English → Latin
“warmth” in Latin
calorwarmth, heat; glow; heat of passion, zeal, ardour; fire of love, ardent loveteporgentle warmth; tepidityfervorboiling heat; fermenting; ardour, passion, furycaliduswarm, hot; fiery, fierce, vehement; spirited, impassionedvehemēnsvery eager; impetuous, ardent, furious; vehement; emphaticācersharp, sour, bitter, pungent; keen, sharp, acute, sagacious; energetic, active, vigorous
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
warmth
PROP., calor (general term): tepor (moderate): fervor (intense). The natural warmth of the body, calor vitalis.
Figuratively, calor. Warmth of a speaker, calor dicentis: with warmth, calide: cum quodam animi fervore: animo incitatiore: to oppose anything with much warmth, vehementius, acrius, majore animi fervore oppugnare, impugnare aliquid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for warmth?
- The usual Latin words for “warmth” are calor, tepor, fervor; also calidus, vehemēns, ācer. 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.