English → Latin
“unlovely” in Latin
īnsuāvisunpleasant, disagreeableinvenustusunlovely, unattractive, homely, ugly; unhappy in loveiniūcundusunpleasant, disagreeableinamoenusunpleasant, disagreeable, gloomy
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
unlovely
insuavis: invenustus: injucundus: inamoenus. For the difference between these words, Vid: LOVELY or AGREEABLE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for unlovely?
- The usual Latin words for “unlovely” are īnsuāvis, invenustus, iniūcundus; also inamoenus. 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.