implicit
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im·plic·it
(ĭm-plĭs'ĭt) 
adj.
implicitness im·plic'it·ness n.
adj.
- Implied or understood though not directly expressed: an implicit agreement not to raise the touchy subject.
- Contained in the nature of something though not readily apparent: "Frustration is implicit in any attempt to express the deepest self" (Patricia Hampl).
- Having no doubts or reservations; unquestioning: implicit trust.
[Latin implicitus, variant of implicātus, past participle of implicāre, to entangle. See implicate.]
implicitly im·plic'it·ly adv.implicitness im·plic'it·ness n.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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implicit
adjective
- Conveyed indirectly without words or speech: implied, inferred, tacit, understood, unsaid, unspoken, unuttered, wordless. Idioms: taken for granted. See show/hide.
- Involved in the essential nature of something but not shown or developed: practical, virtual. See be, show/hide.
- Having no reservations: absolute, unconditional, undoubting, unfaltering, unhesitating, unquestioning, unreserved, wholehearted. See big/small/amount, limited/unlimited.
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implicit
adj
Definition: unquestionable, inherent, absolute
Antonyms: explicit, limited, specific
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implicit
IN BRIEF: Hinted at though not plainly expressed.
Write without pay until somebody offers pay. If nobody offers within three years, the candidate may look upon this circumstance with the most implicit confidence as the sign that sawing wood is what he was intended for.
— Mark Twain (1835-1910), American writer, pen name for Samuel Langhorne Clemens.
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categories related to 'implicit'
- Intuition and Imagination - implicit: (adj) unexpressed but essential to nature of something
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Implicit
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - implicit, underforstået, stiltiende
Nederlands (Dutch)
impliciet, onvoorwaardelijk
Français (French)
adj. - implicite, absolu (la confiance, la foi)
Deutsch (German)
adj. - implizit, unbedingt
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αυτονόητος, υπονοούμενος, εξυπακουόμενος, σιωπηρός, απόλυτος, απεριόριστος, αμέριστος, ανεπιφύλακτος
Italiano (Italian)
implicito, incondizionato
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - implícito
Русский (Russian)
подразумеваемый, безоговорочный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - implícito, absoluto
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - underförstådd, obetingad
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
暗示的, 含蓄的, 盲从的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 暗示的, 含蓄的, 盲從的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 은연중의, 함축적인, 무조건의
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 暗黙の, 暗に含まれた, 絶対の
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - משתמע, נרמז, מוחלט, שלם, חבויה (משמעות), ללא תנאים
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