English → Latin
“unsophisticated” in Latin
sincērusclean, pure, sound; uninjured, whole; real, naturalsimplexsingle; simple, plain, uncompounded; pure, unmixed
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
unsophisticated
sincerus: simplex. (The words are found in this connection and order.) simplex et sincerus: non fucosus (e.g., an unsophisticated neighborhood, vicinitas non fucosa, non fallax, non erudita artificio simulationis, etc., Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for unsophisticated?
- The usual Latin words for “unsophisticated” are sincērus, simplex. 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.