Latent - a simple explanation of the meaning
- Latent comes from the Latin word "lantens", what is "hidden" or "concealed" means.
- The adjective "latent" is used to describe something that exists but is not (yet) obvious.
- Latent is something that is Hidden, but is expected to sometime in appearance.
- Thus, for example, in a group a latent Aggression Lord. The Aggression is not then available, but may break out (yet). The fists are clenched in the pocket, however.
- In medicine, describes the "latent", if a disease is not already present, the symptoms, however, are still entirely distinct. An example of this is a latent Depression would be: The person Concerned has, in isolated cases, depressive traits, the disease is not erupted completely, with all the accompaniments. The disease evades, however, the perception of it by the person Concerned or the doctor.
"Deferred" Aggression
In our next home-tip on the subject of language, we explain what an Adverb is.
