ambiguity
NounUS[am-bih-gyoo-uh-tee]/ˌæmbɪˈɡjuəti/5 syllables
Synonyms:
equivocalness
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)ambiguities
- an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its contextType of saying, expressionKinds loophole, double entendre, parisology, amphibology
- unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaningSynonyms: equivocalnessOpposite unambiguityType of unclearnessKinds twilight zone, polysemy, equivocation
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Am′bi·gu′i·ty (…), noun; pl. Ambiguities (…).
Origin: L. ambiguitas, fr. ambiguus: cf. F. ambiguité.
The quality or state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty, particularly as to the signification of language, arising from its admitting of more than one meaning; an equivocal word or expression.
No shadow of ambiguity can rest upon the course to be pursued.— Isaac Taylor
The words are of single signification, without any ambiguity.— Robert South
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54