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See also: explícit
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French explicite, from Latin explicitus (“disentangled, easy”), variant of explicātus.
Adjective
explicit (comparative more explicit, superlative most explicit)
- Very specific, clear, or detailed. [from 1609]
- Synonyms: express, manifest, overt; see also Thesaurus:explicit
- Antonyms: implicit, unexplicit, vague
- I gave explicit instructions for him to stay here, but he followed me, anyway.
- 1989 January, 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:
- 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.
- (euphemistic) Containing material (e.g. language or film footage) that might be deemed offensive or graphic through clear and direct expressions. [from 1971]
- Synonym: raunchy
- Antonym: circumspect
- The film had several scenes including explicit language and sex.
- 2012, BioWare, Mass Effect 3 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Cronos Station:
- 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.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
very specific
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containing material that might be deemed offensive
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Etymology 2
Noun
explicit (plural explicits)
- The final few words of a text.
- Antonym: incipit
Etymology 3
Abbreviated from Latin explicitus est liber (“the book is set in order, ended”).
Phrase
explicit
- (obsolete) Used at the conclusion of a book to indicate the end.
Further reading
- “explicit”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “explicit”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
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French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Abbreviated from Latin explicitus est liber (“the book is set in order, ended”).
Pronunciation
Noun
explicit m (plural explicits)
Further reading
- “explicit”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Verb
explicit
- (Late Latin) alternative form of explicuit
Old French
Etymology
Noun
explicit oblique singular, m (oblique plural expliciz or explicitz, nominative singular expliciz or explicitz, nominative plural explicit)
- end (of a story)
Synonyms
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French explicite, from Latin explicitus.
Adjective
explicit m or n (feminine singular explicită, masculine plural expliciți, feminine/neuter plural explicite)
Declension
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Swedish
Adjective
explicit (comparative explicitare, superlative explicitast)
Declension
1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
Adverb
explicit
- explicitly
- Synonym: uttryckligen
References
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