Implicit

//ɪmˈplɪsɪt// adj

adj ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Suggested indirectly, without being directly expressed. not-comparable

    "Poets often leave behind an implicit message within their words."

  2. 2
    Contained in the essential nature of something but not openly shown. not-comparable
  3. 3
    Having no reservations or doubts; unquestioning or unconditional; usually said of faith or trust. not-comparable

    "He is not only a zealous advocate for pusilanimous and passive obedience, but for the most implicit faith in the dictatorial mandates of power."

  4. 4
    entangled, twisted together. not-comparable, obsolete

    "In his deep fleece […] I cling implicit."

Adjective
  1. 1
    being without doubt or reserve wordnet
  2. 2
    implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
impliedinherenttacitunconditionalunquestioningabsolute

Example

More examples

"We had an implicit agreement that we would support each other."

Etymology

From Middle French implicite, from Latin implicitus, past participle of implico (“I infold, involve, entangle”); see implicate.

Related phrases

implicit cognitionimplicit functionimplicit modeling

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