English → Latin
“libertine” in Latin
lībertīnusOf or pertaining to the qualities of a freedmanintemperānsunrestrained, intemperate; licentiousdissolvōto unloose, disunite, separate, dissolve, destroy; to pay, discharge (a debt etc.); to abolish, abrogate, annullibīdinōsuslibidinous, licentious, lecherous; passionate; yearning for something
The English word libertine itself goes back to Latin līber, through libertinus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
libertine s.
A freedman, libertinus, etc.
A dissolute person, homo dissolutus; homo libidinosus or intemperans.
libertine adj.
dissolutus; libidinosus; intemperans. (The words are found in this connection and order.) libidinosus et intemperans.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for libertine?
- The usual Latin words for “libertine” are lībertīnus, intemperāns, dissolvō; also libīdinōsus. 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.