Tacit
//ˈtæsɪt// adj
adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Implied, but not made explicit, especially through silence.
"tacit consent"
- 2 Not derived from formal principles of reasoning; based on induction rather than deduction.
Adjective
- 1 implied by or inferred from actions or statements wordnet
Example
More examples"There must have been a tacit understanding between them."
Etymology
Borrowed from late Middle French tacite, or from Latin tacitus (“that is passed over in silence, done without words, assumed as a matter of course, silent”), from tacere (“to be silent”).
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