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adjective
Implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something.
synonym: implicit.
is similar to: implicit in, inherent, underlying | silent, tacit, understood | unexpressed, unsaid, unspoken, unstated, unuttered, unverbalised, unverbalized, unvoiced.
see also: connotative | covert.
is an attribute of: explicitness.
is the opposite of: explicit, expressed.
derivation: inexplicitness | implicitness.
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