English → Latin
“modish” in Latin
dēliciaedelight, pleasure (an activity which affords enjoyment); darling, sweetheart, favourite, pet; comforts, luxuries (conditrespondeōto reply, answer, respond; to offer or present in return; to measure upēlegānsfine, elegant, handsome; tasteful; fastidious, criticalvenustuscharming, friendly, lovely, pleasing, comely, beautiful, elegant; artistic, elegant; affable, elegant, charmingnovusnew, novel; fresh, young; recent
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
modish
mod, deliciis, saeculi conveniens, respondens (with the additional idea of elegance or good taste): elegans, venustus: novus (new).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for modish?
- The usual Latin words for “modish” are dēliciae, respondeō, ēlegāns; also venustus, novus. 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.