implicit
Meaning
- (not-comparable) Suggested indirectly, without being directly expressed.
- (not-comparable) Contained in the essential nature of something but not openly shown.
- (not-comparable) Having no reservations or doubts; unquestioning or unconditional; usually said of faith or trust.
- (not-comparable, obsolete) entangled, twisted together.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪmˈplɪsɪt/
Etymology
From Middle French implicite, from Latin implicitus, past participle of implico (“I infold, involve, entangle”); see implicate.
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