English → Latin
“seriousness” in Latin
sevēritāsseriousness, gravity, sternness, strictness, severitygravitāsweight, heaviness; gravity, seriousness; severity, harshnessaustēritāsbitterness, harshness, sourness, astringency; darkness, dinginess, sombreness; severity, austerity, strictness, sternnestrīstitiasadness, sorrow, melancholy, sloth; the (sad) state of things; moroseness, sourness
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
seriousness
severitas: gravitas: austeritas [SYN. in SERIOUS]. A gloomy seriousness, tristis severitas: tristitia. (The words are found in this connection and order.) tristitia et severitas
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for seriousness?
- The usual Latin words for “seriousness” are sevēritās, gravitās, austēritās; also trīstitia. 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.