English → Latin
“choleric” in Latin
bīliōsusbilious (full of bile)chŏlĕrĭcusbiliousfervidusboiling, seething; glowing; boiling hot; fiery; fervidingeniuminnate or natural quality, natural character; nature; disposition, temper, inclination; intelligence, natural capacityvehemēnsvery eager; impetuous, ardent, furious; vehement; emphaticīrācundushasty of temper, hot-tempered, irritable, irascible, predisposed to anger, prone to anger, quick to anger; passionate, w
The English word choleric itself goes back to Latin chŏlĕrĭcus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
choleric
bilious, biliosus (Cels.): cholericus (Plin.): cholera laborans (having the jaundice, Cels.).
Passionate, fervidus, e.g., ingenium (a choleric temperament): vehemens: iracundus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for choleric?
- The usual Latin words for “choleric” are bīliōsus, chŏlĕrĭcus, fervidus; also ingenium, vehemēns, īrācundus. 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.