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“tastelessness” in Latin
īnsulsitāstastelessness, insipidity, dullness; silliness, absurdityīnscītiaignorance, inexperience, unskilfulness; awkwardness, stupidity, stolidityvīllacountry house; villa; estate, farm; a city
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
tastelessness
PROP., *sapor alicujus rei nullus.
Figuratively, insulsitas (with respect to outward arrangement of beauty; e.g., villae): inscitia (want of knowledge and judgement): ☞ Inelegantia is found only in Gaii Institutionum. 1, § 84, Goesch. Tastelessness, in dress, cultus parum amoenus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for tastelessness?
- The usual Latin words for “tastelessness” are īnsulsitās, īnscītia, vīlla. 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.