English → Latin
“obliqueness, obliquity” in Latin
oblīquitāsslant, obliqueness, obliquityoblīquussidelong, slanting, awry, oblique; In a bad sense, envious, hostileprāvitāscrookedness, inequality, irregularity, deformity; impropriety, perverseness; viciousness, untowardness, depravity
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
obliqueness, obliquity
PROP., obliquitas; obliquum (Plin.).
Figuratively, pravitas (☞ not obliquitas in this sense).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for obliqueness, obliquity?
- The usual Latin words for “obliqueness, obliquity” are oblīquitās, oblīquus, prāvitās. 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.