What is the Latin word for leanness?

The usual Latin words for “leanness” are maciēs, macritūdō, macritās; also gracilitās, sterilitās. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“leanness” in Latin

maciēsleanness, thinness, meagerness; poverty macritūdōleanness, thinness, skinniness; meagreness macritāsleanness, poorness, thinness gracilitāsslenderness, thinness, meagerness; plainness, simplicity sterilitāssterility, barrenness; scarcity

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

leanness

Thinness, macies (as state); macritudo (as permanent condition, Plaut.); macritas (as property); gracilitas (slenderness).

Barrenness, sterilitas.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for leanness?: The usual Latin words for “leanness” are maciēs, macritūdō, macritās; also gracilitās, sterilitās. 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.