noun
a dormant or hidden quality or state
adjective
existing but not yet developed or manifest; hidden; concealed
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The scientist discovered a latent gene that had been previously unidentified.
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There's a latent talent in him that he doesn't even know about.
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I have a latent craving for some pizza right now.
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His anger towards his father was always latent, waiting to surface at any moment.