Dictionary Definition
explicit adj
1 precisely and clearly expressed or readily
observable; leaving nothing to implication; "explicit
instructions"; "she made her wishes explicit"; "explicit sexual
scenes" [syn: expressed] [ant: implicit]
2 in accordance with fact or the primary meaning
of a term [syn: denotative]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
First attested 1609, from explicite, from explicitus, past participle of explicāre "to unfold," from ex-, "out" + plicare, "to fold." Pornographic sense is from 1971.Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɪsɪt
Adjective
Antonyms
Translations
very specific
- Czech: výslovný
- Danish: tydelig, bestemt, udstrykkelig, eksplicit
- Finnish: täsmällinen, selkeä, eksplisiittinen
- German: eindeutig, ausdrücklich, deutlich, explizit
- Japanese: 明晰な(めいせきな, meisekina)
containing material that might be deemed
offensive
- Finnish: sopimaton, epäsiveellinen
Extensive Definition
Explicit (from Latin explicare, "to unfold" and
thus also make visible) can mean:
- very specific, clear, or detailed
- containing material (e.g. language or film footage) that might be deemed offensive or graphic, e.g. sexually explicit material
- the final words of a text, which are immediately followed by a colophon
- explicit is also a C++ keyword, in some situations preventing implicit type conversions.
explicit in Hungarian: Explicit
explicit in Swedish: Explicit
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
absolute, accurate, admitting no
exception, all-out, apparent, artless, bluff, blunt, broad, brusque, candid, categorical, categorically, certain, clean-cut, clear, clear as crystal, clear as
day, clear-cut, coherent, complete, conclusive, connected, consistent, correct, crisp, crystal-clear, crystalline, decided, decisive, defined, definite, definitely, definitive, determinate, direct, discernible, distinct, downright, entire, evident, exact, explicitly, express, final, fixed, flat, flat-out, forthright, frank, frankhearted, free, free-speaking, free-spoken,
free-tongued, genuine,
global, heart-to-heart,
implicit, inappealable, indisputable, indubitable, ingenuous, limpid, loud and clear, lucid, luminous, manifest, noticeable, observable, obvious, open, open-and-shut, openhearted, out-and-out,
outright, outspoken, palpable, patent, pellucid, perceivable, perceptible, peremptory, perfect, perspicuous, plain, plain as day, plain-spoken,
positive, precise, round, seeable, self-evident,
self-explaining, self-explanatory, simple, sincere, specific, specifically, stated, straight, straight-out,
straightforward,
sure, tangible, to be seen, total, translucent, transparent, transpicuous, unambiguous, unchecked, uncircumscribed,
unconditional,
unconditioned,
unconfused, unconstrained, understandable, undoubting, unequivocal, unguarded, unhampered, unhesitating, univocal, unlimited, unmistakable, unmitigated, unqualified, unquestioning, unreserved, unrestrained, unrestricted, unwaivable, utter, visible, well-defined, whole, without exception, without
reserve