latent.
Existing or present, but concealed or inactive.
Meaning & usage
Existing or present, but concealed or inactive.
Remaining in an inactive or hidden phase; dormant.
Lying dormant or hidden until circumstances are suitable for development or manifestation.
Latently homosexual.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English latent, latente, from Old French latent, from Latin latēns, present participle of lateō (“lie hidden”).
The residue left by a person's finger that can be made visible by a process such as powder dusting; a latent fingerprint.
An underlying cause that can be inferred from statistical correlations; factor.
Anything that is latent.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English latent, latente, from Old French latent, from Latin latēns, present participle of lateō (“lie hidden”).
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