Main Entry: tac·it

Pronunciation: \ˈta-sət\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French tacite, from Latin tacitus silent, from past participle of tacēre to be silent; akin to Old High German dagēn to be silent

Date: 1576

1 : expressed or carried on without words or speech <the blush was a tacit answer — Bram Stoker>
2 : implied or indicated (as by an act or by silence) but not actually expressed <tacit consent> <tacit admission of guilt>

— tac·it·ly adverb

— tac·it·ness noun