English → Latin
“sordid” in Latin
humilislow, lowly, small, slight; shallow; base, mean, humble, obscure, poor, needy, insignificant, low; short, not tall (of phabiciōto throw or hurl down or away, cast or push away or aside; to give up, abandon; expose; discard; to humble, degrade, redillīberālisignoble, ungenerous, sordid, mean, disobliging; niggardly, graspingsordidusdirty, filthy, nasty; of poor, mean, base quality, low-browturpisugly, unsightly; foul, filthy; cacophonous, disagreeable; base, infamous, scandalous, dishonorable, shameful, disgracefuimpūrusunclean, filthy, foul, dirty; impure, defiled, filthy, infamous, vileimprobusexcessive, immoderate, flagrant, impudent; greedy, wanton, ravenous; wicked, bad, villainous, immoral, impious, malicioufoedustreaty, compact, alliance, truce, league; agreement, bond, contract, compact, pact, pledge, conditions, terms; covenantexcellōto elevate, raise up; to rise, elevate oneself; to exult, be elatedsordēsdirt, filth, squalor; meanness, stinginess, niggardliness; humiliation
The English word sordid itself goes back to Latin sordeō, through sordidus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
sordid
humilis (low-minded; opposed to altus, excelsus): abjectus (despicable): illiberalis (ungentlemanly): sordidus (base and mean): turpis (disgraceful; opposed to honestus): impurus (vicious; opposed to castus): improbus (vile, bad): foedus (disgusting): A sordid spirit, sordes.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for sordid?
- The usual Latin words for “sordid” are humilis, abiciō, illīberālis; also sordidus, turpis, impūrus. 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.