explicit
Meanings
Plural: explicits
Adjective
- precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication
- "explicit instructions"
- "she made her wishes explicit"
- "explicit sexual scenes"
Adjective Satellite
- in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term
Adj
- Very specific, clear, or detailed.
- Containing material (e.g. language or film footage) that might be deemed offensive or graphic through clear and direct expressions.
Noun
- The final few words of a text.
Phrase
- Used at the conclusion of a book to indicate the end.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from French explicite, from Latin explicitus (“disentangled, easy”), variant of explicātus.
Synonyms
clear, denotative, direct, explicit, express, expressed, manifest, monosemic, monosemous, overt, patent, plain, raunchy, specific, unambiguous, unequivocal, univocal
Antonyms
ambiguous, circumspect, equivocal, implicit, implied, incipit, polysemic, polysemous, unexplicit, vague
Scrabble Score: 19
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