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- pronunciation:
- leI
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adjective |
| definition: |
present but not yet apparent, developed, or operative.
His latent gift for comedy will make him a fine clown.- synonyms:
- dormant, immanent, quiescent
- antonyms:
- patent
- similar words:
- hidden, nascent, possible, potential, unacknowledged, undeveloped, undisclosed, unexpressed, unrealized, unseen
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| related words: |
unconscious |
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| derivations: |
latently (adv.), latency (n.) |
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