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Definitions for Latent

[1] present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential: latent ability.
[2] Pathology . (of an infectious agent or disease) remaining in an inactive or hidden phase; dormant.
[3] Psychology . existing in unconscious or dormant form but potentially able to achieve expression: a latent emotion.
[4] Botany . (of buds that are not externally manifest) dormant or undeveloped.
[5] potential but not obvious or explicit
[6] (of buds, spores, etc) dormant
[7] pathol (esp of an infectious disease) not yet revealed or manifest
[8] (of a virus) inactive in the host cell, its nucleic acid being integrated into, and replicated with, the host cell's DNA
[9] psychoanal relating to that part of a dream expressive of repressed desires latent content Compare manifest (def. 2)

Words related to Latent

veiled, underlying, lurking, inherent, unrealized, smoldering, suppressed, concealed, covert, idle, immature, implied, inactive, inert, inferential, inoperative, intrinsic, invisible, involved, passive

Words nearby Latent

lately, laten, latency, latency period, latensify, latent, latent allergy, latent ambiguity, latent content, latent diabetes, latent function

Origin of Latent

1610–20; < Latin latent- (stem of latēns ) present participle of latēre to lie hidden; see -ent

Other words from Latent

la·tent·ly , adverb

Word origin for Latent

C17: from Latin latēnt-, from latens present participle of latēre to lie hidden

Synonyms for Latent

inherent, lurking, smoldering, suppressed, underlying, unrealized, veiled, abeyant, between the lines, concealed, contained, covert, idle, immature, implied, in abeyance, inactive, inert, inferential, inferred, inoperative, intrinsic, invisible, involved, passive, possible, potential, quiescent, rudimentary, secret, sleeping, suspended, tacit, torpid, underdeveloped, undeveloped, unexposed, unexpressed, unripe, unseen, vestigial