explicit
[ ik-splis-it ]
/ ɪkˈsplɪs ɪt /
adjective
fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated; leaving nothing merely implied; unequivocal: explicit instructions; an explicit act of violence; explicit language.
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.
described or shown in realistic detail: explicit sexual scenes.
having sexual acts or nudity clearly depicted: explicit movies; explicit books.
Mathematics.
(of a function) having the dependent variable expressed directly in terms of the independent variables, as y = 3x + 4.
Compare implicit(def 4).
Origin of explicit
1605–15; < Latin
explicitus unfolded, set forth, variant past participle of
explicāre. See
explicate
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British Dictionary definitions for explicitness (1 of 2)
explicit
1
/ (ɪkˈsplɪsɪt) /
adjective
precisely and clearly expressed, leaving nothing to implication; fully stated
explicit instructions
graphically detailed, leaving little to the imagination
sexually explicit scenes
openly expressed without reservations; unreserved
maths
(of a function) having an equation of the form y=f (x), in which y is expressed directly in terms of x, as in y=x 4 + x + z
Compare implicit (def. 4)
Derived forms of explicit
explicitly, adverb explicitness, nounWord Origin for explicit
C17: from Latin
explicitus unfolded, from
explicāre; see
explicate
British Dictionary definitions for explicitness (2 of 2)
explicit
2
/ (ɪkˈsplɪsɪt) /
the end; an indication, used esp by medieval scribes, of the end of a book, part of a manuscript, etc
Word Origin for explicit
Late Latin, probably short for
explicitus est liber the book is unfolded (or complete); shortened by analogy with
incipit