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latentadjective not being in a state of use, activity, or employmenthe has a latent talent for acting that he hasn't had a chance to express yet dead, dormant, fallow, free, idle, inactive, inert, inoperative, off, unused, vacant abeyant, arrested, interrupted, suspendedunoccupiedasleep, comatose, lifeless, moribund, quiescent, sleepyinoperable, unusable, unworkable, uselessdull, slow at rest, on the shelf, out of commission active, alive, busy, employed, functioning, going, living, on, operating, operative, running, working functional, operable, operational, workableassiduous, industrious, sedulousenergetic, vigorousfeasible, practical, usable(also useable), useful, viable latent, dormant, quiescent, potential mean not now showing signs of activity or existence.latent applies to a power or quality that has not yet come forth but may emerge and develop.a latent desire for success dormant suggests the inactivity of something (such as a feeling or power) as though sleeping.their passion had lain dormant quiescent suggests a usually temporary cessation of activity.the disease was quiescent potential applies to what does not yet have existence or effect but is likely soon to have.a potential disaster in the 15th century |