"tacit" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈtæsɪt/ Audio: en-us-tacit.ogg Forms: more tacit [comparative], most tacit [superlative]
Rhymes: -æsɪt 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”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*tak-}}, {{bor|en|frm|tacite}} Middle French tacite, {{bor|en|la|tacitus||that is passed over in silence, done without words, assumed as a matter of course, silent}} Latin tacitus (“that is passed over in silence, done without words, assumed as a matter of course, silent”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} tacit (comparative more tacit, superlative most tacit)
  1. Implied, but not made explicit, especially through silence. Translations (done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent): ենթադրվող (entʻadrvoġ) (Armenian), անխոս (anxos) (Armenian), լուռ (luṙ) (Armenian), маўклі́вы (maŭklívy) (Belarusian), мълчали́в (mǎlčalív) (Bulgarian), tàcit (Catalan), mlčenlivý (Czech), stilzwijgend (Dutch), non-verbaal (Dutch), äänetön (Finnish), hiljainen (Finnish), tacite (French), ნაგულისხმევი (nagulisxmevi) (Georgian), მდუმარე (mdumare) (Georgian), stillschweigend (German), still (German), impliziert (German), unausgesprochen (German), schweigend (German), σιωπηρός (siopirós) (Greek), hallgatólagos (Hungarian), tostach (Irish), tacitus (Latin), премолчен (premolčen) (Macedonian), преќутен (preḱuten) (Macedonian), stilltiende (Norwegian Bokmål), ضمنی (zemni) (Persian), cichy (Polish), milczący (Polish), tácito (Portuguese), негла́сный (neglásnyj) [masculine] (Russian), непи́саный (nepísanyj) [masculine] (Russian), молчали́вый (molčalívyj) (Russian), подразумева́емый (podrazumevájemyj) (english: implied) (Russian), не вы́раженный слова́ми (ne výražennyj slovámi) (english: non-verbal, not expressed in words) (Russian), tácito (Spanish), implícito (Spanish), tyst (Swedish), underförstådd (Swedish), outtalad (Swedish), мовчазни́й (movčaznýj) (Ukrainian), мовчазли́вий (movčazlývyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-tacit-en-adj-0oPaOfTR Disambiguation of 'done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent': 61 39
  2. (logic) Not derived from formal principles of reasoning; based on induction rather than deduction. Categories (topical): Logic Translations (not derived from formal principles of reasoning): подразби́ращ се (podrazbírašt se) (Bulgarian), stillschweigend (German), implizit (German), implisitt (Norwegian Bokmål), indutivo (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-tacit-en-adj-D3zGlkeC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 18 82 Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'not derived from formal principles of reasoning': 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tacitly, tacitness, tacit programming, tacit collusion Related terms: tacet, taciturn, taciturnity, taciturnly
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          "text": "He does this by way of a tacit reference to Homer.",
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          "roman": "podrazbírašt se",
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      "word": "tacit collusion"
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          "ref": "1983, Stanley Rosen, Plato’s Sophist: The Drama of Original & Image, page 62:",
          "text": "He does this by way of a tacit reference to Homer.",
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          "ref": "2004, Lawrence Pratchett, Vivien Lowndes, editors, Developing Democracy in Europe: An Analytical Summary, →ISBN:",
          "text": "[…] disengagement represents a tacit rejection of governing institutions and processes, especially among young people, […]",
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    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "entʻadrvoġ",
      "sense": "done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent",
      "word": "ենթադրվող"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "anxos",
      "sense": "done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent",
      "word": "անխոս"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "luṙ",
      "sense": "done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent",
      "word": "լուռ"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "maŭklívy",
      "sense": "done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent",
      "word": "маўклі́вы"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "mǎlčalív",
      "sense": "done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent",
      "word": "мълчали́в"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent",
      "word": "tàcit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent",
      "word": "mlčenlivý"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent",
      "word": "stilzwijgend"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent",
      "word": "non-verbaal"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent",
      "word": "äänetön"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent",
      "word": "hiljainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent",
      "word": "tacite"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "nagulisxmevi",
      "sense": "done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent",
      "word": "ნაგულისხმევი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "mdumare",
      "sense": "done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent",
      "word": "მდუმარე"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent",
      "word": "stillschweigend"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent",
      "word": "still"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent",
      "word": "impliziert"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent",
      "word": "unausgesprochen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent",
      "word": "schweigend"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "siopirós",
      "sense": "done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent",
      "word": "σιωπηρός"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent",
      "word": "hallgatólagos"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent",
      "word": "tostach"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent",
      "word": "tacitus"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "premolčen",
      "sense": "done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent",
      "word": "премолчен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "preḱuten",
      "sense": "done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent",
      "word": "преќутен"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent",
      "word": "stilltiende"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "zemni",
      "sense": "done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent",
      "word": "ضمنی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent",
      "word": "cichy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent",
      "word": "milczący"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent",
      "word": "tácito"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "neglásnyj",
      "sense": "done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "негла́сный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nepísanyj",
      "sense": "done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "непи́саный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "molčalívyj",
      "sense": "done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent",
      "word": "молчали́вый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "implied",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podrazumevájemyj",
      "sense": "done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent",
      "word": "подразумева́емый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "non-verbal, not expressed in words",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ne výražennyj slovámi",
      "sense": "done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent",
      "word": "не вы́раженный слова́ми"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent",
      "word": "tácito"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent",
      "word": "implícito"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent",
      "word": "tyst"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent",
      "word": "underförstådd"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent",
      "word": "outtalad"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "movčaznýj",
      "sense": "done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent",
      "word": "мовчазни́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "movčazlývyj",
      "sense": "done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent",
      "word": "мовчазли́вий"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "podrazbírašt se",
      "sense": "not derived from formal principles of reasoning",
      "word": "подразби́ращ се"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "not derived from formal principles of reasoning",
      "word": "stillschweigend"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "not derived from formal principles of reasoning",
      "word": "implizit"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "not derived from formal principles of reasoning",
      "word": "implisitt"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "not derived from formal principles of reasoning",
      "word": "indutivo"
    }
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  "word": "tacit"
}

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