eksplicit

Danish

Etymology

From Latin explicitus (“disentangled, easy”), a past participle of explicāre (“to unfold”), from ex- (“out”) and plicare (“to fold”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛksplisit/, [ˈɛɡ̊sb̥liˌsid̥], [ɛɡ̊sb̥liˈsid̥]

Adjective

eksplicit

1. explicit (very specific, clear, or detailed)

Inflection

Inflection of eksplicit

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	eksplicit	—	—2
indefinite neuter singular	eksplicit	—	—2
plural	eksplicitte	—	—2
definite attributive1	eksplicitte	—	—

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Antonyms

• implicit

Derived terms

• eksplicitere
• eksplicitering

References

• “eksplicit” in Den Danske Ordbog