Synonyms for unexplicit
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ik-splis-it |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪkˈsplɪs ɪt |
Top 10 synonyms for unexplicit Other synonyms for the word unexplicit
- ambiguous
- amorphous
- amphibological
- bewildering
- bleary
- blurred
- borderline
- caliginous
- clear as mud
- clouded
- cloudy
- dark
- dim
- dingy
- disreputable
- doubtful
- dreamlike
- dusk
- dusky
- enigmatic
- equivocal
- fathomless
- fishy
- generalized
- gloomy
- Greek
- ill-defined
- impalpable
- inarticulate
- incognizable
- incoherent
- indecipherable
- indefinite
- indeterminate
- indistinct
- inexplicable
- inexplicit
- jumbled
- lax
- lightless
- loose
- meaningless
- misleading
- misunderstood
- muddled
- muddy
- murky
- muzzy
- nebulous
- oblique
- obscure
- opaque
- open
- perplexing
- problematic
- puzzling
- questionable
- shadowy
- shady
- somber
- sunless
- superficial
- suspect
- suspicious
- tenebrous
- uncertain
- unclear
- undecided
- undetermined
- unexplicit
- unfathomable
- ungraspable
- unilluminated
- unintelligible
- unknowable
- unknown
- unlit
- unreadable
- unsettled
- unspecified
- unsure
- vague
- with mixed feelings
Définition of unexplicit
Origin :- c.1600, from French explicite, from Latin explicitus "unobstructed," variant past participle of explicare "unfold, unravel, explain," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + plicare "to fold" (see ply (v.1)).
- "Explicitus" was written at the end of medieval books, originally short for explicitus est liber "the book is unrolled." As a euphemism for "pornographic" it dates from 1971.
- As in tenebrous : adj dark, ominous
- As in unintelligible : adj not understandable
- As in vague : adj not definite or clear
- As in equivocal : adj doubtful, uncertain
- It was brief, unexplicit, and though perfectly kind and tender, peremptory.
- Extract from : « The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 » by Various
Antonyms for unexplicit
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