VividLex

Home / Dictionary / implicit

implicit

7 senses · Free VividLex dictionary · Thesaurus

  1. 1. a. Infolded; entangled; complicated; involved. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Tacitly comprised; fairly to be understood, though not expressed in words; implied; as, an implicit contract or agreement. Source: opted
  3. 3. a. word/resting">Resting on another; word/trusting">trusting in the word or authority of another, without doubt or reserve; unquestioning; complete; as, implicit confidence; implicit obedience. Source: opted
  4. 4. adj. implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something Source: wordnet
  5. 5. adj. being without doubt or reserve Source: wordnet
  6. 6. 1. Infolded; entangled; complicated; involved. [Obs.] Milton. In his woolly fleece I cling implicit. Pope. 2. Tacitly comprised; fairly to be understood, though not expressed in words; implied; as, an implicit contract or agreement. South. 3. Resting on another; trusting in the word or authority of another, without doubt or reserve; unquestioning; complete; as, implicit confidence; implicit obedience. Back again to implicit faith I fall. Donne. Implicit function. (Math.) See under Function. Source: webster
  7. 7. j:100 a. implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something s. being without doubt or reserve Source: ecdict

Thesaurus links

Related headwords in VividLex — dictionary ↔ thesaurus bridge for exploration and SEO depth.

From the definitions

Open full thesaurus page for implicit · Language as a Lens

Explore more

Search dictionary Related words Home
implicatures
implicit in