Hypertext Webster Gateway: "tacit"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tacit \Tac"it\, a. [L. tacitus, p. p. of tacere to be silent, to
pass over in silence; akin to Goth. [thorn]ahan to be silent,
Icel. [thorn]egja, OHG. dag[=e]n: cf. F. tacite. Cf.
{Reticent}.]
Done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent;
as, tacit consent is consent by silence, or by not
interposing an objection. -- {Tac"it*ly}, adv.
The tacit and secret theft of abusing our brother in
civil contracts. --Jer. Taylor.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
tacit
adj : indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed
directly; "gave silent consent"; "a tacit agreement";
"the understood provisos of a custody agreement" [syn:
{implied}, {silent}, {understood}]
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