Implicitness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state or quality of being implicit. countable, uncountable

    "He heard me calmly; and as calmly promised to further our attachment. The implicitness of my reliance stayed not to ask his sympathy. To talk of her was happiness, and my brother seemed a part of that home whither he was then returning."

  2. 2
    inexplicitness as a consequence of being implied or indirect wordnet

Example

More examples

"He heard me calmly; and as calmly promised to further our attachment. The implicitness of my reliance stayed not to ask his sympathy. To talk of her was happiness, and my brother seemed a part of that home whither he was then returning."

Etymology

From implicit + -ness.

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