1
as in specificity
careful thoroughness of detail
the explicitness of the instruction about human reproduction should be appropriate for the age of the students receiving it
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2
as in clarity
clearness of expression
the user's manual is written with such rare explicitness that the average consumer actually has a chance of understanding it
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Recent Examples of explicitness
However, Swift's explicitness pales in comparison to the amount of profanity across the music industry, research shows.
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Evans’ gritty drama will undoubtedly turn off sensitive viewers given its explicitness.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Evans’ gritty drama will undoubtedly turn off sensitive viewers given its explicitness.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for explicitness
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This film took us on an unexpected journey through the hallucinating world of the rave dancers in the desert of Morocco, with the specificity of a journalist, and with all the sensual power of a filmmaker.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
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The oddball specificity of this detail tickles me.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
18 Oct. 2025
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This interview has been edited for length and clarity.—
Obed Manuel,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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An era of clarity and an era of conviction.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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The absurdity of the image—and the simplicity of the complaint—also sparked a flood of lighthearted responses.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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McMillan chose to focus on pets, building his method around simplicity.—
Jane Stern,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Explicitness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/explicitness. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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