English → Latin
“dreamy” in Latin
somnīculōsussleepy, drowsy; sluggish, slothful; making sleepy, drowsy or sluggishveternōsuslethargic; sleepy, drowsy, dreamy; languid, spiritlesstardusslow, sluggish; tardy; late, lingeringsomniōto dream; to daydream, think idly; to talk idly
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
dreamy
somniculosus: veternosus (sleepy, lethargic): tardus (slow, stupid): somnians (e.g., somniantes philosophi).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for dreamy?
- The usual Latin words for “dreamy” are somnīculōsus, veternōsus, tardus; also somniō. 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.