Meaning of the word latent in English
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latent
US /ˈleɪ.tənt/
UK /ˈleɪ.tənt/
Adjective
1.
(of a quality or state) existing but not yet developed or manifest; hidden or concealed.
Example:
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discovering her latent talent for diplomacy
Synonym:
dormantquiescentinactiveuntappedunusedundiscoveredhiddenunrevealedunexpressedconcealedunapparentindiscernibleimperceptibleinvisibleinertcovertunseenveiledmaskedlurkingundevelopedunrealizedunfulfilledpotentialinoperativesuppressedrepressedpossiblelikelyunderlyinginherentinnermostimmanentinchoateunacknowledgedsubconsciousunconscioussleeping
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