implicita

Implicita is a term used in several Romance languages to denote the feminine form of the adjective implicit or the concept of something that is implied rather than stated outright. It is used across languages such as Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese, with variations in spelling and diacritics: implicita in Italian, implícita in Spanish, and implícita in Portuguese. The common root is Latin implicita, from implicare, meaning to fold in or entangle.

In linguistics and semantics, implicita refers to content that is suggested or inferred but not explicitly expressed in an utterance. The related technical term implicatura describes the inferred meaning that a speaker communicates beyond the explicit content, according to pragmatic theory. Implicita is also used to discuss implicit information in discourse, such as assumptions, attitudes, or contextual cues that readers or listeners are expected to supply.

In grammar, implicita can describe elements that are understood but not overtly present in sentence structure. In pro-drop languages, for example, subjects or objects may be implicit rather than explicitly stated, relying on context to supply the missing information. The concept helps explain how meaning is conveyed when explicit grammatical elements are omitted.

In literature, rhetoric, and philosophy, implicita is used to refer to implicit themes, values, or biases embedded in a text or argument—those aspects that require interpretation rather than direct claim.

Notes: spelling and accent marks affect meaning and pronunciation in each language. The unaccented form implicita may appear in technical writing, databases, or lemmatized dictionaries. See also implicature, implicit, explicit.