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“expressiveness” in Latin
significōto show, express, signify, point out; to portend, prognosticate; to call, nametantusof such size, of such measure; so much, so great, such, so manyproprietāsquality, property, peculiarity, character; the legal position of an owner particularly if his property is encumbered witgravitāsweight, heaviness; gravity, seriousness; severity, harshnessargūtĭaeThat which is clear to the sensessententiaa way of thinking, view, opinion, judgement or sentence; a purpose, intention, will (one's thinking in respect to the fuverbumword; proverb, saying; verb
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
expressiveness
significantia with magna, tanta, etc. (e.g., tanta in quibusdam ex periculo petitis significantia): proprietas (the expressiveness derived from the exact suitableness of the expression; tanta verborum proprietas, Quint.): gravitas (the weight; e.g., sententiarum, verborum): argutiae (acute turns, etc., in an oration, and also what is striking, etc., in a work of art; e.g., Parrhasius primus dedit argutias vultus, Plin.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for expressiveness?
- The usual Latin words for “expressiveness” are significō, tantus, proprietās; also gravitās, argūtĭae, sententia. 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.