English → Latin
“undesirable” in Latin
expetōto desire, covet; to demand insistently, solicit; to strive foroptōto choose, select, prefer, opt; to wish for, hope for, long for, desireglōriaglory, renown, fame, honor
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
undesirable
minime cupiundus (expetendus, optandus, etc.). To seem very undesirable., minime cupiundum videri: anything is very undesirable in itself, aliquid nihil in se habet (gloriae), cur expetatur.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for undesirable?
- The usual Latin words for “undesirable” are expetō, optō, glōria. 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.