Definitions for vague
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Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. obscure, vague(adj)

   not clearly understood or expressed

   "an obscure turn of phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard; "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin; "vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke

2. undefined, vague(adj)

   not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished

   "an undefined term"; "undefined authority"; "some undefined sense of excitement"; "vague feelings of sadness"; "a vague uneasiness"

3. dim, faint, shadowy, vague, wispy(adj)

   lacking clarity or distinctness

   "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. vague(Adjective)

   not clearly expressed; stated in indefinite terms.

2. vague(Adjective)

   not having a precise meaning.

   a vague term of abuse

3. vague(Adjective)

   not clearly defined, grasped, or understood; indistinct; slight.

4. vague(Adjective)

   not clearly felt or sensed; somewhat subconscious.

   a vague longing

5. vague(Adjective)

   not thinking or expressing one's thoughts clearly or precisely.

6. vague(Adjective)

   lacking expression; vacant.

7. vague(Adjective)

   not sharply outlined; hazy.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Vague(verb)

   wandering; vagrant; vagabond

   Etymology: [F. vaguer, L. vagari, fr. vagus roaming.]

2. Vague(verb)

   unsettled; unfixed; undetermined; indefinite; ambiguous; as, a vague idea; a vague proposition

   Etymology: [F. vaguer, L. vagari, fr. vagus roaming.]

3. Vague(verb)

   proceeding from no known authority; unauthenticated; uncertain; flying; as, a vague report

   Etymology: [F. vaguer, L. vagari, fr. vagus roaming.]

4. Vague(noun)

   an indefinite expanse

   Etymology: [F. vaguer, L. vagari, fr. vagus roaming.]

5. Vague(verb)

   to wander; to roam; to stray

   Etymology: [F. vaguer, L. vagari, fr. vagus roaming.]

6. Vague(noun)

   a wandering; a vagary

   Etymology: [F. vaguer, L. vagari, fr. vagus roaming.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Vague

   vāg, adj. unsettled: indefinite: uncertain: of doubtful origin: not thinking clearly.—v.i. (obs.) to wander.—n. indefinite expanse.—adv. Vague′ly.—n. Vague′ness. [Fr.,—L. vagus, wandering.]

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'vague' in Adjectives Frequency: #758

How to pronounce vague?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of vague in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of vague in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of vague in a Sentence

1. Rachel Reeves:

   I urge Alok Sharma, as the new Secretary of State, to shake off the government's vague commitment to audit reform.

2. Havelock Ellis:

   I always seem to have a vague feeling that he is a Satan among musicians, a fallen angel in the darkness who is perpetually seeking to fight his way back to happiness.

3. Lao Tzu:

   It is the Vague and Elusive. Meet it and you will not see its head. Follow it and you will not see its back.

4. Frank Herbert, Dune:

   Empires do not suffer emptiness of purpose at the time of their creation. It is when they have become established that aims are lost and replaces by vague ritual.

5. Chris Murphy:

   The president's language is always vague and hard to follow on almost every issue he talks about and it has been especially difficult to parse when he's talking about the issue of changing America's gun laws, he's talking to the gun lobby much more frequently than he's talking to me.

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