English → Latin
“retired” in Latin
sōlitāriussolitary; lonely, lonesomehabeōto have, hold; to own, have (possessions); to possess, have (qualities)sōlitūdōAn instance of being alone; loneliness, solitariness, solitude, privacy; A lonely place; desert, wilderness; A state of
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
retired
solitarius (of places or persons). A retired life, vita solitaria: to lead a retired life, vitam solitariam agere (in solitude): in solitudine or secum vivere; lucem conventumque hominum vitare (Cic.); tempus solum in secreto terere (Liv.); vitam agere segregem (Sen., Benef., 4, 18, 2); habeo or ago vitam procul a republica (not a public or political life): a retired place, locus desertus (opposed to locus celeber); solitudo; locus ab arbitris remotus (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for retired?
- The usual Latin words for “retired” are sōlitārius, habeō, sōlitūdō. 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.