English → Latin
“insensate” in Latin
āmēnsfrenzied, mad; frantic, distracted; insane, dementeddēmōto remove, take away, or subtract; to withhold, take away, subtract fromīnsānusmad, insane, dementedfuriōsusfull of madness or rage, furious, ragingineptusunsuitable; impertinent, improper, tasteless; senseless, sillycōnsiliumplan, intention, design, purpose; counsel, advice; determination, resolve, resolutionhomō̆human, person, man; male human being, man; term of address to male peers, especially by another man: man, fellow, mate, cupiditāsdesire (deemed good, neutral or bad); lust, passion; cupidity, avarice, greed, covetousness
The English word insensate itself goes back to Latin īnsēnsātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
insensate
amens: demens (suffering from the want of one’s understanding or reason; the former if temporary only, the latter if lasting; and also of whatever betrays that absence of good sound sense; e.g., plan, consilium, ratio): insanus (not right in one’s head, insane; e.g., homo; and also of what displays that degree of insanity; e.g., cupiditas): furiosus (raging, furious; also of abstract objects; e.g., cupiditas): ineptus (inept, absurd, silly, of persons and things). To entertain an insensate desire of anything, ad insaniam concupiscere aliquid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for insensate?
- The usual Latin words for “insensate” are āmēns, dēmō, īnsānus; also furiōsus, ineptus, cōnsilium. 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.