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tacit

tac·it [ ˈta-sət]

tacit

adjective

Definition of tacit

1 : expressed or carried on without words or speech the blush was a tacit answer— Bram Stoker

2 : implied or indicated (as by an act or by silence) but not actually expressed
//tacit consent tacit admission of guilt

Other Words from tacit

tacitly adverb

tacitness noun

Synonyms & Antonyms for dainty

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Recent Examples on the Web

//But Warren’s decision not to back a longtime incumbent, as other members of the state’s congressional delegation did, was seen as tacit support of Pressley.
— BostonGlobe.com, "Pressley led the crowd in a rousing speech that sounded like a Sunday sermon, complete with a refrain of “I came to spread the good news.” That good news, she said, was that Warren is running for president. Then Warren took the stage and gave Pressley a hug.," 8 Nov. 2019
//There’s a tacit sense of superiority embedded in the clean lines of the Reformation project.
— Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, "Virtue and Vanity at Reformation," 1 Nov. 2019
//Social morality, which is the topic of justice, had its own tacit rules, and drawing those out could help to make clear what people already knew when not distracted by self-interest or prejudice.
— Jedediah Britton-purdy, The New Republic, "What John Rawls Missed," 29 Oct. 2019
//The rise of any industry is a tacit implication of the possible decline of another.
— Chase Purdy, Quartz, "Carving space in the future for farmers and fishers," 29 Oct. 2019
//In less than two weeks, the United States’ official position has reversed from one of tacit support for Syrian Kurdish control of northern Syria — to one of total deferral to Turkish territorial ambitions in the same area.
— New York Times, "Turkey Agrees to Pause Fighting, but Not to Withdraw Forces From Northern Syria," 17 Oct. 2019
//The preview is a tacit acknowledgment of one of Harris’s struggles.
— Fortune, "Trump Weighs In: Live Updates From the Third Democratic Debate," 12 Sep. 2019
//Mr Mirziyoyev has prohibited the use in court of evidence obtained through torture, in tacit acknowledgment that abuse is rife throughout the penitentiary system, not just at Jaslyk.
— The Economist, "Uzbekistan’s new president closes Jaslyk prison camp," 8 Aug. 2019
//Investigations by lawmakers and the nation’s graft ombudsman resulted in allegations that the upheaval was part of an orchestrated attempt by Zuma’s allies to raid Eskom’s coffers with his tacit consent.
— Washington Post, "Why Eskom’s Power Crisis Is South Africa’s Top Risk," 18 Sep. 2019

First Known Use of tacit

circa 1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for tacit

Middle French or Latin; Middle French tacite, from Latin tacitus silent, from past participle of tacēre to be silent; akin to Old High German dagēn to be silent

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Synonyms & Antonyms of tacit

understood although not put into words

we have a tacit agreement that if I wash the dishes, she dries them and puts them away

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tacit

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of tacit

formal : expressed or understood without being directly stated

tacit

adjective

tac·it | \ ˈta-sət \

Kids Definition of tacit

: understood or made known without being put into words I have Mom's tacit approval to go to the movie.

tacit

adjective

tac·it | \ ˈta-sət \

Legal Definition of tacit

1 : implied (as by an act or by silence) rather than express
//a tacit admission

2 in the civil law of Louisiana : arising by operation of law
//a tacit mortgage