tacit
About 2.34 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adjective Implied, but not made explicit, especially through silence.
tacit consent ― consent by silence, or by not raising an objection
- adjective Not derived from formal principles of reasoning; based on induction rather than deduction.
Similar words
silent inexplicit implicit implied understood passive wordless quiet unspoken unstated
Often followed by
knowledge agreement consent understanding assumption approval and or support
Word family
tacitly tacitness tacitnesses
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