latentadjective
uk/ˈleɪ.tənt/us/ˈleɪ.tənt/present but needing particular conditions to become active, obvious, or completely developed:
Recent developments in the area have brought latent ethnic tension out into the open.
We're trying to bring out the latent artistic talents that many people possess without realizing it.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Potential
- accident
- an accident waiting to happen idiom
- auspicious
- be an actor, cook, etc. in the making idiom
- budding
- fertile
- not be beyond the wit of man/sb idiom
- potential
- potentiality
- potentially
- promise
- promising
- prospect
- room
- room for improvement idiom
- rosy
- sleeper
- untapped
- viable
- wit
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latency
noun [ U ] uk/ˈleɪ.tən.si/us/ˈleɪ.tən.si/formal