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ambiguity
[ am-bi-gyoo-i-tee ]
noun
- doubtfulness or uncertainty of meaning or intention:
to speak with ambiguity;
an ambiguity of manner.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms: ,
- an unclear, indefinite, or equivocal word, expression, meaning, etc.:
a contract free of ambiguities;
the ambiguities of modern poetry.
Synonyms:
ambiguity
/ ˌæ³¾²úɪˈɡÂá³ÜËɪ³Ùɪ /
noun
- the possibility of interpreting an expression in two or more distinct ways
- an instance of this, as in the sentence they are cooking apples
- vagueness or uncertainty of meaning
there are several ambiguities in the situation
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²Ô´Ç²Ôa³¾Â·²ú¾±Â·²µ³Üi·³Ù²â noun plural nonambiguities
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of ambiguity1
Example Sentences
A post to Instagram later in the evening washed away any ambiguity about how Wallen was feeling.
And I’m hoping that through my life, I can see the ambiguity that comes in romance.
People have to also be able to evaluate those words, spotting the half-truths, hyperbole, ambiguities, inaccuracies, and values behind those words — and those skills go back to social studies.
It’s part of an official policy known as “strategic ambiguity,†intended to deter China from launching an attack and Taiwan from formally declaring independence.
But his cold ambiguity enables the mind to wander.
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