English → Latin
“virulence” in Latin
acerbitāssourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit; harshness, severity; sorrowamāritūdōbitterness; harshness; severity, acrimoniousness, sadness, trouble, sorrow, harshnessgravitāsweight, heaviness; gravity, seriousness; severity, harshness
The English word virulence itself goes back to Latin vīrŭlentĭa.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
virulence
PROP., virus, -i, neuter: *rei virulentae vis.
Figuratively, virus, -i, neuter: acerbitas: amaritudo: gravitas.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for virulence?
- The usual Latin words for “virulence” are acerbitās, amāritūdō, gravitās. 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.