English → Latin
“finicalness” in Latin
affectātiōThe act of striving after.; The act of striving for effect in discourse; affectation.ineptiasilliness, folly, absurdity
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
finicalness
affectatio (the desire of saying or writing anything conspicuously, or to render one’s self conspicuous; Silver Age; Vid: Bremi, Suet., Tiberius, 70): ineptiae (in one’s comportment): *putida elegantia (in writing).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for finicalness?
- The usual Latin words for “finicalness” are affectātiō, ineptia. 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.