Definition of tacit Tacit

/tæˈsɪt/ - [tatsit] - tac•it

We found 7 definitions of tacit from 6 different sources.

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What does tacit mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

tacit - implied by or inferred from actions or statements; "gave silent consent"; "a tacit agreement"; "the understood provisos of a custody agreement"
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  • tacit (Adjective)
    Done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent; as, tacit consent is consent by silence, or by not interposing an objection.
  • tacit (Adjective)
    Not derived from formal principles of reasoning; based on induction rather than deduction.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • tacit (a.)
    Done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent; as, tacit consent is consent by silence, or by not interposing an objection.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • tacit
    Done or made in silence.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • tacit
    tas′it, adj. implied, but not expressed by words: silent, giving no sound.—adv. Tac′itly.—n. Tac′itness.—adj. Tac′iturn, habitually tacit or silent: not fond of talking: reserved in speech.—ns. Tac′iturnist, one habitually taciturn; Taciturn′ity, habitual silence: reserve in speaking.—adv. Tac′iturnly. [L. tacitus, pa.p. of tacēre, to be silent.]

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  • tacit, adjective.

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