English → Latin
“delusive” in Latin
fallōto deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint; to mistake, be mistaken, deceive oneself; to escape the fallāxdeceptive, deceitful; fallacious, spuriousvānusvain, empty, vacant, void; unsubstantial; groundless, baseless, meaningless, pointless, worthless, ineffectual, mindless
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
delusive
falsus: fallax. (The words are found in this connection and order.) falsus atque fallax: vanus (empty). A delusive hope, fallax spes; spes falsa atque fallax: a delusive image of anything, falsa imitatio simulatioque alicujus rei.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for delusive?
- The usual Latin words for “delusive” are fallō, fallāx, vānus. 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.