Antonyms for latent

Grammar : Adj

Spell : leyt-nt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈleɪt nt

Definition of latent

Origin : mid-15c., "concealed, secret," from Latin latentem (nominative latens) "lying hid, secret, unknown," present participle of latere "to lie hidden," from PIE *laidh-, from root *la- "to be hidden" (cf. Greek lethe "forgetfulness, oblivion," Old Church Slavonic lajati "to lie in wait for"). Meaning "dormant" is from 1680s.

adj dormant, hidden

Example sentences :

I refer, of course, to man's mastery over the latent forces of Nature.
Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams

Few could imagine from his modest exterior the latent, fire and energy which burn in his bosom.
Extract from : « Ridgeway » by Scian Dubh

It is the latent motherhood within her that has been denied its own.
Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various

"No," said the other, still with that latent touch of sarcasm in her voice.
Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown

She is going strong, and has developed all sorts of latent talent as a cook.
Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker

All the latent superstition that dwells in the contadino was stirred as dust by a wind.
Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens

They were latent in all the thinking of the revolutionary period.
Extract from : « Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle » by H. N. Brailsford

And yet, the latent political power of business is enormous.
Extract from : « High Finance » by Otto H. Kahn

The stock is the same, and the latent capabilities are all there.
Extract from : « The Fabric of Civilization » by Anonymous

A latent chivalry held him which no depths of drunkenness could drown.
Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum

Synonyms for latent

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