- ambiguous meaning
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ambiguous meaning
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ambiguous, equivocal, unequivocal — Ambiguous means having several possible meanings, open to differing interpretations : I don t understand your answer; it s ambiguous. Equivocal is closely related in meaning to ambiguous, but it is more often used to signify not determined, of… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
ambiguous — I adjective abstruse, ambiguus, ambivalent, confused, difficult to comprehend, doubtful, dubious, equivocal, having a double meaning, indefinite, indistinct, inexact, lacking clearness, not clear, not plain, obscure, open to various… … Law dictionary
Ambiguous computing — is sub branch of human computer interaction (HCI) concerned with how ambiguity can be used as a resource for creating more engaging computer systems. By leveraging the fact ambiguous situations require people to participate in making meaning [… … Wikipedia
ambiguous — UK US /æmˈbɪgjuəs/ adjective ► having more than one possible meaning, and therefore likely to cause confusion: »Many companies are appealing against the ruling, because the wording is ambiguous … Financial and business terms
ambiguous / ambivalent — Ambiguous is describes a phrase or act with more than one meaning, or one that is unclear: The ending of the short story is ambiguous; we don t know if he died or continue his journey. Ambivalent means uncertainty and having conflicting… … Confused words
ambiguous / ambivalent — Ambiguous is describes a phrase or act with more than one meaning, or one that is unclear: The ending of the short story is ambiguous; we don t know if he died or continue his journey. Ambivalent means uncertainty and having conflicting… … Confused words
ambiguous — (adj.) 1520s, from L. ambiguus having double meaning, shifting, changeable, doubtful, adjective derived from ambigere to dispute about, lit. to wander, from ambi about (see AMBI (Cf. ambi )) + agere drive, lead, act (see ACT (Cf. act)). Sir… … Etymology dictionary
ambiguous — [adj] having more than one meaning clear as dishwater*, cryptic, doubtful, dubious, enigmatic, enigmatical, equivocal, inconclusive, indefinite, indeterminate, inexplicit, muddy, obscure, opaque, puzzling, questionable, tenebrous, uncertain,… … New thesaurus
ambiguous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of language) having more than one meaning. 2) not clear or decided. DERIVATIVES ambiguously adverb. ORIGIN Latin ambiguus doubtful … English terms dictionary
ambiguous — ambiguously, adv. ambiguousness, n. /am big yooh euhs/, adj. 1. open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; equivocal: an ambiguous answer. 2. Ling. (of an expression) exhibiting constructional homonymity; having two or more… … Universalium
ambiguous — am•big•u•ous [[t]æmˈbɪg yu əs[/t]] adj. 1) cv open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations: an ambiguous answer[/ex] 2) difficult to comprehend, distinguish, or classify: a rock of ambiguous character[/ex] 3) lacking clearness… … From formal English to slang
