English → Latin
“heinousness” in Latin
foeditāsfoulness, filthiness; horridness, hideousness, ugliness, deformityimmānitāsimmensity, vastness, excess; monstrousness, enormity, fierceness, cruelty, barbarism, savageness, inhumanity, frightfulnatrōcitāsatrocity; hardship, suffering, tragedy, disasterscelusan evil deed; a wicked, heinous, or impious action; wickedness, villainy; criminal, villain, felon, scoundrel, rascal, rfacinusdeed, action, doing; adventure, venture, undertaking; crime, wickedness, evil deed
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
heinousness
foeditas: immanitas: atrocitas (e.g., rei, Cic.; sceleris, Sall.; facinoris, Suet.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for heinousness?
- The usual Latin words for “heinousness” are foeditās, immānitās, atrōcitās; also scelus, facinus. 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.