explicit

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Very specific, clear, or detailed.

   I gave explicit instructions for him to stay here, but he followed me, anyway.

2. 2
   adj

   Containing material (e.g. language or film footage) that might be deemed offensive or graphic through clear and direct expressions.

   The film had several scenes including explicit language and sex.

3. 3
   adj

   precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable

4. 4
   adj

   in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term

5. 5
   noun

   The final few words of a text.

6. 6
   phrase

   Used at the conclusion of a book to indicate the end.

Etymology

Borrowed from French explicite, from Latin explicitus (“disentangled, easy”), variant of explicātus.