Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality of being explicit; plainness of language or statement; direct expression of knowledge, views, or intention, without reserve or ambiguity; outspokenness.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality of being explicit; clearness; directness.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The state or characteristic of being
explicit .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun clarity as a consequence of being explicit
Etymologies
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Examples
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However, compared to that title, Ichigenme … The First Class Is Civil Law, is more advanced, both in explicitness and character development.
Ichigenme… The First Class Is Civil Law » Manga Worth Reading 2010
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This increased explicitness is a more complete exhibition of the various abstractions involved in the complex idea which is the meaning of the sentence.
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Some of his novels are outstanding sf that imho were ahead of the time since in the 90's the idea of explicitness and dark themes were not that popular at least here in the US, neither in fantasy nor in sf.
Spotlight on William Barton - Dark, Explicit 90's SF Ahead of Its Time (by Liviu Suciu) Liviu 2010
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This definition reflects the fact that conservatives object to pornography's sexual explicitness, which is obscene or appeals to
Pornography and Censorship West, Caroline 2004
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I will keep the explicitness to a minimum, but I know this sort of thing can trigger memories in the victims of violence so wanted to post fair warning.
Britpick or Tech Geek Question amberfocus 2009
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The relationship of explicitness to forewarning about cognitive overload is something that I had never thought of.
William E. J. Doane PhD › Making Values and Culture Manifest and Manifold 2010
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I will keep the explicitness to a minimum, but I know this sort of thing can trigger memories in the victims of violence so wanted to post fair warning.
That Which One Cannot Be Without (6/9) amberfocus 2009
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The new slogan for idiots like Michele Bachman: "Demonizing ACORN – all the satisfaction of flaming racism, without unsightly explicitness"
Fellow Republicans urge Bachmann not to boycott 2010 Census 2009
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I will keep the explicitness to a minimum, but I know this sort of thing can trigger memories in the victims of violence so wanted to post fair warning.
That Which One Cannot Be Without (4/9) amberfocus 2009
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I will keep the explicitness to a minimum, but I know this sort of thing can trigger memories in the victims of violence so wanted to post fair warning.
Not a World Traveller Just Yet amberfocus 2009
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