English → Latin
“insipid” in Latin
īnsulsusunsalted, flavorless; deprived of wit, not clever, dull, stupid, absurd; bungling, awkwardabsurdusdiscordant, harsh; incongruous, inconsistent, illogical; silly, stupid, senseless, absurd, worthless
The English word insipid itself goes back to Latin sapiō, through īnsipidus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
insipid
PROPR.; with reference to taste; nihil sapiens (having no taste, tasteless; ☞ insipidus only very late): non conditus (unseasoned, not made palateable by seasoning; ☞ not inconditus): voluptate carens (affording no pleasure or enjoyment). To be insipid, nihil sapere; sapore carere; voluptate carere.
Wanting raciness, etc., insulsus: inficetus (having no poignancy of wit, spirit, etc.): absurdus (that does not ring, as it were; gives no sound). (The words are found in this connection and order.) ineptus et absurdus: *qui nullum habet succum neque sanguinem (after succus ille et sanguis... oratorum fuit, Cic., Brut., 9, 36; habeat tamen succum aliquem oportet, etc.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for insipid?
- The usual Latin words for “insipid” are īnsulsus, absurdus. 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.