English → Latin
“brisk” in Latin
vegetusenlivened, lively, animated, vigorous, active, brisk, sprightlyvigeōto be vigorous or thriving; thrive, flourish; to be in honor, esteem or repute; prosper; to be alive, livevīvidusalive, animated; lively, vigorousalacerlively; brisk; quick; eager; active; peppy; excited; glad; happy; cheerfulhilarischeerful, lively, light-hearted, merry, joviallaetushappy, cheerful, glad; fertile, luxuriant, lush, richārdeōto burn (be consumed by fire); to glow; to glisten with a feature, usually with a colourācersharp, sour, bitter, pungent; keen, sharp, acute, sagacious; energetic, active, vigorousimpigeractive, energetic, diligentvehemēnsvery eager; impetuous, ardent, furious; vehement; emphatic
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
brisk
vegetus, vigens, vividus, alacer, hilaris, laetus, ardens, acer, impiger, vehemens, fervidus. Brisk wines, vina valida, fervida. To be brisk, vigere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for brisk?
- The usual Latin words for “brisk” are vegetus, vigeō, vīvidus; also alacer, hilaris, laetus. 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.