English → Latin
“tasteless” in Latin
ineptusunsuitable; impertinent, improper, tasteless; senseless, sillyīnsulsusunsalted, flavorless; deprived of wit, not clever, dull, stupid, absurd; bungling, awkwardinēlegānsinelegant
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
tasteless
PROP., nihil sapiens: It is somewhat tasteless, alicujus rei sapor nullus est: it is growing tasteless, alicujus rei sensus non permanet integer. † Figuratively, ineptus: inficetus: insulsus (vapid; of persons and things): inelegans (especially of style). A tasteless age, *aetas inficeta.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for tasteless?
- The usual Latin words for “tasteless” are ineptus, īnsulsus, inēlegāns. 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.