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adjective
1.
2.
clearly developed or formulated: explicit knowledge; explicit belief.
3.
definite and unreserved in expression; outspoken: He was quite explicit as to what he expected us to do for him.
4.
described or shown in realistic detail: explicit sexual scenes.
5.
EXPANDhaving sexual acts or nudity clearly depicted: explicit movies; explicit books.
6.
COLLAPSEMathematics. (of a function) having the dependent variable expressed directly in terms of the independent variables, as y = 3x + 4. Compare implicit (def. 4).
Origin:
1605–15; < Latin explicitus unfolded, set forth, variant past participle of explicāre. See explicate
1605–15; < Latin explicitus unfolded, set forth, variant past participle of explicāre. See explicate
Related forms
ex·plic·it·ly, adverb
ex·plic·it·ness, noun
o·ver·ex·plic·it, adjective
qua·si-ex·plic·it, adjective
qua·si-ex·plic·it·ly, adverb
EXPANDsu·per·ex·plic·it, adjective
su·per·ex·plic·it·ly, adverb
un·ex·plic·it, adjective
un·ex·plic·it·ly, adverb
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. express, definite, precise, exact, unambiguous. 3. open, forthright, unabashed.
1. express, definite, precise, exact, unambiguous. 3. open, forthright, unabashed.
Antonyms
1. indefinite, ambiguous.
1. indefinite, ambiguous.
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Example Sentences
- Anne reported that she was fired for sending explicit photos from work.
- It is thus better to have the government role explicit and fully transparent rather than implicit and obscured.
- We are conscious of our explicit knowledge, and we can easily communicate it .
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World English Dictionary
| explicit1 (ɪkˈsplɪsɪt) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | precisely and clearly expressed, leaving nothing to implication; fully stated: explicit instructions |
| 2. | graphically detailed, leaving little to the imagination: sexually explicit scenes |
| 3. | openly expressed without reservations; unreserved |
| 4. | maths Compare implicit (of a function) having an equation of the form y=f(x), in which y is expressed directly in terms of x, as in y=x4 + x + z |
| [C17: from Latin explicitus unfolded, from explicāre; see | |
| ex'plicitly1 | |
| —adv | |
| ex'plicitness1 | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
explicit
c.1600, from Fr. explicite, from L. explicitus, variant pp. of explicare "unfold, unravel, explain," from ex- "out" + plicare "to fold" see ply (v.)). "Explicitus" was written at the end of medieval books, originally short for explicitus est liber "the book is unrolled." As
EXPAND a euphemism for "pornographic" it dates from 1971.
COLLAPSE
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia
explicit
in bookmaking, a device added to the end of some manuscripts and incunabula by the author or scribe and providing such information as the title of the work and the name or initials of its author or scribe. Explicits were soon incorporated into or completely replaced by the colophon, which included information about the printer, printing materials, and typeface, and, often, the printer's emblem
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