tacit

tac-it · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Understood or implied without being directly stated.

  2. 2.

    Silent; saying nothing.

Related words

Antonyms: explicit, expressed, stated
See also: implicit, implied, unspoken
Synonyms: implicit, understood, unspoken

Etymology

From Latin tacitus meaning "silent," past participle of tacere meaning "to be silent."