tacit
ta·cit
adjective
1.
indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly
- “gave silent consent”
- “a tacit agreement”
- “the understood provisos of a custody agreement”
Origin
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”).
Phrases
- tacit collusion
- tacit programming
Related words
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