English → Latin
“ugliness” in Latin
dēfōrmitāsThe state of being deformed; deformity, ugliness, disfigurement.; The state of being morally incorrect; baseness, vileneturpitūdōugliness, unsightliness, foulness, deformity; baseness, indecency, shamefulness, disgrace, dishonor, infamy, turpitudefoeditāsfoulness, filthiness; horridness, hideousness, ugliness, deformity
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
ugliness
deformitas: turpitudo: obscoenitas: foeditas. SYN. in URLY.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for ugliness?
- The usual Latin words for “ugliness” are dēfōrmitās, turpitūdō, foeditās. 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.