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ex·plic·it    Audio Help   [ik-splis-it] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated; leaving nothing merely implied; unequivocal: explicit instructions; an explicit act of violence; explicit language.
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.having sexual acts or nudity clearly depicted: explicit movies; explicit books.
6.Mathematics. (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; < L explicitus unfolded, set forth, var. ptp. of explicāre. See explicate]

ex·plic·it·ly, adverb
ex·plic·it·ness, noun

1. express, definite, precise, exact, unambiguous. 3. open, forthright, unabashed.
1. indefinite, ambiguous.
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ex·plic·it    Audio Help   (ĭk-splĭs'ĭt)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
    1. Fully and clearly expressed; leaving nothing implied.
    2. Fully and clearly defined or formulated: "generalizations that are powerful, precise, and explicit" (Frederick Turner).
    3. Readily observable: an explicit sign of trouble.
    4. Describing or portraying nudity or sexual activity in graphic detail.
  1. Forthright and unreserved in expression: They were explicit in their criticism.
    1. Readily observable: an explicit sign of trouble.
    2. Describing or portraying nudity or sexual activity in graphic detail.


[Latin explicitus, past participle of explicāre, to unfold; see explicate.]

ex·plic'it·ly adv., ex·plic'it·ness n.
Synonyms: These adjectives mean entirely clear and unambiguous: explicit statements; a categorical refusal; a definite answer; my express wishes; a specific purpose.
Antonym: ambiguous

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explicit 
1609, 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 a euphemism for "pornographic" it dates from 1971.

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explicit

adjective
1. precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication; "explicit instructions"; "she made her wishes explicit"; "explicit sexual scenes" [ant: implicit
2. in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term [syn: denotative

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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
explicit [ikˈsplisit] adjective
stated, or stating, fully and clearly
Example: explicit instructions; Can you be more explicit?
Arabic: واضِح، صَريح
Chinese (Simplified): 明确的
Chinese (Traditional): 明確的
Czech: jasný; otevřený
Danish: tydelig; klar; eksplicit
Dutch: uitvoerig
Estonian: selge(sõnaline)
Finnish: selvä
French: clair
German: deutlich, endeutig
Greek: ρητός, σαφής
Hungarian: világos, kifejezett
Icelandic: skÿr, skilmerkilegur, greinargóður
Indonesian: eksplisit
Italian: esplicito
Japanese: はっきりした
Korean: 명확한, 명백한
Latvian: skaidri formulēts
Lithuanian: aiškus, apibrėžtas
Norwegian: tydelig, uttrykkelig, bestemt
Polish: wyraźny, jasny
Portuguese (Brazil): explícito
Portuguese (Portugal): explícito
Romanian: clar, explicit
Russian: ясный
Slovak: zreteľný, dôkladný
Slovenian: jasen
Spanish: explícito
Swedish: tydlig, uttrycklig, explicit
Turkish: açık
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Explicit

Ex"pli*cit\ [LL., an abbreviation of explicitus (est liber) the book (which anciently was a roll of parchment) is unfolded (and, of course, "finished"). See Explicit, a.] A word formerly used (as finis is now) at the conclusion of a book to indicate the end.
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Explicit

Ex"pli*cit\ [LL., an abbreviation of explicitus (est liber) the book (which anciently was a roll of parchment) is unfolded (and, of course, "finished"). See Explicit, a.] A word formerly used (as finis is now) at the conclusion of a book to indicate the end.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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