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1. (adj.) ambiguous
open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations:
an ambiguous answer.
2. ambiguous
difficult to comprehend, distinguish, or classify:
a rock of ambiguous character.
3. ambiguous
lacking clearness or definiteness; obscure; indistinct:
an ambiguous shape.
Etymology: (1935–40)
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| Definition of 'ambiguous' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) equivocal, ambiguous
open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead
"an equivocal statement"; "the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates"; "the officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness"; "popularity is an equivocal crown"; "an equivocal response to an embarrassing question"
2. (adj) ambiguous
having more than one possible meaning
"ambiguous words"; "frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy"
3. (adj) ambiguous
having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns
"an ambiguous situation with no frame of reference"; "ambiguous inkblots"
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1. (adjective) ambiguous
confusing as a result of having more than one meaning
deliberately using ambiguous language; the ambiguity of her words; an ambiguously used term
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| Definition of 'ambiguous' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) ambiguous
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
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Sense: having more than one possible meaning
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 Afrikaans: dubbelsinnig |
 Arabic: غَامِض |
 Bulgarian: двусмислен |
 Brazilian: ambíguo |
 Czech: dvojznačný |
 German: doppeldeutig |
 Danish: tvetydig |
 Greek: διφορούμενος |
 Spanish: ambiguo |
 Estonian: mitmetähenduslik |
 Farsi: مبهم؛ دوپهلو |
 Finnish: monitulkintainen |
 French: ambigu |
 Hebrew: דוּ-מַשמָעִי |
 Hindi: द्वयर्थी |
 Croatian: dvosmislen |
 Hungarian: kétértelmű |
 Indonesian: arti mendua, taksa, ambig |
 Icelandic: tvíræður, margræður |
 Italian: ambiguo |
 Japanese: あいまいな |
 Korean: 모호한 |
 Lithuanian: dviprasmiškas |
 Latvian: divdomīgs; neskaidrs |
 Malay: samar |
 Dutch: dubbelzinnig |
 Norwegian: tvetydig |
 Polish: dwuznaczny |
 Persian: مبهم؛ دوپهلو |
 Pashto: مبهم ، غیرواضح، نا څرګند |
 Portuguese: ambíguo |
 Romanian: ambiguu |
 Russian: двусмысленный |
 Slovak: dvojznačný |
 Slovenian: dvoumen |
 Serbian: dvosmislen |
 Swedish: tvetydig |
 Thai: ที่กำกวม; คลุมเครือ |
 Turkish: anlamı belirsiz |
 Taiwanese: 意思含糊的，模稜兩可的 |
 Ukrainian: двозначний; неясний |
 Urdu: مبہم |
 Vietnamese: mơ hồ |
 Chinese: 不明确的，模棱两可的 |
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