quasi-explicit
ɪt 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.
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 = 3 x + 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
su·per·ex·plic·it, adjective
su·per·ex·plic·it·ly, adverb
un·ex·plic·it, adjective
un·ex·plic·it·ly, adverb
Synonyms
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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explicit1 (ɪkˈsplɪsɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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 | |
| explicit2 (ɪkˈsplɪsɪt) | |
| — | |
| the end; an indication, used esp by medieval scribes, of the end of a book, part of a manuscript, etc | |
| [Late Latin, probably short for explicitus est liber the book is unfolded (or complete); shortened by analogy with | |
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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
a euphemism for "pornographic" it dates from 1971.
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