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inactive vs latent

latent vs inactive

inactive and latent both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
inactive No Yes No No
latent No Yes No No
inactive (adjective) latent (adjective)
(military) not involved in military operations (pathology) not presently active
not active physically or mentally potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
(pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly
lacking activity; lying idle or unused
lacking in energy or will
(of e.g. volcanoes) not erupting and not extinct
not exerting influence or change
not engaged in full-time work
not in physical motion
(chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert
Difference between inactive and latent

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