different between latent vs passive

English

Etymology

From Middle English latent, latente, from Old French latent, from Latin latens, latentis, present participle of lateo (“lie hidden”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?le?.t?nt/

Adjective

latent (not comparable)

1. Existing or present but concealed or inactive.
2. (pathology, of a virus) remaining in an inactive or hidden phase; dormant.
   • 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.

3. (biology) lying dormant or hidden until circumstances are suitable for development or manifestation.

Synonyms

• (concealed): hidden, invisible
• (inactive): dormant; see also Thesaurus:inactive

Antonyms

• (concealed): apparent, patent, visible

Derived terms

• latency

Related terms

Translations

Noun

latent (plural latents)

1. (forensics) The residue left by a person's finger that can be made visible by a process such as powder dusting; a latent fingerprint.
2. (statistics) An underlying cause that can be inferred from statistical correlations; factor.
3. Anything that is latent.

Anagrams

• Talent, antlet, latten, talent

Danish

Etymology

From German latent, from French latent, from Latin latens, present participle of latere (“to be hidden”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lat?nt/, [la?t??n?d?]

Adjective

latent

1. latent (existing or present but concealed or inactive)

Inflection

French

Etymology

From Latin latens, latentis, present participle of lateo (“lie hidden”).

Adjective

latent (feminine singular latente, masculine plural latents, feminine plural latentes)

1. latent

Derived terms

• latemment

Further reading

• “latent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• talent

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

latent

1. latent

Related terms

• Latenz

Further reading

• “latent” in Duden online

Latin

Verb

latent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of late?

Romanian

Etymology

From French latent, from Latin latens.

Adjective

latent m or n (feminine singular latent?, masculine plural laten?i, feminine and neuter plural latente)

1. latent

Declension

English

Etymology

From Middle English passyf, passyve, from Middle French, French passif, from Latin passivus (“serving to express the suffering of an action; in late Latin literally capable of suffering or feeling”), from passus, past participle of pati (“to suffer”); compare patient.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) enPR: p?s?-?v, IPA^(key): /?pæs.?v/
• Rhymes: -æs?v
• Hyphenation: pas?sive

Adjective

passive (comparative more passive, superlative most passive)

1. Being subjected to an action without producing a reaction.
2. Taking no action.

   He remained passive during the protest.

3. (grammar) Being in the passive voice.
4. (psychology) Being inactive and submissive in a relationship, especially in a sexual one.
5. (finance) Not participating in management.
6. (aviation) Without motive power.

   a passive balloon; a passive aeroplane; passive flight, such as gliding and soaring

7. (electronics) Of a component: that consumes but does not produce energy, or is incapable of power gain.
8. (passive provision) Where allowance is made for a possible future event.

   Antonym: active

Synonyms

• inactive
• idle
• disinterested
• uninvolved

Antonyms

• active
• aggressive

Derived terms

Related terms

• passion
• passionate
• patience
• patient

Translations

Noun

passive (plural passives)

1. (grammar) The passive voice of verbs.
2. (grammar) A form of a verb that is in the passive voice.
3. (marketing) A customer who is satisfied with a product or service, but not keen enough to promote it by word of mouth.
   • 2014, Roy Barnes, Bob Kelleher, Customer Experience For Dummies (page 266)

     If you want to improve your organization's NPS, you need to follow up with your detractors, passives, and promoters to understand why they answered your question as they did and what you can do better in the future.

4. (electronics) Any component that consumes but does not produce energy, or is incapable of power gain.
   • 2001, The Virginia Engineer (volume 50, page 20)

     Reductions In Both Size And Weight Offered By Integrated Passives
     You may not know it yet, but if you're like most consumers, you want integrated passives.

   • 2010, Sridhar Canumalla, Puligandla Viswanadham, Portable Consumer Electronics: Packaging, Materials, and Reliability

     The components include active devices such as logic, memory, processors, etc.; passives such as capacitors, resistors, crystal oscillators, inductances, etc.; […]

Translations

Further reading

• passive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• passive in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• pavises

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.siv/

Adjective

passive

1. feminine singular of passif

Verb

passive

1. first-person singular present indicative of passiver
2. third-person singular present indicative of passiver
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of passiver
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of passiver
5. second-person singular imperative of passiver

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

passive

1. inflection of passiv:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pas.?si.ve/, [pas.si?.ve]
• Hyphenation: pas?sì?ve

Adjective

passive f pl

1. feminine plural of passivo

Anagrams

• spesavi

Middle English

Adjective

passive

1. Alternative form of passyf

Noun

passive

1. Alternative form of passyf