English → Latin
“malice” in Latin
malitiaa bad quality; badness, wickedness; spite, malice, ill will; an act of malice; cunning, artfulnessimprobitāswickedness, dishonesty, improbity; shamelessness, depravity
The English word malice itself goes back to Latin malus, through malitia.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
malice
malitia (explained, Cic., N.D., 3, 30, 75, by versuta et fallax nocendi ratio): improbitas (unjust, dishonest disposition): to do anything out of malice., aliquid malitiose facere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for malice?
- The usual Latin words for “malice” are malitia, improbitās. 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.