explicitadjective
uk/ɪkˈsplɪs.ɪt/us/ɪkˈsplɪs.ɪt/C2 clear and exact:
I gave her very explicit directions how to get here.
She was very explicit about (= said very clearly and exactly) what she thought was wrong with the plans.
I wasn't aware that I would be paying - you certainly didn't make it explicit (= state it clearly).
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implicit
C2 showing or talking about sex or violence in a very detailed way:
a sexually explicit movie
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Apparent and obvious
- apparent
- be (as) plain as the nose on your face idiom
- be (right) under your nose idiom
- be etched somewhere idiom
- be writ large idiom
- linear
- loud
- loud and clear idiom
- manifest
- manifestly
- marked
- naked
- nose
- recognizable
- self-evident
- shine
- shine out
- shine through
- speaks for itself idiom
- stark
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explicitly
adverb uk/ɪkˈsplɪs.ɪt.li/us/ɪkˈsplɪs.ɪt.li/
I told you quite explicitly (= clearly) to be home by midnight.
explicitness
noun [ U ] uk/ɪkˈsplɪs.ɪt.nəs/us/ɪkˈsplɪs.ɪt.nəs/