explicitnessn.

Brit.

/ᵻkˈsplɪsᵻtnᵻs/,

/ɛkˈsplɪsᵻtnᵻs/, U.S.

/ᵻkˈsplɪsᵻtnᵻs/,

/ɛkˈsplɪsᵻtnᵻs/

Forms: see explicit adj. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: explicit adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < explicit adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality of being explicit; distinctness of statement or (formerly) of apprehension; freedom from ambiguity or obscurity of meaning; outspokenness; (now frequently) direct or graphic quality (in the depiction of sexual activity).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > meaning of linguistic unit > [noun]

to owe a wolda1325

meaninga1387

significationa1398

understanding1433

pretensionc1443

intellect?a1475

tendment1519

sense1530

reciprocation1604

sensing1613

denotation1614

apprehension1615

explicitness1630

sounda1631

notion1646

bodementa1657

means1656

force1709

notation1829

connotation1865

content1875

territory1875

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > clarity > [noun] > explicitness

explicitness1630

1630 E. Knott Charity Mistaken vii. 68 If dissension in point of faith, could depend vpon the Explicitenesse, or Implicitenesse of a mans belieuing seuerall doctrines, there would be, in effect, as many seuerall faithes, amongst vnlearned Christians, as there are seuerall capacities.

1647 Bp. J. Taylor Θεολογία Ἐκλεκτική xii. 187 Whose judgement (of speculative doctrine) is..with lesse curiosity and explicitenesse declared in Scripture.

1715 R. South 12 Serm. IV. 300 The Knowledge of this Article..was by no means received with..Explicitness in the ancient Jewish Church.

1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. xxxii. 212 An explicitness that can admit of no mistake.

1826 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey II. iv. v. 206 Explicitness is not the language of such as I am.

1871 J. Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue x. 487 That explicitness of syntax.

1915 Rotarian Sept. 260/1 There is disagreement enough over all departments of law, even those that men have written down with the utmost explicitness.

1949 Pop. Photogr. Mar. 220/2 Also presented with clarity and explicitness are darkroom layout, equipment, causes of failure, correction of errors, and time-saving procedures.

1968 Transcript Trial in M. Minow & J. Bowman tr. V. Sjöman I am Curious (Yellow) 212 The very explicitness of the sexual scenes in this film actually is relatively healthy.

2011 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 17 Feb. 23 A strumpety performance of eyewatering explicitness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	explicitness
释义	explicitnessn. Brit. /ᵻkˈsplɪsᵻtnᵻs/, /ɛkˈsplɪsᵻtnᵻs/, U.S. /ᵻkˈsplɪsᵻtnᵻs/, /ɛkˈsplɪsᵻtnᵻs/ Forms: see explicit adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: explicit adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < explicit adj. + -ness suffix. The quality of being explicit; distinctness of statement or (formerly) of apprehension; freedom from ambiguity or obscurity of meaning; outspokenness; (now frequently) direct or graphic quality (in the depiction of sexual activity). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > meaning of linguistic unit > [noun] to owe a wolda1325 meaninga1387 significationa1398 understanding1433 pretensionc1443 intellect?a1475 tendment1519 sense1530 reciprocation1604 sensing1613 denotation1614 apprehension1615 explicitness1630 sounda1631 notion1646 bodementa1657 means1656 force1709 notation1829 connotation1865 content1875 territory1875 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > clarity > [noun] > explicitness explicitness1630 1630 E. Knott Charity Mistaken vii. 68 If dissension in point of faith, could depend vpon the Explicitenesse, or Implicitenesse of a mans belieuing seuerall doctrines, there would be, in effect, as many seuerall faithes, amongst vnlearned Christians, as there are seuerall capacities. 1647 Bp. J. Taylor Θεολογία Ἐκλεκτική xii. 187 Whose judgement (of speculative doctrine) is..with lesse curiosity and explicitenesse declared in Scripture. 1715 R. South 12 Serm. IV. 300 The Knowledge of this Article..was by no means received with..Explicitness in the ancient Jewish Church. 1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. xxxii. 212 An explicitness that can admit of no mistake. 1826 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey II. iv. v. 206 Explicitness is not the language of such as I am. 1871 J. Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue x. 487 That explicitness of syntax. 1915 Rotarian Sept. 260/1 There is disagreement enough over all departments of law, even those that men have written down with the utmost explicitness. 1949 Pop. Photogr. Mar. 220/2 Also presented with clarity and explicitness are darkroom layout, equipment, causes of failure, correction of errors, and time-saving procedures. 1968 Transcript Trial in M. Minow & J. Bowman tr. V. Sjöman I am Curious (Yellow) 212 The very explicitness of the sexual scenes in this film actually is relatively healthy. 2011 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 17 Feb. 23 A strumpety performance of eyewatering explicitness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1630
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