implicit
See also: implícit
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle French implicite, from Latin implicitus, past participle of implico (“I infold, involve, entangle”); see implicate.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
implicit (not comparable)
- Implied indirectly, without being directly expressed
- 1983, Ronald Reagan, Proclamation 5018:
- The Bible and its teachings helped form the basis for the Founding Fathers' abiding belief in the inalienable rights of the individual, rights which they found implicit in the Bible's teachings of the inherent worth and dignity of each individual.
- Contained in the essential nature of something but not openly shown
- Having no reservations or doubts; unquestioning or unconditional; usually said of faith or trust.
- 1765, anonymous author, Considerations on Behalf of the Colonists:
- He is not only a zealous advocate for pusilanimous and passive obedience, but for the most implicit faith in the dictatorial mandates of power.
- (obsolete) entangled, twisted together.
- 1725, Homer, “Book IX”, in [William Broome], transl., The Odyssey of Homer. […], volume II, London: […] Bernard Lintot, →OCLC:
- In his deep fleece […] I cling implicit.
Synonyms edit
- (implied indirectly): implied, tacit, unspoken
- (contained in the essential nature): inherent, intrinsic
- (having no reservations): unconditional, unquestioning
Antonyms edit
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Translations edit
implied indirectly
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contained in the essential nature
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unquestioning or unconditional
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Further reading edit
- “implicit”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “implicit”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French implicite, from Latin implicitus.
Adjective edit
implicit m or n (feminine singular implicită, masculine plural impliciți, feminine and neuter plural implicite)
Declension edit
Declension of implicit
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | implicit | implicită | impliciți | implicite | ||
definite | implicitul | implicita | impliciții | implicitele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | implicit | implicite | impliciți | implicite | ||
definite | implicitului | implicitei | impliciților | implicitelor |