Implicit
[ɪm'plɪsɪt]
Definition
(adj.) being without doubt or reserve; 'implicit trust' .
(adj.) implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something; 'an implicit agreement not to raise the subject'; 'there was implicit criticism in his voice'; 'anger was implicit in the argument'; 'the oak is implicit in the acorn' .
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Definition
(a.) Infolded; entangled; complicated; involved.
(a.) Tacitly comprised; fairly to be understood, though not expressed in words; implied; as, an implicit contract or agreement.
(a.) Resting on another; trusting in the word or authority of another, without doubt or reserve; unquestioning; complete; as, implicit confidence; implicit obedience.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Implied, inferred, understood, tacit.[2]. Unreserved, unhesitating, firm, undoubting, steadfast, unshaken.
Editor: Miriam
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Implied, involved, indicated
ANT:Expressed, explicit, developed
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Examples
- He knew that his purpose was in the main a good one, and he placed implicit reliance on the high-minded Job. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Still more so, by the stipulation of implicit confidence which I beg to impose. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- The actual and implicit practice and the conscious or stated aim thus balance each other. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Our further task is to extract and make explicit the idea of philosophy implicit in these considerations. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- You have implicit faith in Holmes? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- I promise implicit obedience to you and to your advice. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I have come down here, Sir, to expose the treachery and falsehood of an individual, upon whose truth and honour I placed implicit reliance. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- They promised implicit obedience, and departed with alacrity on their different errands. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- This is what he says: 'MY DEAR Mr. SHERLOCK HOLMES:--Lord Backwater tells me that I may place implicit reliance upon your judgment and discretion. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- She replied with earnestness, I do not refuse to believe you, Raymond; on the contrary I promise to put implicit faith in your simple word. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Slavery was implicit in Greek life; men could conceive of neither comfort nor dignity without it. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- You came down here, sir, to expose the treachery and falsehood of an individual on whose truth and honour you had placed implicit reliance--eh? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
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