explicit

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪkˈsplɪsɪt/, Rhymes: -ɪsɪt (Indic) IPA(key): /ˈɛksplɨsɪʈ/, /ɪksplɨˈsɪʈ/ === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from French explicite, from Latin explicitus (“disentangled, easy”), variant of explicātus. ==== Adjective ==== explicit (comparative more explicit, superlative most explicit) Very specific, clear, or detailed. [from 1609] Synonyms: express, manifest, overt; see also Thesaurus:explicit Antonyms: implicit, unexplicit, vague (euphemistic) Containing material (e.g. language or film footage) that might be deemed offensive or graphic through clear and direct expressions. [from 1971] Synonym: raunchy Antonym: circumspect ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== explicit (plural explicits) The final few words of a text. Antonym: incipit === Etymology 3 === Abbreviated from Latin explicitus est liber (“the book is set in order, ended”). ==== Phrase ==== explicit (obsolete) Used at the conclusion of a book to indicate the end. === Further reading === “explicit”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “explicit”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == French == === Alternative forms === excipit (proscribed) === Etymology === Abbreviated from Latin explicitus est liber (“the book is set in order, ended”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === explicit m (plural explicits) end (of a story) Antonym: incipit === Further reading === “explicit”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Verb === explicit (Late Latin) alternative form of explicuit == Old French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin explicit. === Noun === explicit oblique singular, m (oblique plural expliciz or explicitz, nominative singular expliciz or explicitz, nominative plural explicit) end (of a story) ==== Synonyms ==== finit == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French explicite, from Latin explicitus. === Adjective === explicit m or n (feminine singular explicită, masculine plural expliciți, feminine/neuter plural explicite) explicit ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Adjective === explicit (comparative explicitare, superlative explicitast) explicit Antonym: implicit ==== Declension ==== === Adverb === explicit explicitly Synonym: uttryckligen === References === explicit in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) explicit in Svensk ordbok (SO)