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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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
Evans’ gritty drama will undoubtedly turn off sensitive viewers given its explicitness.
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for explicitness
Noun
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Without Maura’s performance, there’d be no specificity to speak of.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
13 Sep. 2025
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Previous research by the same team showed the test could achieve 99 percent specificity and 99 percent sensitivity for diagnosing cancer at the first time of presentation to a clinic—outperforming current testing methods.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This transcript was automatically generated, and then edited for clarity in its current form.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Instead of clarity and professionalism, the focus is on hype.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Those who enjoy the simplicity and ease of a hair serum will like Hers’s Minoxidil Solution.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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The secret’s in the simplicity—and the rave reviews say it all.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Explicitness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/explicitness. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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