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explicit Definition

ex·plicit (eks plis′it, ik splis′-)

adjective

  1. clearly stated and leaving nothing implied; distinctly expressed; definite
  2. saying what is meant, without reservation or disguise; outspoken
  3. plain to see; readily observable

Etymology: OFr explicite < ML explicitus < L, pp. of explicare: see explicate

explicit Related Forms

ex·plic′·itly adverb ex·plic′·it·ness noun

explicit Synonyms

explicit

modif.

express, exact, definite, precise, specific, clear, unambiguous, plain, graphic; see also definite 1, 2, frank, understandable.

explicit is applied to that which is so clearly stated or distinctly set forth that there should be no doubt as to the meaning; express adds to explicit the ideas of directness and positiveness; exact and precise, in this connection, both suggest that which is strictly defined, accurately stated, or made unmistakably clear; definite implies precise limitations as to the nature, character, meaning, etc. of something; specific implies the pointing up of details or the particularizing of references

explicit Usage Examples

Preposition: on

point: And indeed the final " parable " or argument is explicit on this point.

Preposition: at

outset: Later we made our requirements more explicit at the outset - for 30 hours of fieldwork.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

make: The same point is made by the addition ' begotten not made, ' which makes the contrast explicit.

Modifies a noun

  • consent: However they will not see you or examine you without your explicit consent.
  • permission: Don't launch a music file without the reader's explicit permission.
  • reference: The only explicit empirical reference in the paper is to Blundell, et al.
  • acknowledgment: This would require a general and more explicit acknowledgment of a broader and more comprehensive Irish identity.
  • Polaroid: The problem with Some Explicit Polaroids is that it is neither shocking nor intellectual enough.
  • recognition: We note that no explicit recognition is given there to the need for landscape conservation.

Modifying Another Word

  • sexually: How has the Supreme Court dealt with sexually explicit expression?
  • spatially: Predicting gray squirrel expansion in North Italy: a spatially explicit modeling approach.
  • sufficiently: One particular point of debate concerned the extent to which an O.R. scientist could expect the objectives to be made sufficiently explicit.
  • quite: The Sunday Times was quite explicit about what caused the trouble.
  • fairly: A program specification is a fairly explicit description of the task at the conceptual level.
  • absolutely: It does not appear that they will be entirely covered, and slightly different wording might make it absolutely explicit that they were suitable.

Used with adjective complement

  • make: The standards expected should be made explicit in a policy for medical records.
  • become: In the case of the computer this is especially evident, and with the Robot it becomes explicit.
  • contain: If you create a Group containing sexually explicit Content that is not suitable for minors, you agree to mark the Group as such.

Preposition: in

  • text: Humphrey's program for reform is made explicit in texts which demonstrate a resolute intention to return home.
  • process: The contribution of student evaluations was not explicit in the audit process.