latent

English

Etymology

From Latin latens, latentis, present participle of lateo (“lie hidden”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈleɪ.tənt/, X-SAMPA: /"leI.t@nt/

• Audio (US)

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Adjective

latent (not comparable)

1. Existing or present but concealed or inactive.
   • 2008 July 2, Joe Palca, “Scientists Make Herpes Breakthrough”, abstract, All Things Considered, National Public Radio

     Those infected with a herpes virus are infected for life. That’s because the virus goes "latent." Sometimes, it awakes from its slumber, producing painful illnesses.

Synonyms

• dormant

Antonyms

• patent

Related terms

• latency

Translations

existing or present but concealed or inactive

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 潛在 (cmn), 潜在 (cmn) (qiánzài)

• Danish: latent (da)
• Estonian: latentne, varjatud
• Finnish: latentti (fi), piilevä (fi)
• French: latent (fr) m
• German: latent (de)
• Greek: λανθάνων (el) (lanthánon) m
• Hebrew: חבוי, רדום, לטנטי
• Hungarian: látens (hu)

• Italian: latente (it)
• Japanese: 潜在的 (ja) (せんざいてき, senzaiteki)
• Persian: نهفته (fa) (nahofteh)
• Polish: ukryty (pl) m, uśpiony (pl) m
• Portuguese: latente (pt) m and f
• Russian: скрытый (ru) (skrýtyj), латентный (ru) (laténtnyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: dìomhair (gd)
• Spanish: latente (es)
• Swedish: latent, fördröjning

Anagrams

• latten
• talent

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Danish

Etymology

From German latent, from French latent, from Latin latens, present participle of latere (“to be hidden”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /latɛnt/, [laˈtˢɛnˀd̥]

Adjective

latent (neuter latent, definite and plural latente)

1. latent (existing or present but concealed or inactive)

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French

Adjective

latent m (feminine latente, masculine plural latents, feminine plural latentes)

1. latent

Anagrams

• talent

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German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Austria)

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Adjective

latent

1. latent

Related terms

• Latenz

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Latin

Verb

latent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of lateō