English → Latin
“good-humored” in Latin
remittōto send back, to remit, to throw back, restore; to forgive, free one from any thing; to give up, reject, yield, resign, hilarischeerful, lively, light-hearted, merry, jovialfēstīvuslively, festive, joyous, gay, merry; agreeable, pleasing; handsome, pretty; jovial, agreeablealacerlively; brisk; quick; eager; active; peppy; excited; glad; happy; cheerfulanimuslife, life force, soul, vitality (that life-giving aspect which animates a thing); conscience, intellect, mind, reason, sevērussevere, serious, strict, stern, stringent, austere, harsh, grave (in demeanor)
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
good-humored
remissus (opposed to severus): hilaris (cheerful; opposed to tristis, severus): festivus (full of cheerful humor): alacer, also with animo (ready and disposed to acting, lively; opposed to languidus): good-humored and gay, alacer et laetus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for good-humored?
- The usual Latin words for “good-humored” are remittō, hilaris, fēstīvus; also alacer, animus, sevērus. 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.