latinity
9.9
Ability to read, write, and speak Latin well
- noun
- /ləˈtɪnɪti/
- Formal
:
latinidad
- Studying the principles of latinity helped him write more effectively in Latin.
Examples
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Her knowledge of latinity greatly impressed the professors during her thesis defense.
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"After an experience of that kind, I don't know why I was ready to tell the truth to that station master when I could have presented a little Latinity that might make him feel more comfortable."
Fiction book (1995) -
He admired the beauty of latinity in classical literature, especially in Cicero's works.
Synonyms
fluency
vslatinity
8
3.0
A person's ability to speak or write a language easily and smoothly
is specific to Latin and stresses skilled writing and speaking
How Proficient
mastery
27
4.2
27
4.2
fluency
8
3.0
8
3.0
latinity
- Formal
proficiency
27
4.7
27
4.7
knowledge
∞
1.0
∞
1.0
familiarity
32
2.9
32
2.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Latinity comes from the Latin word Latinitas, which means 'Latin-ness'. So latinity originally meant skill in the Latin language, and today it still refers to knowledge or ability in Latin.