English → Latin
“random, at random” in Latin
imprūdēnsignorant of; unaware; inadvertent, imprudenttemereby chance, by accident, at random; without design, intent, or purpose; casually, fortuitously, rashly, heedlessly, thougcadōto fall, to fall out; to fall in battle, die, be slain, fall so as to be unable to rise; to be frustrated, fail, to be odēlīrōto deviate from the straight track; to be deranged, crazy, delirious
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
random, at random
per imprudentiam: imprudenter; inconsuite; temere; also, (The words are found in this connection and order.) inconsulte ac temere: temere ac fortuito; casu. [SYN. in CHANCE.] To talk at random, aliena loqui: voces inanes fundere (stronger term): delirare (to talk like a fool): to fight at random, temere in acie versari: to act at random, temere ac fortuito agere. Vid: also, without CONSIDERATION.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for random, at random?
- The usual Latin words for “random, at random” are imprūdēns, temere, cadō; also dēlīrō. 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.