explicit

explicit is a 8-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A word formerly used (as finis is now) at the conclusion of a book to indicate the end. Face value is 19 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 19 · Words With Friends 22 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. A word formerly used (as finis is now) at the conclusion of a book to indicate the end.
2. adjective. 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.
3. adjective. Having no disguised meaning or reservation; unreserved; outspoken; -- applied to persons; as, he was earnest and explicit in his statement.
4. adjective. precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication

   "explicit instructions"

   "she made her wishes explicit"

   Synonyms: expressed

5. adjective. in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term

   Synonyms: denotative

Synonyms

expressed, denotative

Common word forms

explicits, explicitly, explicitness

Words from these letters

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