Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The quality of being explicit; plainness of language or statement; direct expression of knowledge, views, or intention, without reserve or ambiguity; outspokenness.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The quality of being explicit; clearness; directness.

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  • noun The state or characteristic of being explicit.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun clarity as a consequence of being explicit

Etymologies

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explicit +‎ -ness

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