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Definition of Implicit
1. Adjective. Implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something. "The oak is implicit in the acorn"
Attributes: Explicitness
Also: Connotative, Covert
Similar to: Implicit In, Inherent, Underlying, Silent, Tacit, Understood, Unexpressed, Unsaid, Unspoken, Unstated, Unuttered, Unverbalised, Unverbalized, Unvoiced
Antonyms: Explicit
Derivative terms: Implicitness, Inexplicitness
2. Adjective. Being without doubt or reserve. "Implicit trust"
Definition of Implicit
1. a. Infolded; entangled; complicated; involved.
Definition of Implicit
1. implied [adj]
Medical Definition of Implicit
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1. Infolded; entangled; complicated; involved. "In his woolly fleece I cling implicit." (Pope)
2. Tacitly comprised; fairly to be understood, though not expressed in words; implied; as, an implicit contract or agreement.
3. Resting on another; trusting in the word or authority of another, without doubt or reserve; unquestioning; complete; as, implicit confidence; implicit obedience. "Back again to implicit faith I fall." (Donne) Implicit function.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Implicit
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