LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

invenustus

invenustus (feminine invenusta, neuter invenustum)
Classical[ɪn.wɛˈnʊs.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[iɱ.veˈnus.tus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveunlovely, unattractive, homely, ugly
    nōn sānē illepidum neque invenustumNot really uncharming and not unattractive.c. 84 BCE – 54 BCE, Catullus, Carmina 10.4
  2. adjectiveunhappy in love
    Adeōn hominem esse invenustum aut īnfēlīcem quemquam ut ego sum!Could any person be so unhappy in love or unlucky as I am!166 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Andria 245

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeinvenustusinvenustainvenustum
genitiveinvenustīinvenustaeinvenustī
dativeinvenustōinvenustaeinvenustō
accusativeinvenustuminvenustaminvenustum
ablativeinvenustōinvenustāinvenustō
vocativeinvenusteinvenustainvenustum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeinvenustīinvenustaeinvenusta
genitiveinvenustōruminvenustāruminvenustōrum
dativeinvenustīsinvenustīsinvenustīs
accusativeinvenustōsinvenustāsinvenusta
ablativeinvenustīsinvenustīsinvenustīs
vocativeinvenustīinvenustaeinvenusta

in-vĕnustus, a, um, adj.
I. Not elegant or graceful, ungraceful, not beautiful, unattractive: scortillum, Cat. 10, 4: non invenustus actor, Cic. Brut. 67, 237: res, Cat. 12, 5: arbustum, Col. 5, 6, 37. —
II. (Without Venus, i. e.) Unfortunate in love: invenustae sine munditia et sumptu, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 37: homo invenustus aut infelix, Ter. And. 1, 5, 10 Don. ad loc.—Adv.: in-vĕnustē, not elegantly, ungracefully (postAug.): non invenuste dici videtur, Quint. 1, 6, 27: ludere, Gell. 17, 12, 3; App. de Mundo, p. 70.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latininvenustus

Latin venustus Latin invenustus From in- + venustus.

Quick answers

What does invenustus mean in Latin?
invenustus, a adjective, means “unlovely, unattractive, homely, ugly; unhappy in love”.
How do you pronounce invenustus?
In classical Latin, [ɪn.wɛˈnʊs.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [iɱ.veˈnus.tus].
Where does invenustus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *né → Proto-Indo-European *n̥- → Proto-Italic *n̥- → Latin invenustus.