English → Latin
“fanciful” in Latin
homō̆human, person, man; male human being, man; term of address to male peers, especially by another man: man, fellow, mate, ineptusunsuitable; impertinent, improper, tasteless; senseless, sillyabsurdusdiscordant, harsh; incongruous, inconsistent, illogical; silly, stupid, senseless, absurd, worthlessmōrōsuscaptious, persnickety, fastidious, difficult (to please); peevish, wayward, capriciousdifficilisdifficult, hard, troublesome; obstinate, intractable, hard to please or manage
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
fanciful
stultus et inaequalis (Sen., Vit. Beat., 12): homo, cui nihil aequale est (after Hor.; irregular; eccentric): ineptus: absurdus: ineptus inersque (foolish, lazy person, never acting steadily): morosus: difficilis. (The words are found in this connection and order.) difficilis ac morosus (indulging such fanciful humors, that it is almost impossible to please him).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for fanciful?
- The usual Latin words for “fanciful” are homō̆, ineptus, absurdus; also mōrōsus, difficilis. 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.