Definition of: explicit

(ik·splis′it) adjective
1. Plainly expressed, or that plainly expresses.
2. Having no disguised meaning or reservation; definite; open; unreserved.
3. Logic Brought out definitely in words; not merely implied: opposed to implicit. [<L explicitus, var. of explicatus. See EXPLICATE.]
—ex·plic′it·ly adverb
—ex·plic′·it·ness noun Synonym: express. Both explicit and express are opposed to what is merely implicit or implied. See IMPLICIT. That which is explicit is unfolded, so that it may not be obscure, doubtful, or ambiguous; that which is express is uttered or stated so decidedly that it may not be forgotten nor overlooked. An explicit statement is too clear to be misunderstood; an express command is too emphatic to be disregarded. Compare CLEAR, PLAIN, PRECISE. Antonyms: ambiguous, doubtful, implicit, implied, indefinite, indeterminate, uncertain.