English → Latin
“silliness” in Latin
fatuitāsfoolishness, folly, sillinessstultitiaFolly, stupidity, foolishness, simplicity, silliness, fatuity.īnsulsitāstastelessness, insipidity, dullness; silliness, absurdityabsurditāsdissonance, incongruity, absurdityfatuusfoolish, silly, simple, stupid; insipid, tasteless; awkward, clumsy, unwieldydēsipiōto be foolish (or act foolishly), fool around, clown around; to rave, be deliriousvēcorsmad, insane, crazystultusfoolish, fatuous, stupid, ill-consideredstolidusstupid, foolishineptusunsuitable; impertinent, improper, tasteless; senseless, silly
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
silliness
fatuitas: stultitia (foolishness): insulsitas: absurditas (Claudius, Mamert., 8, 11), SILLY, fatuus: desipiens (unwise): vecors (senseless; these three only of persons): stultus (foolish): stolidus (dull, stupid): ineptus (awkward): insulsus (without good taste): absurdus (absurd): subabsurdus (somewhat absurd): perabsurdus (very absurd; these seven of persons or things): puerilis (trifling; of things). To be silly, desipere; ineptire (especially in one’s conduct).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for silliness?
- The usual Latin words for “silliness” are fatuitās, stultitia, īnsulsitās; also absurditās, fatuus, dēsipiō. 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.