latent
Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).
Synonyms: lament, patent, latest, laten, labent, atent, latens
Antonyms: lament, patent, latest, laten, labent, atent, latens
Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.
Adjective
- [[exist|Existing]] or [[present]], but [[conceal]]ed or [[inactive]].
- {{lb|en|pathology|virology|of a [[virus]]}} {{U|remaining}} in an [[inactive]] or [[hidden]] [[phase]]; [[dormant]].
- {{lb|en|biology}} Lying dormant or hidden until circumstances are suitable for development or [[manifestation]].
- {{lb|en|dated}} Latently [[homosexual]].
Noun
- {{lb|en|forensics}} The [[residue]] left by a person's [[finger]] that can be made [[visible]] by a process such as powder [[dust]]ing; a [[latent fingerprint]].
- {{lb|en|statistics}} An [[underlying]] [[cause]] that can be [[infer]]red from [[statistical]] [[correlation]]s; [[factor]].
- Anything that is latent.
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