Definition of explicit Explicit

/ɪksplɪˈsʌt/ - [iksplisut] - ex•plic•it

We found 10 definitions of explicit from 5 different sources.

What does explicit mean?

WordNet

Adjective
explicit - precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication; "explicit instructions"; "she made her wishes explicit"; "explicit sexual scenes"
		expressed
		inexplicit, implicit being without doubt or reserve; "implicit trust"
		definite known for certain; "it is definite that they have won"
		denotive, denotative having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming
		overt, open open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"; "open ballots"
		univocal, unambiguous, unequivocal having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; "As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous"- Mario Vargas Llosa
		explicitness clarity as a consequence of being explicit
		stated, declared made known or openly avowed; "their declared and their covert objectives"; "a declared liberal"
		unequivocal, definitive admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion; "unequivocal evidence"; "took an unequivocal position"; "an unequivocal success"; "an unequivocal promise"; "an unequivocal (or univocal) statement"
		express not tacit or implied; "her express wish"
		graphic describing nudity or sexual activity in graphic detail; "graphic sexual scenes"
explicit - in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term
		denotative
		literal without interpretation or embellishment; "a literal depiction of the scene before him"

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Wiktionary

explicit (Adjective)
Very specific, clear, or detailed.
explicit (Adjective)
Containing material e. g. language or film footage that might be deemed offensive or graphic.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

explicit (a.)
A word formerly used (as finis is now) at the conclusion of a book to indicate the end.
explicit (a.)
Not implied merely, or conveyed by implication; distinctly stated; plain in language; open to the understanding; clear; not obscure or ambiguous; express; unequivocal; as, an explicit declaration.
explicit (a.)
Having no disguised meaning or reservation; unreserved; outspoken; -- applied to persons; as, he was earnest and explicit in his statement.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

explicit
Expressed clearly.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

explicit
eks-plis′it, adj. not implied merely, but distinctly stated: plain in language: outspoken: clear: unreserved.—adv. Explic′itly.—n. Explic′itness. [L. explicitus, from explicāre.]
explicit
eks′plis-it, n. a term formerly put at the end of a book, indicating that it is finished. [Contr. from L. explicitus est liber, the book is unrolled.]