adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈtæsɪt/
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rhymes with -æsɪt
homophone: tacet
homophone: tasset
CMU ARPABET:T AE1 S IH0 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Implied, but not made explicit, especially through silence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
tacit consent
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Not derived from formal principles of reasoning; based on induction rather than deduction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
implied by or inferred from actions or statements
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
gave silent consent
a tacit agreement
the understood provisos of a custody agreement
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: silent, understood
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from late Middle French tacite, or from Latin tacitus (“that is passed over in silence, done without words, assumed as a matter of course, silent”), from tacere (“to be silent”).
Across languages
Translations
47 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
ենթադրվող
(entʻadrvoġ)
— done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent
Armenian:
անխոս
(anxos)
— done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent
Armenian:
լուռ
(luṙ)
— done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent
Belarusian:
маўклі́вы
(mawklívy)
— done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent
Bulgarian:
мълчали́в
(mǎlčalív)
— done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent
Catalan:
tàcit
— done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent
Czech:
mlčenlivý
— done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent
Dutch:
stilzwijgend
— done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent
Dutch:
non-verbaal
— done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent
Finnish:
äänetön
— done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent
Finnish:
hiljainen
— done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent
French:
tacite
— done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent
Georgian:
ნაგულისხმევი
(nagulisxmevi)
— done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent
Georgian:
მდუმარე
(mdumare)
— done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent
German:
stillschweigend
— done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent
German:
still
— done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent
German:
impliziert
— done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent
German:
unausgesprochen
— done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent
German:
schweigend
— done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent
Greek:
σιωπηρός
(siopirós)
— done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent
Hungarian:
hallgatólagos
— done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent
Irish:
tostach
— done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent
Latin:
tacitus
— done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent
Macedonian:
премолчен
(premolčen)
— done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent
Macedonian:
преќутен
(preḱuten)
— done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent
Norwegian Bokmål:
stilltiende
— done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent
Persian:
ضمنی
(zemni)
— done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent
Polish:
cichy
— done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent
Polish:
milczący
— done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent
Portuguese:
tácito
— done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent
Russian:
негла́сный
(neglásnyj)
— done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent
Russian:
непи́саный
(nepísanyj)
— done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent
Russian:
молчали́вый
(molčalívyj)
— done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent
Russian:
подразумева́емый
(podrazumevájemyj)
— done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent
Russian:
не вы́раженный слова́ми
(ne výražennyj slovámi)
— done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent
Spanish:
tácito
— done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent
Spanish:
implícito
— done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent
Swedish:
tyst
— done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent
Swedish:
underförstådd
— done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent
Swedish:
outtalad
— done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent
Ukrainian:
мовчазни́й
(movčaznýj)
— done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent
Ukrainian:
мовчазли́вий
(movčazlývyj)
— done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent
Bulgarian:
подразби́ращ се
(podrazbírašt se)
— not derived from formal principles of reasoning
German:
stillschweigend
— not derived from formal principles of reasoning
German:
implizit
— not derived from formal principles of reasoning
Norwegian Bokmål:
implisitt
— not derived from formal principles of reasoning
Portuguese:
indutivo
— not derived from formal principles of reasoning