Meaning of explicit in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ɪkˈsplɪsɪt/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    explicit

    Definitions

    1. in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term

    Synonyms

  2. Qualitative Adjective

    explicit

    Etymology

    early 17th century (as an adjective): from French explicite or Latin explicitus, past participle of explicare‘unfold’ (see explicate)

    Definitions

    1. precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable

    Examples

    • « leaving nothing to implication »
    • « explicit instructions »
    • « she made her wishes explicit »
    • « explicit sexual scenes »

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Famous quotes

  • « I've exchanged messages and photos of an explicit nature with about six women over the last three years. For the most part, these communications took place before my marriage, though some have sadly took place after. To be clear, I have never met any of these women or had physical relationships at any time. »
    Anthony Weiner
  • « Animation can explain whatever the mind of man can conceive. This facility makes it the most versatile and explicit means of communication yet devised for quick mass appreciation. »
    Walt Disney
  • « A widow's refusal of a lover is seldom so explicit as to exclude hope. »
    Samuel Richardson
  • « To pursue a so-called Third Way is foolish. We had our experience with this in the 1960s when we looked for a socialism with a human face. It did not work, and we must be explicit that we are not aiming for a more efficient version of a system that has failed. »
    Vaclav Klaus
  • « What is grand is necessarily obscure to weak men. That which can be made explicit to the idiot is not worth my care. »
    William Blake

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