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- Dictionaryexplicit/ɪkˈsplɪsɪt/
adjective
- 1. stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt: "the arrangement had not been made explicit" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. the closing words of a manuscript, early printed book, or chanted liturgical text.
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The meaning of EXPLICIT is fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent. How to use explicit in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Explicit.
EXPLICIT definition: 1. clear and exact: 2. showing or talking about sex or violence in a very detailed way: 3. clear…. Learn more.
Explicit definition: fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated; leaving nothing merely implied; unequivocal. See examples of EXPLICIT used in a sentence.
5 meanings: 1. precisely and clearly expressed, leaving nothing to implication; fully stated 2. graphically detailed, leaving.... Click for more definitions.
(of a person) saying something clearly, exactly and openly synonym frank. She was quite explicit about why she had left. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. (usually disapproving) describing or showing something, especially sexual activity, with a lot of detail. a sexually explicit film. a highly explicit description of torture.
Anything explicit is completely clear and includes details. If you don't want your little brother to become a snake snack, you'll need to give him explicit instructions for feeding your pet boa constrictor safely.
explicit meaning, definition, what is explicit: expressed in a way that is very clear an...: Learn more.
1. precisely and clearly expressed, leaving nothing to implication; fully stated: explicit instructions. 2. graphically detailed, leaving little to the imagination: sexually explicit scenes. 3. openly expressed without reservations; unreserved.
Verb. Filter. adjective. Clearly stated and leaving nothing implied; distinctly expressed; definite. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Saying what is meant, without reservation or disguise; outspoken. Webster's New World. Fully developed or formulated. Has an explicit idea of what to say in the paper. American Heritage.
clearly developed or formulated: explicit knowledge; explicit belief. definite and unreserved in expression; outspoken: He was quite explicit as to what he expected us to do for him.
