Explicit

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Fully and clearly expressed; leaving nothing implied.
  • adj. Fully and clearly defined or formulated: "generalizations that are powerful, precise, and explicit” ( Frederick Turner).
  • adj. Forthright and unreserved in expression: They were explicit in their criticism.
  • adj. Readily observable: an explicit sign of trouble.
  • adj. Describing or portraying nudity or sexual activity in graphic detail.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Very specific, clear, or detailed.
  • adj. Containing material (e.g. language or film footage) that might be deemed offensive or graphic.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • A word formerly used (as finis is now) at the conclusion of a book to indicate the end.
  • adj. Not implied merely, or conveyed by implication; distinctly stated; plain in language; open to the understanding; clear; not obscure or ambiguous; express; unequivocal. Opposite of implicit.
  • adj. Having no disguised meaning or reservation; unreserved; outspoken; -- applied to persons.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Open to the understanding; express; clear; not obscure or ambiguous: opposed to implicit: as, explicit instructions.
  • Plain; open; unreserved; having no disguised meaning or reservation; outspoken: applied to persons: as, he was explicit in his terms.
  • It is finished or completed: a word formerly inserted at the conclusion of a book, in the same way as finis. See etymology.
  • n. The concluding words of a book or section of a book. See the quotation under incipit.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication
  • adj. in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term
    • Equivalent
    stated    graphic    definitive    declared    hardcore    unequivocal    hard-core    express    literal   
    Antonym
    implicit    unexplicit   
    Cross Reference
    definite    explicit function    explicit differentiation    declaration   
    Form
    explicitly    explicitness   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    clear    open    unambiguous    unreserved    plain    express    outspoken    overt   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    complicit    illicit    implicit   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    definite    implicit    above    satisfactory    emphatic    positive    logical    verbal    concise   
     
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