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Admonition vs Latent - What's the difference?

admonition | latent |

As a noun admonition

is gentle or friendly reproof; counseling against fault or oversight; warning.

As an adjective latent is

existing or present but concealed or inactive.

admonition

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Gentle or friendly reproof; counseling against fault or oversight; warning.
  • * {{quote-book, title=, author=Plato, translator=Benjamin Jowett, year=1892
    • , passage=But modesty cannot be implanted by admonition only—the elders must set the example.}}

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    * See also

    Related terms

    * admonish

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    latent

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Existing or present but concealed or inactive.
  • * 2008 July 2, Joe Palca, “Scientists Make Herpes Breakthrough”, abstract, All Things Considered , National Public Radio
    • Those infected with a herpes virus are infected for life. That’s because the virus goes "latent ." Sometimes, it awakes from its slumber, producing painful illnesses.

    Related terms

    * latency

    Synonyms

    *(concealed) hidden, invisible *(inactive) dormant

    Antonyms

    *(concealed) apparent, patent, visible

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