English → Latin
“malignity” in Latin
malitiaa bad quality; badness, wickedness; spite, malice, ill will; an act of malice; cunning, artfulnessimprobitāswickedness, dishonesty, improbity; shamelessness, depravitymalignitāsspite, malice, malignity; stinginess, niggardliness, meannessgravitāsweight, heaviness; gravity, seriousness; severity, harshnesscaelumheaven (where the stars and the Milky Way is); sky; climate, weathermorbusa disease, illness, malady, sickness, disorder, distemper, ailment; a fault, vice, failing; sorrow, grief, distress
The English word malignity itself goes back to Latin male, through malignitās.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
malignity
malitia; improbitas (moral depravity): malignitas (ill-will): gravitas (oppressive vehemence; e.g., caeli, morbi).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for malignity?
- The usual Latin words for “malignity” are malitia, improbitās, malignitās; also gravitās, caelum, morbus. 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.