin
“deceitfulness” in Latin
fraudātiōThe act of cheating, deceiving or defrauding; deceit, fraud.vānitāsemptiness, nothingness; falsity, falsehood, deception, untruth, untrustworthiness, fickleness; vanity, vaingloryinānitāsemptiness, empty space; uselessness, inanity
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
deceitfulness
fraudatio (opposed to fides): fallendi studium (propensity to deceive): vanitas: inanitas (emptiness).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for deceitfulness?
- The usual Latin words for “deceitfulness” are fraudātiō, vānitās, inānitās. 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.