English → Latin
“carelessness” in Latin
sēcūritāssecurity, safetyimprūdēnsignorant of; unaware; inadvertent, imprudentsocorsfoolish, silly; sluggish, inert, inactive, dull (lacking in vitality or alertness); taking no interest inincūrialack of care, carelessness, negligence, neglect
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
carelessness
securitas (freedom from care and from fear of danger): imprudentia (want of foresight): socordia (want of thought, observation, etc.): incuria (want of activity and good heed: indifference): negligentia (negligence and indifference). Carelessness in dress, cultus corporis parum accuratus. The fire is the result of carelessness, negligentia aliqua incendii casus oritur (Paul., Dig.): of carelessness on the part of the inhabitants, incendium culpa fit inhabitantium (Paul., Dig.). Carelessness in writing letters, negligentia epistolarum (the writing seldom): indiligentia litterarum (negligence in the composition of letters).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for carelessness?
- The usual Latin words for “carelessness” are sēcūritās, imprūdēns, socors; also incūria. 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.