explicit
See also: explícit
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪkˈsplɪsɪt/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪsɪt
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French explicite, from Latin explicitus (“disentangled, easy”), variant of explicātus.
Adjective
explicit (comparative more explicit, superlative most explicit)
- Very specific, clear, or detailed. [from 1609]
- 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.
- (euphemistic) Containing material (e.g. language or film footage) that might be deemed offensive or graphic. [from 1971]
- Synonym: raunchy
- Antonym: circumspect
- The film had several scenes including explicit language and sex.
Derived terms
- explicitation
- explicit function
- explicitization
- explicitize
- explicitly
- explicitness
Related terms
Terms etymologically related to explicit
- explicate
- explication
- explicator
Translations
very specific
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containing material that might be deemed offensive
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Noun
explicit (plural explicits)
- 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
- (obsolete) Used at the conclusion of a book to indicate the end.
Further reading
- explicit in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- explicit in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
French
Alternative forms
- excipit (proscribed)
Etymology
Abbreviated from Latin explicitus est liber (“the book is set in order, ended”).
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
explicit m (plural explicits)
- end (of a story)
- Antonym: incipit
Further reading
- “explicit”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin explicit.
Noun
explicit m (oblique plural expliciz or explicitz, nominative singular expliciz or explicitz, nominative plural explicit)
- end (of a story)
Synonyms
- finit
Romanian
Etymology
From French explicite, from Latin explicitus.
Adjective
explicit m or n (feminine singular explicită, masculine plural expliciți, feminine and neuter plural explicite)
- 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)
- 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
- explicitly
- Synonym: uttryckligen
References
- explicit in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- explicit in Svensk ordbok (SO)