latent
adjective /ˈleɪtnt/
/ˈleɪtnt/
[usually before noun]- existing, but not yet clear, active or well developed
- latent disease
- These children have a huge reserve of latent talent.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryLatent is used with these nouns:- demand
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin latent- ‘being hidden’, from the verb latere.