implicit
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implicit
- /ɪmˈplɪsɪt/
Rhymes with -ɪsɪt
Where it comes from
From Middle French implicite, from Latin implicitus, past participle of implico (“to infold, involve, entangle”); see implicate.
adjective
- Suggested indirectly, without being directly expressed; Implied. Poets often leave behind an implicit message within their words.
- Contained in the essential nature of something but not openly shown.
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Having no reservations or doubts; unquestioning or unconditional; usually said of faith or trust.
He is not only a zealous advocate for pusilanimous and passive obedience, but for the most implicit faith in the dictatorial mandates of power.
Similar: unconditional, unquestioning
- entangled, twisted together. In his deep fleece […] I cling implicit.
Opposite: explicit
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: implied, understood, inherent, tacit, unquestioning, silent, absolute, unspoken, unstated, unvoiced, unuttered, inexplicit, unsaid, unverbalized, unexpressed, underlying
adjective
Opposite: explicit
Translations
Every language
adj implied indirectly
| Español | implícito, tácito |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 暗黙の anmoku no |
| Português | implícito |
| Français | implicite, tacite |
| Deutsch | implizit, stillschweigend |
| Italiano | implicito |
| Ελληνικά | υπονοούμενος yponooúmenos, σιωπηρός siopirós |
| Română | implicit |
| Русский | нея́вный nejávnyj, скры́тый skrýtyj |
adj contained in the essential nature
| 日本語 | 潜在的な senzaiteki na |
|---|---|
| Português | intrínseco |
| Français | inhérent |
| Deutsch | implizit |
| Italiano | implicito |
| Ελληνικά | εγγενής engenís, σύμφυτος sýmfytos |
| Română | implicit, inerent |
| Русский | сво́йственный svójstvennyj, прису́щий prisúščij |
adj unquestioning or unconditional
| 日本語 | 絶対の zettai no, 絶対的な zettaiteki na |
|---|---|
| Português | absoluto |
| Français | absolu, aveugle |
| Italiano | assoluto |
| Ελληνικά | απεριόριστος aperióristos, ανεπιφύλακτος anepifýlaktos |
| Română | absolut |
| Русский | безусло́вный bezuslóvnyj, по́лный pólnyj, безогово́рочный bezogovóročnyj |
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title = {implicit},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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