explicitness
Leaving nothing implied
Explicitness is the quality of being explicit—stated clearly, leaving nothing implied or ambiguous.
A contract's explicitness prevents later disputes about intent.
Sexual explicitness refers to graphic depiction of sex acts: The film's explicitness earned it an adults-only rating.
The word often carries a slight edge, suggesting something unusually direct or detailed.
Quality of being straightforward
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- specificityExactness of detail
- plainnessUnadorned, straightforward quality
- definitenessQuality of being exact
clearness · exactness · articulateness · lucidity · transparency · forthrightness · bluntness · candor
Condition in an agreement
- specificationDetailed technical requirement
- termsConditions of an agreement
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
- clausesGrammatical or legal units
conditions · stated · written · defined · enumerated · articulated · codified · documented
Vividly detailed or visual
- adultMature person, legally responsible
- pornographicSexually explicit in content
- X-ratedSexually explicit classification
- obsceneGrossly offensive to decency
risqué · titillating · racy · provocative · suggestive · erotic · indecent · nudity
Vulgar or obscene speech
- swearingProfane speech or vows
- cursingUsing profane language
- vulgarityOffensive coarseness in manner
- obscenityIndecent word or act
expletives · four-letter · crude · coarse · foul-mouthed · blasphemy · cussing · off-color
directness
Quality of being straightforward
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- specificityExactness of detail
- plainnessUnadorned, straightforward quality
definiteness · clearness · exactness · articulateness · lucidity · transparency · forthrightness · bluntness · candor · straightforwardness
stipulation
Condition in an agreement
- specificationDetailed technical requirement
- termsConditions of an agreement
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
clauses · conditions · stated · written · defined · enumerated · articulated · codified · documented · formalized
graphic
Vividly detailed or visual
- adultMature person, legally responsible
- pornographicSexually explicit in content
- X-ratedSexually explicit classification
obscene · risqué · titillating · racy · provocative · suggestive · erotic · indecent · nudity · NSFW
profanity
Vulgar or obscene speech
obscenity · expletives · four-letter · crude · coarse · foul-mouthed · blasphemy · cussing · off-color · uncouth
- candorfrankness, directness, bluntness, candor, straightforwardness
- clarityclearness, clear, obvious, simplification, concise
- honestyhonesty, truthfulness, candor, sincerity, dishonesty
- Precision Wordsexact, precision, accuracy, precise, accurate
- transparencyopenness, disclosure, clarity, honesty, candor
- clearing the airapology, honesty, forgiveness, truth, discussion
explicitnessvagueness
Absence of precision
indirectness · obliqueness · allusiveness · circumlocution · implication
explicitnessvagueness
Absence of precision
generality · imprecision · inexactness · indefiniteness · looseness
explicitnessopaqueness
Lack of transparency
obscurity · opacity · inscrutability · indistinctness · murkiness
explicit, implicit, implicate, explicitly, explicate, implicated, explicable, explication, implicating