different between dally vs latent

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?dæli/
• Rhymes: -æli

Etymology 1

From Middle English dalyen, from Anglo-Norman delaier.

Verb

dally (third-person singular simple present dallies, present participle dallying, simple past and past participle dallied)

1. To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle.

   Synonyms: dawdle, dilly-dally; see also Thesaurus:loiter
2. (transitive, intransitive) To caress, especially of a sexual nature; to fondle or pet

   Synonyms: feel up, grope, touch up; see also Thesaurus:fondle
3. To delay unnecessarily; to while away.

   Synonym: kill time

Translations

Etymology 2

Possibly from Spanish dale la vuelta (“twist it around”) by law of Hobson-Jobson, from dale + la + vuelta.

Noun

dally (plural dallies)

1. Several wraps of rope around the saddle horn, used to stop animals in roping.

Verb

dally (third-person singular simple present dallies, present participle dallying, simple past and past participle dallied)

1. To wind the lasso rope (ie throw-rope) around the saddle horn (the saddle horn is attached to the pommel of a western style saddle) after the roping of an animal

Anagrams

• d'y'all, y'all'd

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