Implicit \Im*plic"it\, a. [L. implicitus, p. p. of implicare to
entwine, entangle, attach closely: cf. F. implicite. See
Implicate.]
1. Infolded; entangled; complicated; involved. [Obs.]
--Milton.
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In his woolly fleece
I cling implicit. --Pope.
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2. Tacitly comprised; fairly to be understood, though not
expressed in words; implied; as, an implicit contract or
agreement. --South.
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3. Resting on another; trusting in the word or authority of
another, without doubt or reserve; unquestioning;
complete; as, implicit confidence; implicit obedience.
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Back again to implicit faith I fall. --Donne.
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Implicit function. (Math.) See under Function.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
implicit
adj 1: implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the
nature of something; "an implicit agreement not to
raise the subject"; "there was implicit criticism in
his voice"; "anger was implicit in the argument"; "the
oak is implicit in the acorn" [syn: inexplicit]
[ant: explicit]
2: being without doubt or reserve; "implicit trust" [syn: unquestioning]
WordNet (r) 2.0
140 Moby Thesaurus words for "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
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
inexplicit, unquestioning
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