Ambiguous
[æm'bɪgjʊəs] or [æm'bɪɡjuəs]
Definition
(adj.) having more than one possible meaning; 'ambiguous words'; 'frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy' .
(adj.) having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns; 'an ambiguous situation with no frame of reference'; 'ambiguous inkblots' .
Typist: Millie--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Doubtful or uncertain, particularly in respect to signification; capable of being understood in either of two or more possible senses; equivocal; as, an ambiguous course; an ambiguous expression.
Typist: Ruth
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Doubtful, dubious, uncertain or equivocal, enigmatical, indefinite, indistinct, vague, indeterminate, not plain, not clear, susceptible of more than one meaning.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Equivocal, vague, doubtful, enigmatical, uncertain, obscure, unintelligible,perplexing, indistinct, dubious
ANT:Univocal, obvious, plain, clear, unambiguous, indisputable, necessary,unmistakable, unequivocal, lucid
Typist: Nola
Definition
adj. of doubtful signification: indistinct: wavering or uncertain: equivocal.—n. Ambigū′ity uncertainty or dubiousness of meaning—also Ambig′uousness.—adv. Ambig′uously.
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Examples
- Crispin, you are as ambiguous as a Delphic oracle. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Once again, Lily had withdrawn from an ambiguous situation in time to save her self-respect, but too late for public vindication. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Tragic, but ambiguous, said he, pulling up the blind. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
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