AMBIGUITY


Meaning of AMBIGUITY in English

n. Function: noun

expression or an expression obscure because subject to more than one interpretation FF1C; a speech full of ambiguities FF1E;

Synonyms: amphibology, double entendre, double meaning, equivocality, equivocation, equivoque, tergiversation

Related Words: dodge, evasion, hedge, quibble, shift, subterfuge; cavil, haggling, hairsplitting, quibbling; obscurity, uncertainty, vagueness

Contrasted Words: definiteness, expressness, specificity; clearness, exactness, precision

Antonyms: explicitness; lucidity

Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English dictionary.      Английский энциклопедический толковый словарь тезауруса.