Definitions for tacitˈtæs ɪt

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. silent, tacit, understood(adj)

    implied by or inferred from actions or statements

    "gave silent consent"; "a tacit agreement"; "the understood provisos of a custody agreement"


  1. tacit(Adjective)

    Done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent; as, tacit consent is consent by silence, or by not interposing an objection.

  2. tacit(Adjective)

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

Webster Dictionary

  1. Tacit(adj)


Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Tacit

    tas′it, adj. implied, but not expressed by words: silent, giving no sound.—adv. Tac′itly.—n. Tac′itness.—adj. Tac′iturn, habitually tacit or silent: not fond of talking: reserved in speech.—ns. Tac′iturnist, one habitually taciturn; Taciturn′ity, habitual silence: reserve in speaking.—adv. Tac′iturnly. [L. tacitus, pa.p. of tacēre, to be silent.]

Anagrams for tacit »

  1. attic, Attic

  2. Attic


  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tacit in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tacit in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

  1. Esko Mustamaki:

    There are lots of details but no concrete list for building an Arctic vessel, it's more about tacit knowledge.

  2. Troy Slaten:

    If there is any evidence of even tacit knowledge, involvement or participation, it would certainly give a Family Court judge concern over placing a child in that environment.

  3. Henry James:

    There are moods in which one feels the impulse to enter a tacit protest against too gross an appetite for pure aesthetics in this starving and sinning world. One turns half away, musingly, from certain beautiful useless things.

  4. Neil Saunders:

    This is something of a tacit admission that Apple is struggling to be innovative on the iPhone front and needs longer to come up with radical new ideas, that said, it is a sensible move that reflects the reality of the market and will allow Apple to re-set expectations, of both the market and consumers, in terms of the product lifecycle.

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