1. the quality or state of being implied rather than expressly stated
2. the quality of being understood without being directly expressed

Examples

• The implicitness of her criticism made it difficult to address directly.
• He appreciated the implicitness of the agreement between old friends.
• The poem’s meaning relied on implicitness rather than direct statement.
• The implicitness of the threat was more unsettling than an open warning.
• Their communication was marked by an implicitness that outsiders found confusing.
• The implicitness of cultural norms can make them hard for newcomers to understand.