— tacitly , adv. — tacitness , n.
/tas"it/ , adj.
1. understood without being openly expressed; implied: tacit approval.
2. silent; saying nothing: a tacit partner.
3. unvoiced or unspoken: a tacit prayer.
[ 1595-1605; tacitus silent, ptp. of tacere to be silent (c. Goth thahan; akin to ON thegja ) ]
Syn. 1. unexpressed, unspoken, unsaid, implicit.
Ant. 1. expressed.