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Implicit

//ɪmˈplɪsɪt// adj

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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

Etymology

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

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