tacit (redirected from tacitness)

tac·it  (tst)

adj.

1. Not spoken: indicated tacit approval by smiling and winking.

2.

a. Implied by or inferred from actions or statements: Management has given its tacit approval to the plan.

b. Law Arising by operation of the law rather than through direct expression.

3. Archaic Not speaking; silent.

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[Latin tacitus, silent, past participle of tacre, to be silent.]

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tacit·ly adv.

tacit·ness n.

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tacit [tass-it]

Adjective

understood or implied without actually being stated: tacit support [Latin tacitus silent]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

tacit - implied by or inferred from actions or statements; "gave silent consent"; "a tacit agreement"; "the understood provisos of a custody agreement" understood, silent implicit, inexplicit - implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something; "an implicit agreement not to raise the subject"; "there was implicit criticism in his voice"; "anger was implicit in the argument"; "the oak is implicit in the acorn"

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tacit

adjective implied, understood, implicit, silent, taken for granted, unspoken, inferred, undeclared, wordless, unstated, unexpressed << OPPOSITE stated

Translations

tacit [ˈtæsɪt] adj → tácito

tacit [ˈtæsɪt] adj → tacite

tacit [ˈtæsɪt] adj → stillschweigend

tacit [ˈtæsɪt] adj → tacito/a