latent

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Existing or present but concealed or inactive.
2. (not-comparable) Remaining in an inactive or hidden phase; dormant.
3. (not-comparable) Lying dormant or hidden until circumstances are suitable for development or manifestation.

Noun

1. The residue left by a person's finger that can be made visible by a process such as powder dusting; a latent fingerprint.
2. An underlying cause that can be inferred from statistical correlations; factor.
3. Anything that is latent.

Opposite of

apparent, patent, visible, active

Synonyms

hidden

potential

dormant

concealed

incubation

secret

㊙️

implicit

masked

latency

latent period

lurking

occult

passive

virtual

lie hidden

Bacillariophyceae

abeyant

latent phase

diatom

hide

hiding

inactive

incubation period

inherent

invisible

larval

Translations

latent

latente

latente

latent

latent

λανθάνων

latent

latente

verborgen

verborgen

كامن

άδηλος

κρυμμένος

anhaltend

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈleɪ.tənt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: latent

In summary

From Middle English latent, latente, from Old French latent, from Latin latēns, present participle of lateō (“lie hidden”).