Explicit

Word EXPLICIT
Character 8
Hyphenation ex plic it ex pli cit
Pronunciations /ɪkˈsplɪsɪt/

Definitions and meanings of "Explicit"

What do we mean by explicit?

Fully and clearly expressed; leaving nothing implied. adjective

Fully developed or formulated. adjective

Forthright and unreserved in expression. adjective

Readily observable. adjective

Describing or portraying nudity or sexual activity in graphic detail. adjective

It is finished or completed: a word formerly inserted at the conclusion of a book, in the same way as finis. See etymology.

The concluding words of a book or section of a book. See the quotation under incipit. noun

Open to the understanding; express; clear; not obscure or ambiguous: opposed to implicit: as, explicit instructions.

Plain; open; unreserved; having no disguised meaning or reservation; outspoken: applied to persons: as, he was explicit in his terms.

A word formerly used (as finis is now) at the conclusion of a book to indicate the end.

Not implied merely, or conveyed by implication; distinctly stated; plain in language; open to the understanding; clear; not obscure or ambiguous; express; unequivocal. Opposite of implicit. adjective

Having no disguised meaning or reservation; unreserved; outspoken; -- applied to persons. adjective

See under Function. adjective

Very specific, clear, or detailed. adjective

Containing material (e.g. language or film footage) that might be deemed offensive or graphic. adjective

Precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication adjective

In accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term adjective

Very specific, clear, or detailed.

Containing material (e.g. language or film footage) that might be deemed offensive or graphic.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Explicit

The word "explicit" in example sentences

2. I am using the term explicit memory here to refer to both explicit memory that governs our ability to remember and work with information in the short term (what I refer to as working memory) and explicit long-term memory that is often divided into semantic memory (our memory for particular facts, such as “dogs often bark”) and episodic memory (our memory for autobiographical experiences, such as “the first time you met your spouse”). ❋ Ph.D. Sian Beilock (2010)

Charles Jencks, the author of The Iconic Building, describes architectural icons as delicate balancing acts between what he calls explicit signs and implicit symbols, that is, between memorable forms and the images they conjure up. ❋ Witold Rybczynski (2010)

Out of print, it still circulated steadily among readers increasingly aware of the intensifying strategic alliance between the Republican Party and millions of those I term explicit American Religionists. ❋ M-mv (2007)

Perhaps more than anything else the late British-American historian wrote, that could have been his credo - his work, especially toward the end of his career, was marked by an almost activist concern for morality, what he called an "explicit ethical engagement." ❋ Unknown (2012)

The Parents Television Council is protesting what they term an "explicit" performance by pop artists Rihanna and Britney Spears on Sunday night's broadcast of the... ❋ The Huffington Post News Editors (2011)

Decades of Ricks's own journal entries - writings that describe in explicit detail his carefully plotted courtship of boys - have provided authorities with a road map. ❋ Josh White (2010)

To make it explicit is to make the absurdity explicit at the same time: This would be the confused reasoning of someone who has superficially accepted that the mind is the brain, but is still simultaneously clinging to the dualist gap between them. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The laws regarding child pornography are clear — possession of any depiction of a person under age of 18 engaged in explicit sexual activity is a felony. ❋ Unknown (2010)

To think that a book series, written by a literature graduate from Brigham Young University and a Mormon could in any way be interpreted as evil, satanic, or sexually explicit is ludacrous. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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