English → Latin
“incredible” in Latin
incrēdibilisunbelievable, incrediblestrīdōto utter or make a shrill or harsh sound; creak, shriek, squeak, screech, grate, hiss, whistle, buzzaudiōto hear, listen to; to attend, pay attention to; to accept, agree with, obey
The English word incredible itself goes back to Latin crēdō, through incrēdibilis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
incredible
incredibilis (that can hardly be believed, hence = extraordinary, uncommon, etc.): a fide abhorrens: nullam fidem habens (not deserving belief). Incredible celerity, incredibilis celeritas: tanta celeritas, cui par ne cogitari quidem potest: incredible pain, incredibilis dolor: opinione omnium major dolor: the art has made incredible strides, supra humanam fidem erecta est ars (Plin. 34, 7, 17): it is incredible, incredibile est, also with auditu, or dictu, or memoratu: a fide abhorret. Anything is less incredible, aliquid pronius ad fidem est (Liv., 8, 24).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for incredible?
- The usual Latin words for “incredible” are incrēdibilis, strīdō, audiō. 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.