English → Latin
“misanthrope” in Latin
homō̆human, person, man; male human being, man; term of address to male peers, especially by another man: man, fellow, mate, ōdīto have an aversion towards, to hate, dislike; to feel reluctant to, to hate to, to be loath to
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
misanthrope
*hominibus or generi humano inimicus atque hostis; qui genus humanum, or hominum universum genus, odit; qui hominum congressus fugit atque odit.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for misanthrope?
- The usual Latin words for “misanthrope” are homō̆, ōdī. 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.