English → Latin
“remiss” in Latin
indīligēnscareless, heedless, negligent; neglectedincūriōsuscareless, negligent; indifferent, unconcerned; not made or done with carelentussticky, tenacious; slow, sluggish; flexible, plianttardusslow, sluggish; tardy; late, lingeringremittōto send back, to remit, to throw back, restore; to forgive, free one from any thing; to give up, reject, yield, resign,
The English word remiss itself goes back to Latin remittō, through remissus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
remiss
negligens: indiligens: incuriosus (negligent): lentus: tardus (slow): remissus (inactive): To grow remiss in one’s studies, studia remittere (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for remiss?
- The usual Latin words for “remiss” are indīligēns, incūriōsus, lentus; also tardus, remittō. 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.