explicit
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Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from French explicite, from Latin explicitus (“disentangled, easy”), variant of explicātus.
Adjective edit
explicit (comparative more explicit, superlative most explicit)
- Very specific, clear, or detailed. [from 1609]
- Synonyms: express, manifest, overt; see also Thesaurus:explicit
- Antonyms: implicit, unexplicit, vague
- I gave explicit instructions for him to stay here, but he followed me, anyway.
- (euphemistic) Containing material (e.g. language or film footage) that might be deemed offensive or graphic. [from 1971]
- Synonym: raunchy
- Antonym: circumspect
- The film had several scenes including explicit language and sex.
- 2012, BioWare, Mass Effect 3 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Cronos Station:
- Cerberus Scientist: I'm sorry, sir. None of Normandy's surveillance feeds have been responding since Shepard went rogue.
Illusive Man: I want it back. Retry the remote lockdown protocols.
Cerberus Scientist: After our last attempt, EDI flooded our server with seven zettabytes of explicit images. I think she was making a joke.
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Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
explicit (plural explicits)
- The final few words of a text.
- Antonym: incipit
Etymology 3 edit
Abbreviated from Latin explicitus est līber (“the book is set in order, ended”).
Phrase edit
explicit
- (obsolete) Used at the conclusion of a book to indicate the end.
Further reading edit
- “explicit”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “explicit”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
French edit
Alternative forms edit
- excipit (proscribed)
Etymology edit
Abbreviated from Latin explicitus est liber (“the book is set in order, ended”).
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
explicit m (plural explicits)
Further reading edit
- “explicit”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old French edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
explicit oblique singular, m (oblique plural expliciz or explicitz, nominative singular expliciz or explicitz, nominative plural explicit)
- end (of a story)
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Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French explicite, from Latin explicitus.
Adjective edit
explicit m or n (feminine singular explicită, masculine plural expliciți, feminine and neuter plural explicite)
Declension edit
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | explicit | explicită | expliciți | explicite | ||
definite | explicitul | explicita | expliciții | explicitele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | explicit | explicite | expliciți | explicite | ||
definite | explicitului | explicitei | expliciților | explicitelor |
Swedish edit
Adjective edit
explicit (comparative explicitare, superlative explicitast)
Declension edit
Inflection of explicit | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | explicit | explicitare | explicitast |
Neuter singular | explicit | explicitare | explicitast |
Plural | explicita | explicitare | explicitast |
Masculine plural3 | explicite | explicitare | explicitast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | explicite | explicitare | explicitaste |
All | explicita | explicitare | explicitaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Adverb edit
explicit
- explicitly
- Synonym: uttryckligen