What is the Latin word for shallowness?

The usual Latin words for “shallowness” are ratiō, ieiūnitās, levitās; also tenuitās. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“shallowness” in Latin

ratiōreason, reasoning, explanation, ground, motive, rationality, rationale, purpose; calculation, account, accounting, recko ieiūnitāshunger, emptiness; meagerness, poverty levitāslevity, lightness; fickleness, inconstancy, disloyalty tenuitāsthinness, fineness, delicateness; poverty; frugality

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

shallowness

PROP., vadosa tenuis alicujus loci natura, ratio. Figuratively, jejunitas: levitas: tenuitas.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for shallowness?: The usual Latin words for “shallowness” are ratiō, ieiūnitās, levitās; also tenuitās. 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.