FreeVocabulary
Implicit
/ɪmˈplɪsɪt/ adjective mediumSuggested or understood without being stated in direct words.
There was an implicit agreement between the neighbors to keep noise down after 10 p.m., even though nothing was ever written down.
Memory Trick
The root 'plic' means fold, so an implicit meaning is folded inside the sentence rather than laid flat on the surface.