explicit
fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated; leaving nothing merely implied; unequivocal: explicit instructions; an explicit act of violence; explicit language.
clearly developed or formulated: explicit knowledge; explicit belief.
definite and unreserved in expression; outspoken: He was quite explicit as to what he expected us to do for him.
having sexual acts or nudity clearly depicted: explicit movies; explicit books.
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 of explicit
1Other words for explicit
Opposites for explicit
Other words from explicit
- ex·plic·it·ly, adverb
- ex·plic·it·ness, noun
- o·ver·ex·plic·it, adjective
- qua·si-ex·plic·it, adjective
- su·per·ex·plic·it, adjective
- un·ex·plic·it, adjective
Words that may be confused with explicit
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British Dictionary definitions for explicit (1 of 2)
/ (ɪkˈsplɪsɪt) /
precisely and clearly expressed, leaving nothing to implication; fully stated: explicit instructions
graphically detailed, leaving little to the imagination: sexually explicit scenes
openly expressed without reservations; unreserved
maths (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=x 4 + x + z: Compare implicit (def. 4)
Origin of explicit
1Derived forms of explicit
- explicitly, adverb
- explicitness, noun
British Dictionary definitions for explicit (2 of 2)
/ (ɪkˈsplɪsɪt) /
the end; an indication, used esp by medieval scribes, of the end of a book, part of a manuscript, etc
Origin of explicit
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