explicit
/ɪkˈsplɪs.ɪt/
adjectivenoun
Very specific, clear, or detailed.
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Adjective 2 meanings
Very specific, clear, or detailed.
“I gave explicit instructions for him to stay here, but he followed me, anyway.”
Containing material (e.g. language or film footage) that might be deemed offensive or graphic through clear and direct expressions.
Noun 1 meaning
The final few words of a text.
Where it comes from
Etymology
Borrowed from French explicite, from Latin explicitus (“disentangled, easy”), variant of explicātus.
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EXPLICIT at a glance
EXPLICIT has 8 letters and scores 19 points in Scrabble (E 1 + X 8 + P 3 + L 1 + I 1 + C 3 + I 1 + T 1) and 22 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,445 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with explicit
All rhymes- DEFICIT13
- IMPLICIT14
- ILLICIT9
- COMPLICIT17
- ELICIT8
- SOLICIT9
- TACIT7
- LICIT7
- FECIT10
- RECIT7
- INEXPLICIT21
- OVEREXPLICIT26
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