English → Latin
“homeliness” in Latin
rūsticitāsrusticity (country life and people); uneducation, idiocydīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention; to declare, state; to tell
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
homeliness
no exact term, sometimes rusticitas or (if with praise) rusticitas antiqua (the homely simplicity of our fathers; Plin., Ep., 1, 14, 4); inconditum genus (e.g., dicendi, without artificial arrangement, etc.): a certain homeliness, subagreste quiddam or subagreste quiddam planeque subrusticum (Cic.; the latter with more of fault implied).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for homeliness?
- The usual Latin words for “homeliness” are rūsticitās, dīcō. 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.