explicit

Meaning

Adj

1. Very specific, clear, or detailed.
2. (euphemistic) Containing material (e.g. language or film footage) that might be deemed offensive or graphic through clear and direct expressions.

Noun

The final few words of a text.

Phrase

Used at the conclusion of a book to indicate the end.

Opposite of

implicit, unexplicit, vague, circumspect, incipit

Synonyms

clear

obvious

express

distinct

plain

evident

lucid

categorical

apparent

definite

unambiguous

denotative

overt

positive

precise

manifest

straightforward

⬆️

strict

expressed

expressive

accurate

exact

on the button

outright

outspoken

pellucid

perspicuous

pictorial

predicative

professed

prompt

pronounced

punctual

regular

reported

self-evident

self-explanatory

speakable

stated

terse

transparant

trenchant

unequivocal

univocal

be clear

dead-on

very clear

be apparent

be outspoken

be definite

Translations

explicite

esplicito

explícito

explizit

ρητός

explícito

ausdrücklich

deutlich

clair

expliciet

uitdrukkelijk

explícit

σαφής

duidelijk

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪkˈsplɪsɪt/

Etymology

Borrowed from French explicite, from Latin explicitus (“disentangled, easy”), variant of explicātus.

Sentences

Explicit congestion notification is proposed as the congestion avoidance policy .