English → Latin
“insipidity” in Latin
īnsulsitāstastelessness, insipidity, dullness; silliness, absurdityabsurditāsdissonance, incongruity, absurdity
The English word insipidity itself goes back to Latin sapidus, through īnsipiditās.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
insipidity
PROPR., by circumlocution with the adjectives; e.g., insipidity of the dishes, cibi voluptate carentes.
Want of raciness, etc., insulsitas: absurditas. SYN. in INSIPID.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for insipidity?
- The usual Latin words for “insipidity” are īnsulsitās, absurditās. 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.