English → Latin
“deformity” in Latin
dēfōrmitāsThe state of being deformed; deformity, ugliness, disfigurement.; The state of being morally incorrect; baseness, vileneturpitūdōugliness, unsightliness, foulness, deformity; baseness, indecency, shamefulness, disgrace, dishonor, infamy, turpitudeprāvitāscrookedness, inequality, irregularity, deformity; impropriety, perverseness; viciousness, untowardness, depravityquīdamsomeone, a certain one/thing; somethingmōnstruma divine omen indicating misfortune, an evil omen, portent; a monster, monstrosity, whether in size or character; a thin
The English word deformity itself goes back to Latin dē, through dēfōrmitās.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
deformity
deformitas; turpitudo (mean deformity, as a state, the result of deformation): corporis pravitas or pravitates: membrorum pravitas (misshapen limbs): distortio membrorum; distortio et depravatio (quaedam) in aliqua re: a deformity, res deformis: monstrum (e.g., monstrum hominis). Moral or mental deformity, animi deformitas (Cic.); depravatio et foeditas animi (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for deformity?
- The usual Latin words for “deformity” are dēfōrmitās, turpitūdō, prāvitās; also quīdam, mōnstrum. 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.