latent

Plural: latents

Adjective Satellite

• potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
  • "a latent fingerprint"
  • "latent talent"
• (pathology) not presently active
  • "latent infection"
  • "latent diabetes"

Adj

• Existing or present but concealed or inactive.
• Remaining in an inactive or hidden phase; dormant.
• Lying dormant or hidden until circumstances are suitable for development or manifestation.

Noun

• A fingerprint not visible without chemical or light enhancement.
• The residue left by a person's finger that can be made visible by a process such as powder dusting; a latent fingerprint.
• An underlying cause that can be inferred from statistical correlations; factor.
• Anything that is latent.

Examples

• He discovered a LATENT word opportunity, invisible until he rearranged his Words With Friends tiles.

Synonyms

abeyant, at rest, cessant, dormant, dull, fallow, hidden, idle, inactive, inert, invisible, languid, latent, nonactive, quiescent, sedent, sedentary, silent, slow, suspended, torpid, unactive, unbusy, unemployed, unoccupied

Antonyms

active, apparent, patent, visible

Anagrams of latent