Hidden vs Latent - What's the difference?
hidden | latent |
That has been moved out of sight. Invisible or unapparent.
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That has been hidden.
Existing or present but concealed or inactive.
* 2008 July 2, Joe Palca, “Scientists Make Herpes Breakthrough”, abstract, All Things Considered , National Public Radio
Latent is a synonym of hidden.
As adjectives the difference between hidden and latent
is that hidden is that has been moved out of sight. Invisible or unapparent while latent is existing or present but concealed or inactive.As a verb hidden
is past participle of lang=en.hidden
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)The Lonely Pyramid, passage=It was the Lost Oasis, the Oasis of the vision in the sand. […] Deep-hidden in the hollow, beneath the cliffs, it lay; and round it the happy verdure spread for many a rood.}}
It's a gas, passage=One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. Isolating a city’s effluent and shipping it away in underground sewers has probably saved more lives than any medical procedure except vaccination.}}
Synonyms
* SeeAntonyms
* Seelatent
English
Adjective
(-)- 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.