English → Latin
“impassible” in Latin
impatiēnsthat cannot bear; avoiding, fleeing; insensible, apathetic, stoicinvulnerābilisinvulnerableimpassibiliswithout the capacity to suffer; without feeling; impossible to bearLactantiusA masculine cognomen — famously held byīnsēnsibilisimperceptible, insensible (that cannot be perceived by the senses); undetectable
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
impassible
qui patibilem naturam non habet (after patibilem naturam habet, Cic., N.D., 3, 12). Sen. attempts various expressions for “impassible” in Ep., 9, impatiens: invulnerabilis: extra omnem patientiam positus: qui incommodum ne sentit quidem: impassibilis (Lactantius, as technical term of the Deity: also, insensibilis): sensu carens.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for impassible?
- The usual Latin words for “impassible” are impatiēns, invulnerābilis, impassibilis; also Lactantius, īnsēnsibilis. 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.