Tacit - English meaning

verb

Suggest or indicate something indirectly or covertly.

Usage examples:

The minister hinted at a possible change of heart

noun

A slight or indirect indication or suggestion.

Usage examples:

He has given no hint of his views

noun

A small piece of practical information or advice.

Usage examples:

Handy hints on saving energy in your home

adjective

Suggested though not directly expressed.

Usage examples:

Comments seen as implicit criticism of the policies

adjective

Suggested but not communicated directly

Usage examples:

We interpreted his silence as implicit agreement., some reporters thought there was an implicit thr…

adjective

Suggested but not directly expressed; implicit.

Usage examples:

She was aware of his implied criticism

verb

Indicate the truth or existence of (something) by suggestion rather than explicit reference.

Usage examples:

Salesmen who use jargon to imply superior knowledge

verb

Deduce or conclude (something) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.

Usage examples:

From these facts we can infer that crime has been increasing

Past simple and past participle of infer formal

verb

Suggest or hint (something bad) in an indirect and unpleasant way.

Usage examples:

He was insinuating that i had no self-control

verb

Past simple and past participle of insinuate

Usage examples:

[ + (that) ] are you insinuating (that) i'm losing my nerve?, what are you insinuating, daniel?

adjective

Refraining from speech or temporarily speechless.

Usage examples:

Harry sat mute, his cheeks burning resentfully

noun

A person lacking the faculty of speech.

Usage examples:

They do not write; and unlike mutes, or monks under vows of silence, they do not use any signs or o…

verb

Deaden, muffle, or soften the sound of.

Usage examples:

Her footsteps were muted by the thick carpet

adjective

Not making or accompanied by any sound.

Usage examples:

The wood was still and silent

adjective

Not speaking or making noise

Usage examples:

I have remained silent till now, mike, but i have to tell you what i think., the "b" in doubt is si…

verb

Put forward for consideration.

Usage examples:

I suggest that we wait a day or two

verb

Past simple and past participle of suggest

Usage examples:

I suggested an italian restaurant near the station for the party., formal might i suggest a white w…

verb

Lay hold of (something) with one's hands; reach for and hold.

Usage examples:

Mrs morgan took another biscuit

noun

A scene or sequence of sound or vision photographed or recorded continuously at one time.

Usage examples:

He completed a particularly difficult scene in two takes

verb

Get into one's hands

adjective

Not publicly announced, admitted, or acknowledged.

Usage examples:

Undeclared war

adjective

Not publicly admitted to be something or to exist, or not yet decided

Usage examples:

The report did not mention inspections at undeclared nuclear sites., it is illegal to bring undecla…

adjective

Not publicly admitted to be something or to exist, or not yet decided

Usage examples:

The report did not mention inspections at undeclared nuclear sites., it is illegal to bring undecla…

verb

Perceive the intended meaning of (words, a language, or a speaker).

Usage examples:

He didn't understand a word i said

Past simple and past participle of understand

adjective

(of a thought or feeling) not communicated or made known.

Usage examples:

He thought it best to leave his doubts unexpressed

adjective

Not mentioned.

Usage examples:

A monument unmentioned in all the architectural guides

adjective

Not referred to or spoken about

Usage examples:

Go unmentioned there is another issue that cannot go unmentioned and that i must raise now., despit…

verb

Past and past participle of unsay.

adjective

Not said or uttered.

Usage examples:

The rest of the remark he left unsaid

verb

Withdraw or retract (a statement).

Usage examples:

Once something has been said, it cannot be unsaid

adjective

Not expressed in speech; tacit.

Usage examples:

An unspoken assumption

adjective

Not stated, although thought, understood, or felt

Usage examples:

We have an unspoken agreement to share the housework.

adjective

Not stated or declared.

Usage examples:

A series of unstated assumptions

adjective

Not said or written, but thought or known

Usage examples:

Unstated assumption the work is based on a series of unstated assumptions that have never been chal…

adjective

Not expressed in words; unuttered.

Usage examples:

A person's unvoiced thoughts

adjective

Not spoken or expressed, although thought of or felt

Usage examples:

He takes a long time to realize that his unvoiced fears are groundless., the voiced plosives [b], […

adjective

Not speaking or involving speech.

Usage examples:

A sort of wordless communication had developed

adjective

Without any words

Usage examples:

We sat in wordless contemplation of the view.