From , from , past participle of implico ("I infold, involve, entangle"); see implicate.

• IPA: /ɪmˈplɪsɪt/

implicit (not comparable)

1. Suggested 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.
   • 1725, Homer, “Book IX”, in [William Broome], transl., The Odyssey of Homer. […], volume II, London: […] Bernard Lintot, →OCLC ↗:

     In his deep fleece […] I cling implicit.

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

• explicit

• implicate
• implication
• implicative
• imply

• French: implicite, tacite
• German: implizit, stillschweigend
• Italian: implicito
• Portuguese: implícito
• Russian: нея́вный
• Spanish: implícito, tácito

• French: inhérent
• German: implizit
• Italian: implicito
• Portuguese: intrínseco
• Russian: сво́йственный

• French: absolu, aveugle
• Italian: assoluto
• Portuguese: absoluto
• Russian: безусло́вный