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Webster 1913 Edition


Implicit

Im-plic′it

,
Adj.
[L.
implicitus
, p. p. of
implicare
to entwine, entangle, attach closely: cf. F.
implicite
. See
Implicate
.]
1.
Infolded; entangled; complicated; involved.
[Obs.]
Milton.
In his woolly fleece
I cling
implicit
.
Pope.
2.
Tacitly comprised; fairly to be understood, though not expressed in words; implied;
as, an implicit contract or agreement
.
South.
3.
Resting on another; trusting in the word or authority of another, without doubt or reserve; unquestioning; complete;
as,
implicit
confidence;
implicit
obedience.
Back again to
implicit
faith I fall.
Donne.
Implicit function
.
(Math.)
See under
Function
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Implicit

IMPLIC'IT

,
Adj.
[L. implicitus, from implico, supra.]
1.
Infolded; entangled; complicated.
In his woolly fleece
I cling implicit. [Little used.]
2.
Implied; tacitly comprised; fairly to be understood, though not expressed in words; as an implicit contract or agreement.
3.
Resting on another; trusting to the word or authority of another, without doubting or reserve, or without examining into the truth of the thing itself. Thus we give implicit credit or confidence to the declarations of a person of known veracity. We receive with implicit faith whatever God has clearly revealed.

Definition 2024


implicit

implicit

See also: implícit

English

Adjective

implicit (not comparable)

  1. Implied indirectly, without being directly expressed
    • 1983, Ronald Reagan, Proclamation 5018
      The Bible and its teachings helped form the basis for the Founding Fathers' abiding belief in the inalienable rights of the individual, rights which they found implicit in the Bible's teachings of the inherent worth and dignity of each individual.
  2. Contained in the essential nature of something but not openly shown
  3. Having no reservations or doubts; unquestioning or unconditional; usually said of faith or trust.
  4. (obsolete) entangled, twisted together.
    • Alexander Pope
      In his woolly fleece I cling implicit.

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  • implicit in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • implicit in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911