What is the Latin word for worldliness?

The usual Latin words for “worldliness” are vānus, flū̆xus, studium; also admīrātiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“worldliness” in Latin

vānusvain, empty, vacant, void; unsubstantial; groundless, baseless, meaningless, pointless, worthless, ineffectual, mindless flū̆xusflowing, fluid; loose; transient, transitory, fleeting studiumstudy; eagerness, zeal; desire, fancy admīrātiōwonder, admiration

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

worldliness

rerum humanarum, vanarum, fluxarum, terrarum amor, studium, admiratio.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for worldliness?: The usual Latin words for “worldliness” are vānus, flū̆xus, studium; also admīrātiō. 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.