English → Latin
“thoughtless” in Latin
temerāriusaccidental; casual, rash, heedless; recklesssēcūruscareless, negligent; unconcerned, untroubled, carefree; fearlessimprūdēnsignorant of; unaware; inadvertent, imprudentsocorsfoolish, silly; sluggish, inert, inactive, dull (lacking in vitality or alertness); taking no interest inincūriōsuscareless, negligent; indifferent, unconcerned; not made or done with care
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
thoughtless
temerarius (acting without due reflection): securus (unconcerned, fin an opinion of safety): imprudens (from want of proper foresight; opposed to paratus): socors (stupidly thoughtless): incuriosus (wanting activity and proper care; indifferent): negligens (opposed to diligens); in aliqua re negligens ac dissolutus; parum accuratus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for thoughtless?
- The usual Latin words for “thoughtless” are temerārius, sēcūrus, imprūdēns; also socors, incūriōsus. 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.