tacit

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from late Middle French tacite, or from Latin tacitus (“that is passed over in silence, done without words, assumed as a matter of course, silent”), from tacere (“to be silent”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtæsɪt/ Rhymes: -æsɪt Homophones: tacet, tasset === Adjective === tacit (comparative more tacit, superlative most tacit) Implied, but not made explicit, especially through silence. tacit consent ― consent by silence, or by not raising an objection (logic) Not derived from formal principles of reasoning; based on induction rather than deduction. ==== Derived terms ==== tacitly tacitness tacit programming tacit collusion ==== Related terms ==== tacet taciturn taciturnity taciturnly ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “tacit”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “tacit”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “tacit”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === Attic, Catti, attic, ticat == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French tacite, from Latin tacitus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /taˈt͡ʃit/ === Adjective === tacit m or n (feminine singular tacită, masculine plural taciți, feminine/neuter plural tacite) unspoken ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “tacit”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026