English → Latin
“cowardly” in Latin
ignāvuslazy, slothful, inactive, sluggish; unproductive, idle; cowardlytimidusfearful, afraid, apprehensive, timid; cowardlydēmittōto send or bring down, cause to hang or fall down; drop, flow, shed, sag, let fall; to sink, lower, put down; to cast dopavidustrembling, quaking, fearful, terrified, alarmed; timid, timorous, shytrepidusnervous, jumpy, agitated; perilous, alarming; fearful, trepidatiousstrēnuusbrisk, nimble, quick, prompt, active; vigorous, strenuous
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
cowardly
ignavus (especially of a soldier, opposed to fortis, strenuus): timidus (fearful, pusillanimous). (The words are found in this connection and order), ignavus ac timidus; timidus atque ignavus; ignavus et imbecillus; imbecillus timidusque: demissus: qui animo demisso or abjecto est (out of heart, in despair): pavidus: trepidus (timid): In a cowardly manner, ignave; timide; timido animo; pavide; trepide.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for cowardly?
- The usual Latin words for “cowardly” are ignāvus, timidus, dēmittō; also pavidus, trepidus, strēnuus. 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.