English → Latin
“flatness” in Latin
plānitiēsplain, plateau; flatnesslevitāslevity, lightness; fickleness, inconstancy, disloyaltyhumilitāsinsignificance, lowliness, unimportance; degradation, debasement, humiliation; submissiveness, obedience
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
flatness
planities (PROP.): levitas (IMPROP.): *sapor alicujus rei nullus (want of taste): humilitas (meanness of expression).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for flatness?
- The usual Latin words for “flatness” are plānitiēs, levitās, humilitās. 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.