English → Latin
“goodness” in Latin
bonitāsThe good quality of something; goodness, excellence.; Kindness, friendliness, benevolence, benignity, affability; tenderprobitāshonesty, probity; uprightnesssimplicitāssimplicity; plainness, frankness, openness; innocence, honesty, candor, integrityquaerōto seek, look for; to ask, question, seek or search for a thing, inquire, query, interrogate; to strive for; endeavor; saurumgold (as mineral or metal); gold (colour); any object made of gold, such as a gold coin or a gold ringobsecrōto entreat, implore, beseech, supplicate, beg, pray
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
goodness
bonitas (general term, of goodness, physical or moral): goodness of heart, probitas; simplicitas: natural goodness of heart, naturae bonitas; also, naturalis bonitas (e.g., perpetua naturalis bonitas, Nep., Att., 9, 1). Have the goodness to, etc., quaeso: oro: obsecro (I beg or beseech you. When thus used as forms of courtesy, they are usually inserted after the first or second word).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for goodness?
- The usual Latin words for “goodness” are bonitās, probitās, simplicitās; also quaerō, aurum, obsecrō. 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.