English → Latin
“uncontrollable” in Latin
impotēnsPowerless, weak, feeble, impotent, helpless, puny.; Unable to control, having no power over; incapable of.; Unbridled, uhomō̆human, person, man; male human being, man; term of address to male peers, especially by another man: man, fellow, mate, animuslife, life force, soul, vitality (that life-giving aspect which animates a thing); conscience, intellect, mind, reason, laetitiajoy, gladness, happiness, pleasure, delight
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
uncontrollable
impotens (incapable of restraining itself, or of being restrained; of persons or things; homo, animus, laetitia, etc.). As applied to desires, passions, etc. Vid: UNBRIDLED.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for uncontrollable?
- The usual Latin words for “uncontrollable” are impotēns, homō̆, animus; also laetitia. 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.