implicit
adj/ɪmˈplɪsɪt/
Etymology From Middle French implicite, from Latin implicitus, past participle of implico (“to infold, involve, entangle”); see implicate.
1
Suggested indirectly, without being directly expressed; Implied.
- Poets often leave behind an implicit message within their words.
- The Bible and its teachings helped form the basis for the Founding Fathers' abiding belief in the inalienable rights of the individual, rights which they found implicit in the Bible's teachings of the inherent worth and dignity of each individual.1983, Ronald Reagan, Proclamation 5018:
2
Contained in the essential nature of something but not openly shown.
3
Having no reservations or doubts; unquestioning or unconditional; usually said of faith or trust.
- He is not only a zealous advocate for pusilanimous and passive obedience, but for the most implicit faith in the dictatorial mandates of power.1765, anonymous author, Considerations on Behalf of the Colonists:
4
Obsolete entangled, twisted together.
- In his deep fleece […] I cling implicit.1725, Homer, “Book IX”, in [William Broome], transl., The Odyssey of Homer. […], volume II, London: […] Bernard Lintot, →OCLC:
- Synonyms
- implied, tacit, unspoken, inherent, intrinsic, unconditional, unquestioning
- Antonyms
- explicit
- Derived terms
- implicit cognition, implicit function, implicitization, implicitly, implicit modeling, implicitness, implicity, unimplicit
- Related terms
- implicate, implication, implicative, imply