TACIT

silent, tacit, understood

(adjective) implied by or inferred from actions or statements; “gave silent consent”; “a tacit agreement”; “the understood provisos of a custody agreement”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

tacit (comparative more tacit, superlative most tacit)

Expressed in silence; implied, but not made explicit; silent.

(logic) Not derived from formal principles of reasoning; based on induction rather than deduction.

Anagrams

• Attic, attic, ticat

Source: Wiktionary

Tac"it, a. Etym: [L. tacitus, p.p. of tacere to be silent, to pass over in silence; akin to Goth. to be silent, Icel. , OHG. dagen: cf. F. tacite. Cf. Reticent.]

Definition: Done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent; as, tacit consent is consent by silence, or by not interposing an objection.

– Tac"it*ly, adv. The tacit and secret theft of abusing our brother in civil contracts. Jer. Taylor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition