implicit

[ im-plis-it ]

/ ɪmˈplɪs ɪt /

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adjective

implied, rather than expressly stated: implicit agreement.

unquestioning or unreserved; absolute: implicit trust; implicit obedience; implicit confidence.

potentially contained (usually followed by in): to bring out the drama implicit in the occasion.

Mathematics. (of a function) having the dependent variable not explicitly expressed in terms of the independent variables, as x2 + y2 = 1.Compare explicit(def 6).

Obsolete. entangled.

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Words nearby implicit

implicate, implication, implicative, implicatory, implicature, implicit, implicit bias, implicit differentiation, implicit function, implicit function theorem, implied

Origin of implicit

1590–1600; < Latin implicitus involved, obscure, variant past participle of implicāre. See implicate, -ite²

SYNONYMS FOR implicit

2 inherent, complete, total.

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OTHER WORDS FROM implicit

im·plic·it·ly, adverbim·plic·it·ness, im·plic·i·ty, nounun·im·plic·it·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH implicit

explicit implicit implied

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Example sentences from the Web for implicit

Think about it: Dodd-Frank was explicitly passed to drive a stake through the heart of the implicit concept of “too big to fail.”
How Naive is Elizabeth Warren?|Nick Gillespie|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
By the implicit laws of capitalism, I'm pretty sure this makes Bieber the new commander in chief.
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It is part and parcel of the implicit politics of Snap Judgment, which folds the margins of American society into its center.
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It can be implicit and it can be body language, but it must be clear and unambiguous.
Is the Campus Rape Crisis Overblown?|Eleanor Clift|July 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The only problem with Obama's formulation is its implicit assumption that Iraqi leaders can simply choose to make up.
How Iran and America Can Beat ISIS Together|Ben Van Heuvelen|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the audience is not in this state of mind unless it has implicit confidence in the speaker.
The Art of Public Speaking|Dale Carnagey (AKA Dale Carnegie) and J. Berg Esenwein
As for their followers, all the discontent and doubt had given way to an implicit faith.
The Magnificent Adventure|Emerson Hough
Implicit obedience is the watchword of the lodge with them, and they are constantly taught to appreciate their inferiority of sex.
The Old Santa Fe Trail|Henry Inman
Now these immediate commands of God, in regard of their manner of publishing and propounding, are either explicit or implicit.
The Divine Right of Church Government|Sundry Ministers Of Christ Within The City Of London
But that is not an implicit denial to those others of fidelity to their time.
Studies of Contemporary Poets|Mary C. Sturgeon

British Dictionary definitions for implicit

implicit

/ (ɪmˈplɪsɪt) /

adjective

not explicit; implied; indirectthere was implicit criticism in his voice

absolute and unreserved; unquestioningyou have implicit trust in him

(when postpositive, foll by in) contained or inherentto bring out the anger implicit in the argument

maths (of a function) having an equation of the form f(x,y) = 0, in which y cannot be directly expressed in terms of x, as in xy + x ² + y ³ x ² = 0Compare explicit 1 (def. 4)

obsolete intertwined

Derived forms of implicit

implicitly, adverbimplicitness or implicity, noun

Word Origin for implicit

C16: from Latin implicitus, variant of implicātus interwoven; see implicate

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