explicit
noun1
The final few words of a text.
explicit
adj/ɪkˈsplɪs.ɪt/ · /ɛk-/
Etymology Borrowed from French explicite, from Latin explicitus (“disentangled, easy”), variant of explicātus.
1
Very specific, clear, or detailed.
- I gave explicit instructions for him to stay here, but he followed me, anyway.
- If the task is indeed a difficult one, it may be worthwhile to attempt an explicit statement as to those aspects of the endeavor that appear to have the greatest importance for success or failure.1989 January 23, Werner Winter, “On a new claim concerning substratum influence upon Tocharian”, in Central Asiatic Journal, volume 33, number 1/2, Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISSN, page 127:
2
Euphemistic Containing material (e.g. language or film footage) that might be deemed offensive or graphic through clear and direct expressions.
- The film had several scenes including explicit language and sex.
- Cerberus Scientist: I'm sorry, sir. None of Normandy's surveillance feeds have been responding since Shepard went rogue. Illusive Man: I want it back. Retry the remote lockdown protocols. Cerberus Scientist: After our last attempt, EDI flooded our server with seven zettabytes of explicit images. I think she was making a joke.2012, BioWare, Mass Effect 3 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Cronos Station:
- Synonyms
- clear, direct, explicit, express, monosemic, monosemous, patent, plain, specific, unambiguous, unequivocal, univocal
- Antonyms
- ambiguous, equivocal, implicit, implied, polysemous, polysemic, unexplicit, vague
- Derived terms
- explicitally, explicitate, explicitation, explicit function, explicitization, explicitize, explicitly, explicit modeling, explicitness, hyperexplicit, inexplicit, nonexplicit, overexplicit, semiexplicit, sexplicit
- Related terms
- explicate, explication, explicator, blunt, explicitly, specify
- Hyponyms
- definitive