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“sordidness” in Latin
humilitāsinsignificance, lowliness, unimportance; degradation, debasement, humiliation; submissiveness, obedienceillībĕrālĭtasconduct unworthy of a freemanimprobitāswickedness, dishonesty, improbity; shamelessness, depravityhumilislow, lowly, small, slight; shallow; base, mean, humble, obscure, poor, needy, insignificant, low; short, not tall (of phsordēsdirt, filth, squalor; meanness, stinginess, niggardliness; humiliationindignitāsunworthiness; vileness; indignity, humiliation
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
sordidness
humilitas: illiberalitas: improbitas: animus abjectus or humilis: sordes: mens sordibus oppleta: indignitas. SYN. in SORDID.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for sordidness?
- The usual Latin words for “sordidness” are humilitās, illībĕrālĭtas, improbitās; also humilis, sordēs, indignitās. 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.