English → Latin
“numb” in Latin
obstupefaciōto astonish, amaze, astound, stupefy; to be stunned, amazed, paralysedrigidusstiff, rigid, hard, inflexible; stern, strict, severe, hard, inflexiblerigeōto be stiff or numb; stiffen; to stand upright; stand on end; to remain unmoved or inerttorpidusbenumbed, stupefied, torpidrigōto irrigate, to lead, convey or conduct (a liquid to a place); to wet, moisten, water or bedew something with a liquid; torpeōto be stiff, numb, torpid or motionless; to be stupefied or astounded; to be inactive or listlessrigēscōto stiffen, harden; to grow numbobrigēscōto stiffentorpēscōto grow stiff, numb or dull; to become listless, indolent, slothful; to be uselessobtorpēscōto grow stiff, be benumbed, become insensible, lose feeling
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
numb v.
torporem afferre alicui rei, torpore hebetare aliquid; obstupefacere.
numb adj.
rigidus, rigens; torpidus, obstupefactus. To be numb, rigidum esse, rigere, torpere, torpidum esse; to become numb, rigescere, obrigescere, torpescere, obtorpescere. The hand is num, manus obtorpuit.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for numb?
- The usual Latin words for “numb” are obstupefaciō, rigidus, rigeō; also torpidus, rigō, torpeō. 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.