English → Latin
“intolerable” in Latin
intolerābilisintolerable, insupportable; impatientintolerandusinsupportable, intolerable, unbearableodiōsushateful, odious, vexatious, offensive, unpleasant, disagreeable, annoying, troublesomeimportūnusinconvenient, unsuitable; annoying; rudeavāritiaA greedy desire for possessions or gain; avarice, greed, greediness, covetousness, rapacity.; Eagerness for food, gluttointolerānsimpatient, intolerant; insufferable, intolerableodiumhatred, ill-will, aversion, dislike, disgust, detestation, odium, loathing, enmity or their manifestation; the condition
The English word intolerable itself goes back to Latin tolerō, through intolerābilis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
intolerable
intolerabilis: intolerandus (not to be borne, insupportable; of persons and things; e.g., woman, cold, pain): odiosus (hateful, disgusting; of persons and things; as Plaut., Pseud., 1, 1, 28, odiosus mihi es): importunus (disagreeable, disgusting; of persons and things; e.g., avaritia). Intolerable conduct, intolerantia: odium (Cic., Cluent., 39, 109, both): there is nothing more intolerable than a rich woman, nihil intolerantius quam femina dives (Juv., 6, 459).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for intolerable?
- The usual Latin words for “intolerable” are intolerābilis, intolerandus, odiōsus; also importūnus, avāritia, intolerāns. 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.