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“rudeness” in Latin
feritāswildness; savagery, brutality, ferocityinhūmānitāsinhumanity; barbarity, savagery; surliness, churlishness
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
rudeness
(uncivilized state of manners)(uncivilized state of manners), feritas. Usually by the adjectives; e.g., mores agrestes et feri. Rudeness of (their own) manners, (sua) inhumanitas.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for rudeness?
- The usual Latin words for “rudeness” are feritās, inhūmānitās. 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.