English → Latin
“apathy” in Latin
torpornumbness, stupefaction; sluggishness, listlessness, inactivityindolentiafreedom from pain, insensibilitystupiditāssenselessness, dullness, stupiditysocorsfoolish, silly; sluggish, inert, inactive, dull (lacking in vitality or alertness); taking no interest inlentitūdōsluggishness, dullness; apathy, insensibility
The English word apathy itself goes back to Latin apathīa.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
apathy
torpor (PROP. numbness: hence deadness of feeling): indolentia, or by circumlocution with nihil dolere (insensibility to pain, with which dullness of mind is connected: ἀναλγησία): stupiditas (stupid apathy as a quality): socordia (apathy as far as it shows itself in thinking and resolving): animus durus: ingenium inhumanum (hard, unfriendly nature): lentitudo (insusceptibility of any impression).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for apathy?
- The usual Latin words for “apathy” are torpor, indolentia, stupiditās; also socors, lentitūdō. 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.