English → Latin
“turpitude” in Latin
improbitāswickedness, dishonesty, improbity; shamelessness, depravitynēquitiaA bad moral quality; idleness, negligence, inactivity, remissness; worthlessness; vileness, depravity, wickedness; Lightignāviainactivity, laziness, idleness, sloth, listlessness; cowardice, worthlessnessimprobusexcessive, immoderate, flagrant, impudent; greedy, wanton, ravenous; wicked, bad, villainous, immoral, impious, maliciouabiciōto throw or hurl down or away, cast or push away or aside; to give up, abandon; expose; discard; to humble, degrade, redturpisugly, unsightly; foul, filthy; cacophonous, disagreeable; base, infamous, scandalous, dishonorable, shameful, disgracefu
The English word turpitude itself goes back to Latin turpis, through turpitūdō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
turpitude
improbitas: nequitia: ignavia; or by by circumlocution with turpis, improbus, abjectus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for turpitude?
- The usual Latin words for “turpitude” are improbitās, nēquitia, ignāvia; also improbus, abiciō, turpis. 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.