Definitions for vagueness

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

vagueveɪg(adj.)va•guer, va•guest.

  1. not clearly or explicitly stated or expressed:

    vague promises.

  2. indefinite or indistinct in nature or character, as ideas or feelings:

    a vague premonition of disaster.

  3. not clearly perceptible:

    vague murmurs.

  4. not definitely established, determined, confirmed, or known:

    a vague rumor.

  5. (of persons) not clear or definite in thought, understanding, or expression.

  6. 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

  1. 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"

  2. vagueness(noun)

    indistinctness of shape or character

    "the scene had the swirling vagueness of a painting by Turner"

Wiktionary

  1. vagueness(Noun)

    The condition of being unclear; vague.

  2. vagueness(Noun)

    Something which is vague, or an instance or example of vagueness.

Webster Dictionary

  1. 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.

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