English → Latin
“villany” in Latin
improbitāswickedness, dishonesty, improbity; shamelessness, depravityflāgitiumdisgraceful or shameful action, deed, or crime; scandal; shame, disgrace, outragescelusan evil deed; a wicked, heinous, or impious action; wickedness, villainy; criminal, villain, felon, scoundrel, rascal, rfoedusfilthy, foul, disgusting, loathsome, ugly, unseemly, detestable, abominable, horrible; disgraceful, vile, obscene, base,dēdecusdisgrace, dishonor, infamy, shame, discredit.; That which causes shame; a disgrace, blot, blemish.; A shameful act; vice
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
villany
improbitas (villanous disposition): flagitium: scelus: foedum or indignum facinus: dedecus (a villanous or disgraceful action).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for villany?
- The usual Latin words for “villany” are improbitās, flāgitium, scelus; also foedus, dēdecus. 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.