English → Latin
“restless” in Latin
inquiētusrestless; unquietturbiduswild, stormy; muddy, turbid; murky, foggy, clouded, opaqueturbulentusstormy, turbulent; unruly, riotousturbōto disturb, unsettle, agitate, perturb; to upsettumultuōsusturbulent, restlessperturbōto confuse; to disturb or perturb, trouble or alarmcommoveōto move something in violent motion, move; shake, stir, shift, agitate; to remove something from somewhere, carry away, sollicitusthoroughly moved, agitated or disturbed; restless, unceasing; troubled, engaged, upset, disturbed, anxious, solicitous; cupiduseager, desirous, passionate, fond (+ genitive or + in ablative); greedy, covetous; wanton, lecherous
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
restless
inquietus: turbidus (opposed to quietus): turbulentus: turbatus: tumultuosus (agitated, stormy): perturbatus: commotus: sollicitus (troubled, disturbed, especially in mind): rerum novarum studiosus, cupidus (desirous of change or innovation). A restless mind or spirit, animus numquam agitatione et motu vacuus (Cic., De Divin., 2, 62, 128). To pass a restless night, noctem perpetuis vigiliis et cum magno animi motu agere: to have restless nights, insomniis fatigari: to be restless (in mind), angi (to be disturbed with fear): sollicitum esse (to be troubled).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for restless?
- The usual Latin words for “restless” are inquiētus, turbidus, turbulentus; also turbō, tumultuōsus, perturbō. 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.