English → Latin
“flaw” in Latin
vitiumflaw, defect, blemish, imperfection; vice; crime, wrongdoing, misdeed, sin, error, faultturbōtornado, whirlwind; spinning top, wheel; spinning motionimpetusan attack, an assault, a charge; a rapid motion; impulse, vehemence, ardor, passionārdorflame, fire, heat; brightness, brilliancy (of the eyes); ardour, eagerness, ardent desire
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
flaw s.
Blemish, etc., vitium (general term). If there is no flaw, si nihil est vitii (in aliqua re): ☞ vitium is also a flaw in jewels (Plin.): sarcion (= quaedam gemmae caro, σαρκιον) was a particular kind of flaw in a diamond; Plin., 37, 5, 8.
A gust of wind, impetus venti: turbo.
Commotion of the mind (obsolete), vehementior animi concitatio: animi motus, impetus, ardor, animi permotio.
Tumult; Vid: COMMATION.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for flaw?
- The usual Latin words for “flaw” are vitium, turbō, impetus; also ārdor. 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.