English → Latin
“unbearable” in Latin
intolerābilisintolerable, insupportable; impatientintolerandusinsupportable, intolerable, unbearableimportūnusinconvenient, unsuitable; annoying; rudeavāritiaA greedy desire for possessions or gain; avarice, greed, greediness, covetousness, rapacity.; Eagerness for food, glutto
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
unbearable
intolerabilis: intolerandus: non ferendus (the proper word; of persons and things): importunus (of persons and things, avaritia). This is unbearable, hoc ferre or tolerare nequeo. The cold is unbearable, intolerabile est frigus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for unbearable?
- The usual Latin words for “unbearable” are intolerābilis, intolerandus, importūnus; also avāritia. 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.