implicit

[ im-plis-it ]
/ ɪmˈplɪs ɪt /

adjective

implied, rather than expressly stated: implicit agreement.
unquestioning or unreserved; absolute: implicit trust; implicit obedience; implicit confidence.
potentially contained (usually followed by in): to bring out the drama implicit in the occasion.
Mathematics. (of a function) having the dependent variable not explicitly expressed in terms of the independent variables, as x2 + y2 = 1. Compare explicit(def 6).
Obsolete. entangled.

Origin of implicit

1590–1600; < Latin implicitus involved, obscure, variant past participle of implicāre. See implicate, -ite2

OTHER WORDS FROM implicit

im·plic·it·ly, adverb im·plic·it·ness, im·plic·i·ty, noun un·im·plic·it·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH implicit

explicit implicit implied

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British Dictionary definitions for implicitly

implicit
/ (ɪmˈplɪsɪt) /

adjective

not explicit; implied; indirect there was implicit criticism in his voice
absolute and unreserved; unquestioning you have implicit trust in him
(when postpositive, foll by in) contained or inherent to bring out the anger implicit in the argument
maths (of a function) having an equation of the form f(x,y) = 0, in which y cannot be directly expressed in terms of x, as in xy + x ² + y ³ x ² = 0 Compare explicit 1 (def. 4)
obsolete intertwined

Derived forms of implicit

implicitly, adverb implicitness or implicity, noun

Word Origin for implicit

C16: from Latin implicitus, variant of implicātus interwoven; see implicate