English → Latin
“drunkenness” in Latin
ēbriōsitāsaddiction to drinkvīnolentiawine-drinking; intoxication with winehauriōto draw (especially water), drain; to drain, drink up, swallow; to take in with the senses as if to drink or swallowēbrietāsdrunkennesstēmulentiadrunkenness
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
drunkenness
Habitual inebriety, ebriositas: bibendi consuetudo: vinolentia (drunkenness, as an odious habit; the being given to much wine).
Intoxication, haustus (the swallowing of strong liquor or immoderate drinking): ebrietas (represents drunkenness in the least odious light, with reference to the elevation of the spirits, etc.): temulentia (in the more odious, as brutal excess).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for drunkenness?
- The usual Latin words for “drunkenness” are ēbriōsitās, vīnolentia, hauriō; also ēbrietās, tēmulentia. 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.