English → Latin
“unkind” in Latin
inofficiōsusnull and voidinhūmānusinhuman; savage, barbarous; uncivil, unmannerly, churlish, discourteousīrāscorto be angry, to be enragedaliēnōto change the nature of a person or thing into something else; to make something the property of another, transfer by sa
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
unkind
inofficiosus (not apt to perform kind offices to one; in aliquem): parum benignus: inhumanus: humanitatis expers (of persons): iratus (angry): alienatus (behaving like a stranger). Not so much as an unkind word, ne vox quidem incommoda.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for unkind?
- The usual Latin words for “unkind” are inofficiōsus, inhūmānus, īrāscor; also aliēnō. 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.