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explicit
English
Etymology
First attested 1609, from French explicite, from Latin explicitus (“disentangled", "easy”), an alternative form of the past participle of explic?re (“to unfold”), from ex- (“out”) + plic? (“to fold”). Pornographic sense is from 1971.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k?spl?s?t/ enPR: ?k-spl?s??t
- Rhymes: -?s?t
Adjective
explicit (comparative more explicit, superlative most explicit)
- Very specific, clear, or detailed.
- I gave explicit instructions for him to stay here, but he followed me, anyway.
- (euphemistic) Containing material (e.g. language or film footage) that might be deemed offensive or graphic.
- The film had several scenes including explicit language and sex.
Synonyms
- (very specific, clear): express, manifest, overt; see also Thesaurus:explicit
- (containing offensive material): raunchy
Antonyms
- (very specific, clear): implicit, unexplicit, vague
- (containing offensive material): circumspect
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Phrase
explicit
- (obsolete) Used at the conclusion of a book to indicate the end.
Further reading
- explicit in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- explicit in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
French
Alternative forms
- (proscribed) excipit
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin explicit (“to unfold”).
Noun
explicit m (plural explicits)
- end (of a story)
Antonyms
- incipit
References
- “explicit” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Old French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin explicit.
Noun
explicit m (oblique plural expliciz or explicitz, nominative singular expliciz or explicitz, nominative plural explicit)
- end (of a story)
Synonyms
- finit
Romanian
Etymology
From French explicite, from Latin explicitus.
Adjective
explicit m or n (feminine singular explicit?, masculine plural explici?i, feminine and neuter plural explicite)
- explicit
Declension
Swedish
Adjective
explicit
- explicit
Adverb
explicit
- explicitly
explicit From the web:
vivid
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vividus (“animated, spirited”), from vivere (“to live”), akin to vita (“life”), Ancient Greek ???? (bíos, “life”).
The noun sense (a type of marker pen) was genericized from a brand name.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?v?v?d/
Adjective
vivid (comparative vivider, superlative vividest)
- (of perception) Clear, detailed or powerful.
- (of an image) Bright, intense or colourful.
- Full of life, strikingly alive.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Noun
vivid (plural vivids)
- (New Zealand) A felt-tipped permanent marker.
Further reading
- vivid in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- vivid in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Spanish
Verb
vivid
- (Spain) Informal second-person plural (vosotros or vosotras) affirmative imperative form of vivir.
vivid From the web:
- what vivid means
- what vivid dreams mean
- what does vivid mean
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