English → Latin
“unambitious” in Latin
lauspraise, glory, repute; fame; approbation, commendationhomō̆human, person, man; male human being, man; term of address to male peers, especially by another man: man, fellow, mate, rūscountryside, country, lands, fields; farm, estate; village
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
unambitious
Not ambitious, minime ambitiosus (e.g., homo, Cic.): *laudis or gloriae non cupidus (non avidus, non appetens): qui laudis studio non trahitur: qui cupiditate gloriae non ducitur (after Quint.). ☞ inambitiosus (unpretending, †; e.g., rura, Ov.).
Unpretending, inambitiosus (†). Vid. UNPRETENDING, UNAFFECTED.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for unambitious?
- The usual Latin words for “unambitious” are laus, homō̆, rūs. 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.