English → Latin
“reluctant” in Latin
invītusunwilling, reluctant, against one’s will, in spite of me, without my consentāspernorto cast off, turn away, avert, repel; to cast off, spurn, despise, disdain, scorn; to refuse, reject, decline
The English word reluctant itself goes back to Latin lū̆ctor, through reluctāns.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
reluctant
invitus: invito animo: to be reluctant, animus abhorret ab aliqua re; odium me tenet alicujus rei; aspernari, aegre ferre aliquem rem.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for reluctant?
- The usual Latin words for “reluctant” are invītus, āspernor. 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.