tacitly
Use Tacitly in a sentence
ɪt adjective
1.
understood without being openly expressed; implied: tacit approval.
2.
silent; saying nothing: a tacit partner.
3.
unvoiced or unspoken: a tacit prayer.
Origin:
1595–1605; < Latin tacitus silent, past participle of tacēre to be silent (cognate with Gothic thahan; akin to Old Norse thegja)
1595–1605; < Latin tacitus silent, past participle of tacēre to be silent (cognate with Gothic thahan; akin to Old Norse thegja)
Related forms
tac·it·ly, adverb
tac·it·ness, noun
Synonyms
1. unexpressed, unspoken, unsaid, implicit.
1. unexpressed, unspoken, unsaid, implicit.
Antonyms
1. expressed.
1. expressed.
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tacit (ˈtæsɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | implied or inferred without direct expression; understood: a tacit agreement |
| 2. | created or having effect by operation of law, rather than by being directly expressed |
| [C17: from Latin tacitus, past participle of tacēre to be silent] | |
| 'tacitly | |
| —adv | |
| 'tacitness | |
| —n | |
| tacit (ˈtæsɪt) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | implied or inferred without direct expression; understood: a tacit agreement |
| 2. | created or having effect by operation of law, rather than by being directly expressed |
| [C17: from Latin tacitus, past participle of tacēre to be silent] | |
| 'tacitly | |
| —adv | |
| 'tacitness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
tacit
1604, from Fr. tacite, from L. tacitus "that is passed over in silence, done without words, assumed, silent," prop. pp. of tacere "to be silent," from PIE base *tak- "to be silent" (cf. Goth. þahan, O.N. þegja "to be silent," O.N. þagna "to grow dumb," O.S. thagian, O.H.G. dagen "to
be silent"). The musical instruction tacet is the 3rd person present sing. of the L. verb.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Tacitly some adherents may have hoped for the regime's collapse.
Tacitly they also desire some inflation to help with the deficits.
The peace process has been tacitly predicated on economic growth.
By getting into a debate about weapons, we're tacitly accepting that the war itself is okay.
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