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ˈleɪt ntla·tent

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Wiktionary5.0 / 2 votes

  1. latentadjective

    Synonyms:
    dormant

    Antonyms:
    patent

  2. latentadjective

    Existing or present but concealed or inactive.

    Synonyms:
    dormant

    Antonyms:
    patent

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms3.0 / 1 vote

  1. latent

    Synonyms:
    invisible, inapparent, unobserved, hidden, concealed, undeveloped, implicit, potential, inherent, secret, occult

    Antonyms:
    visible, apparent, manifest, conspicuous, exposed, unconcealed, attentive, developed, explicit

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. latentadjective

    potentially existing but not presently evident or realized

    "a latent fingerprint"; "latent talent"

    Antonyms:
    active, existent, actual

  2. latentadjective

    (pathology) not presently active

    "latent infection"; "latent diabetes"

    Antonyms:
    existent, active, actual

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  1. delitescent

    Submitted by rinat on August 15, 2019  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. latentadjective

    Synonyms:
    concealed, hidden, secret, occult, veiled, unseen

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. latentadjective

    Synonyms:
    concealed, dormant, undeveloped, hidden

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How to use latent in a sentence?

  1. Bryce Courtenay:

    The power of one is above all things The power to believe in yourself Often well beyond any latent ability previously demonstrated. The mind is the athlete, The body is simply the means it uses.

  2. Daniel Malchuk:

    Over this period, the release of latent capacity across the portfolio will also help annual group copper production grow to approximately 1.7 million tonnes at very low cost.

  3. Mountain View Police Department:

    Over 80 latent fingerprints that were also collected at the time of Laurie’s death were re-examined by the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Identification Unit, which resulted in even more fingerprints matching Woodward.

  4. Mark Naison:

    Simmering rage, latent racism is becoming more open, because a lot of people are feeling threatened.

  5. Mike Pompeo:

    It is not okay to put technology systems in with latent capability to take information from citizens of Chile or any other country and transfer it back to President Xi's government.


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