English → Latin
“flabby” in Latin
flaccidusFlaccid, flabby, pendulous.; Languid, feeble, weak.pendulushanging, hanging down, pendent, suspended; doubtful, uncertain, hesitatingfluidusliquid, fluid, flowing; soft, feeble, moistgenacheek; eye socket; eye or eyelid
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
flabby
flaccidus (e.g., of the ears; opposed to rigidus; also flaccus, Varr. and Cic. = one who has long flabby ears. ☞ marcidae aures, Plin., are those of a tired horse, when they hang down as if they were dead): pendulus (hanging down; e.g., of the cheeks, genae, Plin., 14, 20, 28, §142): fluidus (not firm in its component parts; opposed to compactus. Thus, according to Liv., 34, 47, corpora fluida= bodies the flesh of which is not firm; but corpora remissa, according to Cic., Tusc., 2, 23, 54, bodies whose nerves are relaxed, etc.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for flabby?
- The usual Latin words for “flabby” are flaccidus, pendulus, fluidus; also gena. 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.