English → Latin
“liking” in Latin
libīdōdesire, fancy, inclination, longing, pleasure, caprice, passion, wantonness; lust, sensualityarbitriumthe decision of an arbiter, arbitration; judgement, decision, opinion; discretion, liberal decision; arbitrary decision,voluntāswill, free will, choice; desire, inclination; disposition towards (something or someone)
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
liking
libido (without rational consideration): arbitrium (judgement): voluntas (wish, will). According to liking, ad libidinem; ex libidine; ut libido fert; ut libet: after my liking, ad arbitrium nostrum libidinemque; meo arbitratu: to do anything out of mere liking, libidinose aliquid facere: to find a liking (pleasure) in anything, libidinem habere in re (Sall., Cat., 7, 4): to leave a thing to anyone’s liking, alicui or alicujus arbitrio permittere aliquid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for liking?
- The usual Latin words for “liking” are libīdō, arbitrium, voluntās. 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.