Word of the Day 12.18.08
tacit
tac·it (t
s
t)
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.
[Latin tacitus, silent, past participle of tac
re, to be silent.]
tacit·ly adv.
tacit·ness n.
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| Adj. | 1. | tacit – implied by or inferred from actions or statements; “gave silent consent”; “a tacit agreement”; “the understood provisos of a custody agreement”
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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