implicit

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: im=plic=it

CIDE DICTIONARY

implicit, a. [L. implicitus, p. p. of implicare to entwine, entangle, attach closely: cf. F. implicite. See Implicate.].

•  Infolded; entangled; complicated; involved.  Milton.  [1913 Webster]

  "In his woolly fleece
  I cling implicit."  [1913 Webster]
•  Tacitly comprised; fairly to be understood, though not expressed in words; implied; as, an implicit contract or agreement.  South.  [1913 Webster]
•  Resting on another; trusting in the word or authority of another, without doubt or reserve; unquestioning; complete; as, implicit confidence; implicit obedience.  [1913 Webster]

  "Back again to implicit faith I fall."  [1913 Webster]

Implicit function. (Math.) See under Function.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

implicit, adj.
1 implied though not plainly expressed.
2 (often foll. by in) virtually contained.
3 absolute, unquestioning, unreserved (implicit obedience).
4 Math. (of a function) not expressed directly in terms of independent variables.

Derivative

implicitly adv. implicitness n.

Etymology

F implicite or L implicitus (as IMPLICATE)

THESAURUS

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

ROGET THESAURUS

implicit

Implication

N latency, implication, latency, inexpression, hidden meaning, occult meaning, occultness, mystery, cabala, anagoge, silence, concealment, more than meets the eye, more than meets the ear, Delphic oracle, le dessous des cartes, undercurrent, implication, logical implication, logical consequence, entailment, allusion, insinuation, innuendo, adumbration, something rotten in the state of Denmark, snake in the grass, secret, darkness, invisibility, imperceptibility, latent, lurking, secret, occult, implied, dormant, abeyant, unapparent, unknown, unseen, in the background, invisible, indiscoverable, dark, impenetrable, unspied, unsuspected, unsaid, unwritten, unpublished, unbreathed, untalked of, untold &c, unsung, unexposed, unproclaimed, undisclosed, unexpressed, not expressed, tacit, undeveloped, solved, unexplained, untraced, undiscovered, untracked, unexplored, uninvented, indirect, crooked, inferential, by inference, by implication, implicit, constructive, allusive, covert, muffled, steganographic, understood, underhand, underground, delitescent, concealed, by a side wind, sub silentio, in the background, behind the scenes, behind one's back, on the tip of one's tongue, secretly, between the lines, thereby hangs a tale, tacitum vivit sub pectore vulnus, where there's smoke, there's fire.