Definitions for vagueness
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vagueveɪg(adj.)va•guer, va•guest.
not clearly or explicitly stated or expressed:
vague promises.
indefinite or indistinct in nature or character, as ideas or feelings:
a vague premonition of disaster.
not clearly perceptible:
vague murmurs.
not definitely established, determined, confirmed, or known:
a vague rumor.
(of persons) not clear or definite in thought, understanding, or expression.
showing lack of clear perception or understanding:
a vague stare.
Origin of vague:
1540–50; (< MF) < L vagus wandering
vague′ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
vagueness(noun)
unclearness by virtue of being poorly expressed or not coherent in meaning
"the Conservative manifesto is a model of vagueness"; "these terms were used with a vagueness that suggested little or no thought about what each might convey"
vagueness(noun)
indistinctness of shape or character
"the scene had the swirling vagueness of a painting by Turner"
Wiktionary
vagueness(Noun)
The condition of being unclear; vague.
vagueness(Noun)
Something which is vague, or an instance or example of vagueness.
Webster Dictionary
Vagueness(noun)
the quality or state of being vague
Translations for vagueness
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
vagueness(noun)
(of people) imprecise, or impractical and forgetful
He is always very vague when making arrangements.
- vaagheidAfrikaans
- غُموضArabic
- неяснотаBulgarian
- imprecisãoPortuguese (BR)
- nejasnostCzech
- die UnbestimmtheitGerman
- vaghedDanish
- ασάφειαGreek
- vaguedad, imprecisiónSpanish
- ebamäärasusEstonian
- ابهام؛ گنگیFarsi
- epämääräisyysFinnish
- vague, imprécisionFrench
- אִי בְּהִירוּתHebrew
- अस्पष्टताHindi
- zaboravnost, nepraktičnostCroatian
- bizonytalanság, határozatlanság, homályosságHungarian
- kekaburanIndonesian
- óskÿrleiki, óákveðniIcelandic
- vaghezzaItalian
- あいまいJapanese
- 분명치 않음Korean
- neaiškumas, miglotumasLithuanian
- nenoteiktība; neskaidrībaLatvian
- kekaburanMalay
- vaagheidDutch
- uklarhet, ubestemmelighetNorwegian
- niewyraźny charakterPolish
- imprecisãoPortuguese
- caracter vag, imprecizieRomanian
- смутность; неопределённостьRussian
- nejasnosťSlovak
- nejasnostSlovenian
- nejasnostSerbian
- vaghetSwedish
- ความไม่ชัดเจนThai
- belirsizlikTurkish
- 含糊，曖昧Chinese (Trad.)
- неуважністьUkrainian
- ابہامUrdu
- sự mơ hồVietnamese
- 含糊，暧昧Chinese (Simp.)
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