explicit

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See also: explícit

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪkˈsplɪsɪt/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪsɪt

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French explicite, from Latin explicitus (“disentangled, easy”), variant of explicātus.

Adjective

explicit (comparative more explicit, superlative most explicit)

  1. Very specific, clear, or detailed.
    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.
  2. (euphemistic) Containing material (e.g. language or film footage) that might be deemed offensive or graphic.
    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.
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Etymology 2

Noun

explicit (plural explicits)

  1. The final few words of a text.
    Antonym: incipit

Etymology 3

Abbreviated from Latin explicitus est līber (“the book is set in order, ended”).

Phrase

explicit

  1. (obsolete) Used at the conclusion of a book to indicate the end.

Further reading

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Abbreviated from Latin explicitus est liber (“the book is set in order, ended”).

Pronunciation

Noun

explicit m (plural explicits)

  1. end (of a story)
    Antonym: incipit

Further reading

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin explicit.

Noun

explicit oblique singular, m (oblique plural expliciz or explicitz, nominative singular expliciz or explicitz, nominative plural explicit)

  1. 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 and neuter plural explicite)

  1. explicit

Declension

Declension of explicit
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite explicit explicită expliciți explicite
definite explicitul explicita expliciții explicitele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite explicit explicite expliciți explicite
definite explicitului explicitei expliciților explicitelor

Swedish

Adjective

explicit (comparative explicitare, superlative explicitast)

  1. explicit
    Antonym: implicit

Declension

Inflection of explicit
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular explicit explicitare explicitast
Neuter singular explicit explicitare explicitast
Plural explicita explicitare explicitast
Masculine plural3 explicite explicitare explicitast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 explicite explicitare explicitaste
All explicita explicitare explicitaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Adverb

explicit

  1. explicitly
    Synonym: uttryckligen

References

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