Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

latently

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables
la-tent-ly
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a latent manner

adv

secretly

adv

invisibly

Etymology

Etymology tree English latent Middle English -ly English -ly English latently From latent + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more latently (comparative) most latently (superlative)

Questions

What does latently mean?
In a latent manner
Where does latently come from?
Etymology tree English latent Middle English -ly English -ly English latently From latent + -ly.

How to pronounce latently

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