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tacit
What does tacit mean?
tacit (adjective): implied by or inferred from actions or statements.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use tacit in a sentence?
- A tacit agreement. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce tacit?
/ˈtæsɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does tacit come from?
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: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of tacit?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “tacit” mean?
ordinary; not new; part of the mainstream culture
Not quite: that's what mundane means.
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
Not quite: that's what glittery means.
being or operating under the surface of the earth
Not quite: that's what subterranean means.
implied by or inferred from actions or statements
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Which word is closest in meaning to “tacit”?
understood
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despicable
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hereditary
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disruptive
Not quite: disruptive means something else.
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