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latent
present but hidden or not yet active
Synonyms
- dormant
- hidden
- potential
Antonyms
- active
- manifest
- evident
latent in a sentence
The crisis awakened tensions that had remained latent for decades.
Her latent talent emerged when she first stepped onto the stage.
Where it comes from
From Latin latere, meaning 'to lie hidden.'
Memory hook
LATENT sounds like 'lay tent': something lying under a tent stays hidden.
Read it in context
- The Valley Remembers Nature