English → Latin
“self-will” in Latin
pervicāxfirm, determined, persistent, dogged; stubborn, obstinate, headstrong, wilful; steadfastpertināxpersevering, obstinate; pertinacious; tenaciouscontumāxinsolent, obstinate, stiff-necked, defiant; who refuses to appear in a court of law, in disobedience of a summons; unyieobstinātiōfirmness, resolution, steadfastness, determination; inflexibility, stubbornness, obstinacy
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
self-will
animus obstinatus: obstinatio (in anything) alicujus rei (determined perseverance in one’s own way, without listening to advice, etc.): pervicacia: animus pervicax (the same, in order to carry a point or achieve a triumph): pertinacia: (doggedness in maintaining an opinion, etc.): animus praefractus (obstinacy): contumacia (untractableness).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for self-will?
- The usual Latin words for “self-will” are pervicāx, pertināx, contumāx; also obstinātiō. 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.