adj · noun · phrase · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ɪkˈsplɪs.ɪt/
/ɛk-/
rhymes with -ɪsɪt
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Very specific, clear, or detailed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
I gave explicit instructions for him to stay here, but he followed me, anyway.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: express, manifest, overt
Antonyms: implicit, unexplicit, vague
2
adj
Meaning 2
Containing material (e.g. language or film footage) that might be deemed offensive or graphic through clear and direct expressions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: euphemistic
Examples
The film had several scenes including explicit language and sex.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: raunchy
Antonyms: circumspect
3
noun
Meaning 3
The final few words of a text.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: incipit
4
phrase
Meaning 4
Used at the conclusion of a book to indicate the end.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective
Meaning 5
precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
explicit instructions
she made her wishes explicit
explicit sexual scenes
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: expressed
Antonyms: implicit
6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: denotative
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from French explicite, from Latin explicitus (“disentangled, easy”), variant of explicātus.
Abbreviated from Latin explicitus est liber (“the book is set in order, ended”).
Across languages
Translations
80 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
صريح
— very specific
Belarusian:
яўны
(jawny)
— very specific
Belarusian:
выразны
(vyrazny)
— very specific
Belarusian:
дакладны
(dakladny)
— very specific
Belarusian:
ясны
(jasny)
— very specific
Bulgarian:
изричен
(izričen)
— very specific
Catalan:
explícit
— very specific
Chinese Mandarin:
精确
(jingque)
— very specific
Czech:
výslovný
— very specific
Czech:
explicitní
— very specific
Danish:
tydelig
— very specific
Danish:
bestemt
— very specific
Danish:
udstrykkelig
— very specific
Danish:
eksplicit
— very specific
Dutch:
expliciet
— very specific
Dutch:
uitdrukkelijk
— very specific
Finnish:
täsmällinen
— very specific
Finnish:
selkeä
— very specific
Finnish:
eksplisiittinen
— very specific
French:
explicite
— very specific
German:
eindeutig
— very specific
German:
ausdrücklich
— very specific
German:
deutlich
— very specific
German:
explizit
— very specific
Greek:
ρητός
(ritós)
— very specific
Greek:
σαφής
(safís)
— very specific
Hungarian:
explicit
— very specific
Hungarian:
világos
— very specific
Hungarian:
kifejezett
— very specific
Hungarian:
egyértelmű
— very specific
Hungarian:
nyílt
— very specific
Hungarian:
határozott
— very specific
Ido:
explicita
— very specific
Ido:
parenuncita
— very specific
Italian:
specifico
— very specific
Italian:
proprio
— very specific
Japanese:
明確
(meikaku)
— very specific
Japanese:
明白
(meihaku)
— very specific
Japanese:
明らか
(akiraka)
— very specific
Norwegian Bokmål:
eksplisitt
— very specific
Norwegian Nynorsk:
eksplisitt
— very specific
Persian:
صریح
(sarih)
— very specific
Persian:
واضح
(vâze)
— very specific
Polish:
szczegółowy
— very specific
Polish:
jasny
— very specific
Polish:
wprost
— very specific
Portuguese:
explícito
— very specific
Romanian:
explicit
— very specific
Romanian:
clar
— very specific
Russian:
я́вный
(jávnyj)
— very specific
Russian:
я́сный
(jásnyj)
— very specific
Russian:
чёткий
(čótkij)
— very specific
Spanish:
explícito
— very specific
Swedish:
uttrycklig
— very specific
Swedish:
explicit
— very specific
Tagalog:
lantad
— very specific
Vietnamese:
rõ ràng
— very specific
Azerbaijani:
açıq-saçıq
— containing material that might be deemed offensive
Catalan:
explícit
— containing material that might be deemed offensive
Czech:
explicitní
— containing material that might be deemed offensive
Czech:
otevřený
— containing material that might be deemed offensive
Czech:
vulgární
— containing material that might be deemed offensive
Dutch:
expliciet
— containing material that might be deemed offensive
Esperanto:
maldeca
— containing material that might be deemed offensive
Finnish:
sopimaton
— containing material that might be deemed offensive
Finnish:
epäsiveellinen
— containing material that might be deemed offensive
Hebrew:
בּוֹטֶה
(boté)
— containing material that might be deemed offensive
Hungarian:
szókimondó
— containing material that might be deemed offensive
Hungarian:
nyers
— containing material that might be deemed offensive
Hungarian:
kendőzetlen
— containing material that might be deemed offensive
Ido:
explicita
— containing material that might be deemed offensive
Italian:
esplicito
— containing material that might be deemed offensive
Japanese:
どぎつい
(dogitsui)
— containing material that might be deemed offensive
Japanese:
あからさま
(akarasama)
— containing material that might be deemed offensive
Polish:
wulgarny
— containing material that might be deemed offensive
Romanian:
vulgar
— containing material that might be deemed offensive
Russian:
открове́нный
(otkrovénnyj)
— containing material that might be deemed offensive
Spanish:
vulgar
— containing material that might be deemed offensive
Spanish:
explícito
— containing material that might be deemed offensive
Swedish:
explicit
— containing material that might be deemed offensive
