different between dormant vs implicit

English

Alternative forms

• dormaunt (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dormi?ns, present participle of dormi? (“I sleep”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d??m?nt/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?d??m?nt/

Adjective

dormant (not comparable)

1. Inactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended.
2. (heraldry) In a sleeping posture; distinguished from couchant.

3. (architecture) Leaning.

Synonyms

• (inactive, suspended): quiescent; see also Thesaurus:inactive

Antonyms

• (inactive, suspended): active
• (volcano: inactive): active, extinct

Related terms

• dorm
• dormancy
• dormition
• dormitive
• dormitory

Translations

Noun

dormant (plural dormants)

1. (architecture) A crossbeam or joist.

Further reading

• dormant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• dormant in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• dormant at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• mordant

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??.m??/

Adjective

dormant (feminine singular dormante, masculine plural dormants, feminine plural dormantes)

1. dormant
2. asleep

Derived terms

• Belle au bois dormant

Verb

dormant

1. present participle of dormir

Further reading

• “dormant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• mordant

Norman

Verb

dormant

1. present participle of dormi

English

Etymology

From Middle French implicite, from Latin implicitus, past participle of implico (“I infold, involve, entangle”); see implicate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?pl?s?t/
• Rhymes: -?s?t

Adjective

implicit (not comparable)

1. Implied indirectly, without being directly expressed
   • 1983, Ronald Reagan, Proclamation 5018

     The Bible and its teachings helped form the basis for the Founding Fathers' abiding belief in the inalienable rights of the individual, rights which they found implicit in the Bible's teachings of the inherent worth and dignity of each individual.

2. Contained in the essential nature of something but not openly shown
3. Having no reservations or doubts; unquestioning or unconditional; usually said of faith or trust.
4. (obsolete) entangled, twisted together.

Synonyms

• (implied indirectly): implied, unspoken
• (contained in the essential nature): inherent, intrinsic
• (having no reservations): unconditional, unquestioning

Antonyms

• explicit

Derived terms

• implicitly
• implicitness

Related terms

• implicate
• implication
• implicative
• imply

Translations

Further reading

• implicit in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• implicit in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Romanian

Etymology

From French implicite, from Latin implicitus.

Adjective

implicit m or n (feminine singular implicit?, masculine plural implici?i, feminine and neuter plural implicite)

1. tacit

Declension