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The meaning of Ambiguous

Ambiguous – definition

adjective

Open to more than one interpretation; not having one obvious meaning.

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Ambiguous translation into English

Ambiguous: translate from English into Chinese

Translate ambiguous into Chinese (Simplified)}
模糊的, 暧昧, 含糊, 含混, 双关

Ambiguous: translate from English into Dutch

Translate ambiguous into Dutch}
Dubbelzinnig, Tweeledig

Ambiguous: translate from English into French

Translate ambiguous into French}
Ambiguë, Ambigu, Équivoque

Ambiguous: translate from English into German

Translate ambiguous into German}
Zweideutig, Mehrdeutig, Vieldeutig

Ambiguous: translate from English into Hindi

Translate ambiguous into Hindi}
अस्पष्ट, अनेकाथी, अनेकार्थक, संदिग्धार्थक

Ambiguous: translate from English into Italian

Translate ambiguous into Italian}
Ambiguo, Equivoco, Dubbio

Ambiguous: translate from English into Korean

Translate ambiguous into Korean}
모호한, 두 가지 뜻으로 해석할 수 있는

Ambiguous: translate from English into Russian

Translate ambiguous into Russian}
Двусмысленный, Неопределенный, Сомнительный, Неясный

Ambiguous: translate from English into Spanish

Translate ambiguous into Spanish}
Ambiguo, Equívoco

Word origin

early 16th century (in the sense ‘indistinct, obscure’): from Latin ambiguus ‘doubtful’ (from ambigere ‘waver, go around’, from ambi- ‘both ways’ + agere ‘to drive’) + -ous.

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Ambiguous – similar words

ambiguously

adverb

So as to be open to more than one interpretation.

Usage examples:

The new clause is ambiguously worded
adverb

In a way that has or expresses more than one meaning

Usage examples:

Some questions were badly or ambiguously worded., the novel ends ambiguously, so i'm not sure what …
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ambiguity

noun

The quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness.

Usage examples:

We can detect no ambiguity in this section of the act
noun

A situation or statement that is unclear because it can be understood in more than one way

Usage examples:

[ c ] this is a first step toward clarifying things, but there are still many ambiguities.
noun

A situation in which something has more than one possible meaning and may therefore cause confusion, or an example of this

Usage examples:

We wish to remove any ambiguity concerning our demands., there are still some ambiguities in the co…
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ambiguities

noun

The quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness.

Usage examples:

We can detect no ambiguity in this section of the act
noun

A situation or statement that is unclear because it can be understood in more than one way

Usage examples:

[ c ] this is a first step toward clarifying things, but there are still many ambiguities.
noun

A situation in which something has more than one possible meaning and may therefore cause confusion, or an example of this

Usage examples:

We wish to remove any ambiguity concerning our demands., there are still some ambiguities in the co…
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ambigu

noun

A meal or banquet at which many different dishes are served together; specifically one at which different courses are served simultaneously. sometimes more widely: a mixture of things not usually combined.

noun

A meal or banquet at which many different dishes are served together; specifically one at which different courses are served simultaneously. sometimes more widely: a mixture of things not usually combined.

noun

A meal or banquet at which many different dishes are served together; specifically one at which different courses are served simultaneously. sometimes more widely: a mixture of things not usually combined.

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