tacit

CEFRC1

/ˈtæsɪt/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Understood without being spoken or written.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • There must have been a tacit understanding between them.

  • There must've been a tacit understanding between them.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Implied, but not made explicit, especially through silence.

More examples

In context

  • tacit consent

  • He does this by way of a tacit reference to Homer.

  • Our tacit treaty with Miss Maudie was that we could play on her lawn, eat her scuppernongs if we didn’t jump on the arbor, and explore her vast back lot,

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Their blank understanding meant they never had to discuss their plans openly.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

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”).