latently C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈleɪtəntli/ UK /ˈleɪtəntli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv in a hidden or dormant manner, not yet manifest The disease lay latently in his system for years before symptoms appeared. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in a hidden or dormant... dormantlypotentiallyinvisiblysecretlycovertly ↔ Opposites overtlymanifestlyactivelyvisibly Word family Related forms latentlatency Etymology AI details From latent (from Latin latens, present participle of latere, 'to lie hidden') + the adverbial suffix -ly. latere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # latently **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈleɪtəntli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈleɪtəntli/ ## Meanings 1. in a hidden or dormant manner, not yet manifest ## Examples - The disease lay latently in his system for years before symptoms appeared. ## Synonyms - dormantly - potentially - invisibly - secretly - covertly ## Antonyms - overtly - manifestly - actively - visibly ## Related Forms - latent - latency ## Roots and Affixes - Root: latere ## Etymology From latent (from Latin latens, present participle of latere, 'to lie hidden') + the adverbial suffix -ly. ## AI Etymology Latently comes from latent (from Latin latens, present participle of latere, 'to lie hidden') + the adverbial suffix -ly. The etymological trail includes Latin latere. The same word family includes latent, latency. Its current adverb use means "in a hidden or dormant manner, not yet manifest". ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown