English → Latin
“grievousness” in Latin
gravitāsweight, heaviness; gravity, seriousness; severity, harshnessēnormitāsirregularity; enormitypremōto press, push, press close or hard, oppress, overwhelm; to tighten, compress, shorten, press closely, squeeze; to make,volōto wish, to please; to want; to mean, to intendvexātiōshaking (or similar violent movement); agitation; discomfort, annoyance, hardship, distresspondusweight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a body
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
grievousness
gravitas (oppressively burdensome, or painful nature; severity): enormitas (excess, greatness; post-Augustan, Sen.): pressus, us (pressure; e.g., ponderum, Cic., speaking of the mind): vis: vexatio (strength, vexation): Vid: CALAMITY.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for grievousness?
- The usual Latin words for “grievousness” are gravitās, ēnormitās, premō; also volō, vexātiō, pondus. 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.