English → Latin
“unintelligible” in Latin
obscūrusdark, dusky, shadowy; indistinct, unintelligible, obscure; intricate, involved, complicatednārrātiōnarration, narrative, story
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
unintelligible
quod fugit intelligentiae nostrae vim et notionem: quod nullius mens aut cogitatio capere potest: non apertus ad intelligendum: obscurus (dark, obscure.; e.g., narratio). Vid: INCOMPREHENSIBLE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for unintelligible?
- The usual Latin words for “unintelligible” are obscūrus, nārrātiō. 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.