tacitness

Variant of tacit

tacit definition

tacit (tas′it)

adjective

  1. Now Rare saying nothing; still
  2. unspoken; silent
  3. not expressed or declared openly, but implied or understood tacit approval
  4. Law happening without contract but by operation of law

Etymology: < Fr or L: Fr tacite < L tacitus, pp. of tacere, to be silent < IE base *takē-, to be silent > Goth thahan, ON thegja

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