English → Latin
“apprehensive” in Latin
docilisdocile, teachable; manageable, tractable; intelligibleperspicāxsharp-sighted, quick-sighted, perspicaciouspatibilistolerable, endurable; capable of feeling, sensitive; passivenātūrathe nature, quality, substance or essence of a thing; character, temperament, inclination, disposition; nature, the natumollissoft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible, supple; mild, tender
The English word apprehensive itself goes back to Latin prehendō, through apprehensīvus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
apprehensive
quick of apprehension, docilis: perspicax.
Fearful. Vid. FEARFUL, FEAR, v.
Sensitive, sensu praeditus. Also, patibilis (e.g., natura, Cic.). Sometimes mollis, mollior, qui facile movetur.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for apprehensive?
- The usual Latin words for “apprehensive” are docilis, perspicāx, patibilis; also nātūra, mollis. 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.