English → Latin
“feeling” in Latin
hūmānushuman (of man, people); humane, kind, philanthropic; cultured, refinedmānsuēscōto tame, render mild, gentle, or peaceable; to become or grow tame, gentle, mild, softmollissoft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible, supple; mild, tendermisericorsmerciful, compassionate; tenderhearted, sympathetic; mean, pitiful, contemptiblecommoveōto move something in violent motion, move; shake, stir, shift, agitate; to remove something from somewhere, carry away,
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
feeling adj.
Of persons, humanus: humanitatis plenus: multum humanitatis habens: humanitatis sensu praeditus: mansuetus (kind, gentle; of men; then, also, of their hearts, etc.; opposed to ferus): mollis (opposed to durus, etc.): misericors (compassionate).
Of things, mansuetus (of the heart, etc.): mollis (opposed to durus; e.g., of a poem): animum movens or commovens (touching): misericordiam movens or commovens (exciting compassion): magna cum misericordia pronunciatus. Vid: FEELINGLY.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for feeling?
- The usual Latin words for “feeling” are hūmānus, mānsuēscō, mollis; also misericors, commoveō. 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.