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am·bi·gu·i·ty
 ambiguity
- pronunciation:
- aem
b
gyu
ih
ti
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
ambiguities |
| definition 1: |
uncertainty or vagueness in meaning, intention, or the like.
She can't write well, so the letter was full of ambiguity.- synonyms:
- indefiniteness, obscurity, uncertainty, vagueness
- antonyms:
- clarity, explicitness, lucidity
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| definition 2: |
the condition of having or admitting more than one meaning.
- synonyms:
- equivocalness, indefiniteness, vagueness
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| definition 3: |
an ambiguous statement, word, expression, or the like.
- synonyms:
- equivocation
- similar words:
- circumlocution, double entendre, double-talk, doublespeak, newspeak, weasel words
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| related words: |
mystery, uncertainty |
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