English → Latin
“imprudent” in Latin
imprūdēnsignorant of; unaware; inadvertent, imprudentincōnsīderātusthoughtless, heedless, inconsiderate; recklessincōnsultusrash, ill-advised; unconsultedimprōvidusnot looking before; improvident; suddenincautusincautious, heedless, reckless, unsuspecting, improvident, in one’s ignorance, not careful, careless; unforeseen, unexpetemerāriusaccidental; casual, rash, heedless; recklessdēmōto remove, take away, or subtract; to withhold, take away, subtract from
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
imprudent
imprudens (betraying in a particular instance a want of knowledge and circumspection): inconsideratus: inconsultus: improvidus: incautus: temerarius. (The words are found in this connection and order.) improvidus incautusque: levis atque inconsideratus [SYN. in IMPROVIDENT]: demens (acting as beside himself).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for imprudent?
- The usual Latin words for “imprudent” are imprūdēns, incōnsīderātus, incōnsultus; also imprōvidus, incautus, temerārius. 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.