IMPLICITNESS

implicitness

(noun) inexplicitness as a consequence of being implied or indirect

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

implicitness (countable and uncountable, plural implicitnesses)

The state or quality of being implicit.

Antonyms

• explicitness

Source: Wiktionary


Im*plic"it*ness, n.

Definition: State or quality of being implicit.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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