AMBIGUOUS


Meaning of AMBIGUOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ am-ˈbi-gyə-wəs ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin ambiguus, from ambigere to be undecided, from ambi- + agere to drive — more at agent

Date: 1528

1.

a. : doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness

eyes of an ambiguous color

b. : inexplicable

2. : capable of being understood in two or more possible senses or ways

an ambiguous smile

an ambiguous term

a deliberately ambiguous reply

Synonyms: see obscure

• am·big·u·ous·ly adverb

• am·big·u·ous·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.