English → Latin
“unnoticed” in Latin
praetermittōto allow or permit to pass; to omit or neglect; to overlookpraetereōto pass by or go by; to surpass or excel; to disregard, neglect, omit or misssilentiumsilence, stillness, quiet, noiselessness; obscurity; inaction, inactivity, cessation, standstillfugiōto flee, fly, take flight, escape, depart, run, run away, recede; to speed, hasten, pass quickly; to avoid, shun, be ave
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
unnoticed
To leave unnoticed, praetermittere (general term, to allow to escape, to pass, not to mention): praeterire, also with silentio (to pass over in silence): tacitum pati (quod, etc., Liv., 7, 1, in.): praeterire negligentia (from neglect or carelessness; e.g., in reading, etc.): negligere (to take no notice of, to pay no attention to). To remain unnoticed, non conspici (not to be seen by the eye); praetermitti (to be set aside, not to be mentioned); negligi (not to receive any attention): to remain unnoticed by anybody, aliquem praeterire or fugere (☞ not alicui or aliquem latere): to pass one’s life unnoticed, vitam silentio transire. Sometimes the adverbs, latenter (in concealment): clam (without anybody’s knowledge): furtim (secretly, Vid :).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for unnoticed?
- The usual Latin words for “unnoticed” are praetermittō, praetereō, silentium; also fugiō. 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.