Implicit

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Implicit \Im*plic"it\, a. [L. implicitus, p. p. of implicare to
     entwine, entangle, attach closely: cf. F. implicite. See
     {Implicate}.]
     1. Infolded; entangled; complicated; involved. [Obs.]
        --Milton.
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              In his woolly fleece
              I cling implicit.                     --Pope.
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     2. Tacitly comprised; fairly to be understood, though not
        expressed in words; implied; as, an implicit contract or
        agreement. --South.
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     3. Resting on another; trusting in the word or authority of
        another, without doubt or reserve; unquestioning;
        complete; as, implicit confidence; implicit obedience.
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              Back again to implicit faith I fall.  --Donne.
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     {Implicit function}. (Math.) See under {Function}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  implicit
       adj 1: implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the
              nature of something; "an implicit agreement not to
              raise the subject"; "there was implicit criticism in
              his voice"; "anger was implicit in the argument"; "the
              oak is implicit in the acorn" [syn: {inexplicit}]
              [ant: {explicit}]
       2: being without doubt or reserve; "implicit trust" [syn: {unquestioning}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  140 Moby Thesaurus words for "implicit":
     absolute, adducible, admissible, admitting no exception, all-out,
     attestative, attestive, authentic, based on, categorical, certain,
     circumstantial, clear, complete, conclusive, constructive,
     convincing, cumulative, damning, decided, decisive, deep-seated,
     definite, definitive, determinate, determinative, documentary,
     documented, downright, entire, esoteric, evidential, evidentiary,
     ex parte, explicit, express, eye-witness, factual, final,
     firsthand, fixed, flat, flat-out, founded on, full, genuine,
     global, grounded on, hearsay, immanent, implanted, implied,
     inalienable, inappealable, inarticulate, incontrovertible,
     indicative, indirect, indisputable, indwelling, inferable,
     inferential, inferred, infixed, ingrained, inherent, inner,
     internal, intrinsic, inward, inwrought, irreducible, irrefutable,
     irresistible, latent, material, nuncupative, out-and-out, outright,
     overwhelming, peremptory, perfect, positive, practical,
     presumptive, private, probative, real, reliable, resident, round,
     secret, sheer, significant, straight, straight-out, subjective,
     suggestive, sure, symptomatic, tacit, taken for granted, telling,
     total, unalienable, unalloyed, unchallengeable, uncircumscribed,
     unconditional, unconditioned, undeclared, understood, undiluted,
     undoubting, unequivocal, unexpressed, unhampered, unhesitating,
     unlimited, unmistakable, unmitigated, unqualified, unquestionable,
     unquestioned, unquestioning, unreserved, unrestricted, unsaid,
     unspoken, unuttered, unwaivable, utter, valid, virtual, weighty,
     whole, wholehearted, without exception, without reserve,
     wordless