latente

Danish

Adjective

latente

1. definite of latent
2. plural of latent

French

Adjective

latente

1. feminine singular of latent

Italian

Etymology

From Latin latentem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laˈtɛn.te/
• Rhymes: -ɛnte
• Hyphenation: la‧tèn‧te

Adjective

latente m or f by sense (plural latenti)

1. latent (all senses)
2. underthreshold

Derived terms

• latentemente
• latenza

Further reading

• “latente”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Anagrams

• altente, lanette

Portuguese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /laˈtẽ.t͡ʃi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐˈtẽ.tɨ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ẽt͡ʃi, (Portugal) -ẽtɨ
• Hyphenation: la‧ten‧te

Adjective

latente m or f (plural latentes)

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

Related terms

• latência

Further reading

• “latente”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin latentem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laˈtente/ [laˈt̪ẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: la‧ten‧te

Adjective

latente m or f (masculine and feminine plural latentes)

1. latent, hidden, concealed

Derived terms

• calor latente

Related terms

• latencia

Further reading

• “latente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025