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INEXPLICIT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something

Example:

the oak is implicit in the acorn

Synonyms:

implicit; inexplicit

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

implicit in; inherent; underlying (in the nature of something though not readily apparent)

silent; tacit; understood (implied by or inferred from actions or statements)

unexpressed; unsaid; unspoken; unstated; unuttered; unverbalised; unverbalized; unvoiced (not made explicit)

Also:

connotative (having the power of implying or suggesting something in addition to what is explicit)

covert (secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed)

Attribute:

explicitness (clarity as a consequence of being explicit)

Derivation:

inexplicitness (unclearness by virtue of not being explicit)

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