The quality or state of being ambiguous

• ambiguousness

  1. The state or quality of being ambiguous; ambiguity

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  1. The state or quality of being ambiguous; ambiguity

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• cloudiness

  1. The property of being obscure (e.g. information).
  2. The property of being murky (e.g. liquid, style).
  3. The state of being cloudy (e.g. weather).

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  1. The property of being obscure (e.g. information).
  2. The property of being murky (e.g. liquid, style).
  3. The state of being cloudy (e.g. weather).

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• equivocalness

  1. The state of being equivocal; ambiguity

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  1. The state of being equivocal; ambiguity

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• indefiniteness

  1. The characteristic of being indefinite.

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  1. The characteristic of being indefinite.

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• nebulousness

  1. The characteristic of being nebulous.

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  1. The characteristic of being nebulous.

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• obscureness

  1. Unimportance
  2. Ambiguity
  3. Obscurity

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  1. Unimportance
  2. Ambiguity
  3. Obscurity

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• obscurity

  1. The state of being unknown; a thing that is unknown.
  2. (Literary) Darkness; the absence of light.
  3. The quality or condition of being imperfectly known or difficult to understand:

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  1. The state of being unknown; a thing that is unknown.
  2. (Literary) Darkness; the absence of light.
  3. The quality or condition of being imperfectly known or difficult to understand:

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• uncertainty

  1. Something uncertain:
  2. (Uncountable) Doubt; the condition of being uncertain or without conviction.
  3. The condition of being uncertain; doubt.

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  1. Something uncertain:
  2. (Uncountable) Doubt; the condition of being uncertain or without conviction.
  3. The condition of being uncertain; doubt.

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• unclearness

  1. An instance of being unclear.
  2. The property of being unclear.

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  1. An instance of being unclear.
  2. The property of being unclear.

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• vagueness

  1. (Countable) Something which is vague, or an instance or example of vagueness.
  2. (Uncountable) The condition of being unclear; vague.

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  1. (Countable) Something which is vague, or an instance or example of vagueness.
  2. (Uncountable) The condition of being unclear; vague.

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An expression or term liable to more than one interpretation

• double-entendre

  1. A term with two meanings, esp. when one of them has a risqué or indecorous connotation
  2. A word or phrase having a double meaning, especially when the second meaning is risqué.
  3. The use of such a word or phrase; ambiguity.

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  1. A term with two meanings, esp. when one of them has a risqué or indecorous connotation
  2. A word or phrase having a double meaning, especially when the second meaning is risqué.
  3. The use of such a word or phrase; ambiguity.

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• equivocality

  1. The quality of being equivocal.

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  1. The quality of being equivocal.

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• equivocation

  1. An equivocal statement or expression.
  2. The use of equivocal language.

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  1. An equivocal statement or expression.
  2. The use of equivocal language.

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• equivoque

  1. A pun.
  2. Verbal ambiguity; double meaning
  3. An equivocal word or expression.

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  1. A pun.
  2. Verbal ambiguity; double meaning
  3. An equivocal word or expression.

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• tergiversation

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The use or an instance of equivocal language

• equivocation

  1. An equivocal statement or expression.
  2. The use of equivocal language.

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  1. An equivocal statement or expression.
  2. The use of equivocal language.

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• equivoque

  1. An ambiguous expression or term
  2. Verbal ambiguity; double meaning
  3. An equivocal word or expression.

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  1. An ambiguous expression or term
  2. Verbal ambiguity; double meaning
  3. An equivocal word or expression.

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• euphemism

  1. A mild, indirect, or vague term for one that is considered harsh, blunt, or offensive:
  2. The use of such terms:
  3. The use of a word or phrase that is less expressive or direct but considered less distasteful, less offensive, etc. than another

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  1. A mild, indirect, or vague term for one that is considered harsh, blunt, or offensive:
  2. The use of such terms:
  3. The use of a word or phrase that is less expressive or direct but considered less distasteful, less offensive, etc. than another

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• hedge

  1. A means of protection or defense, especially against financial loss:
  2. A line of people or objects forming a barrier:
  3. A word or phrase, such as possibly or I think, that mitigates or weakens the certainty of a statement.

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  1. A means of protection or defense, especially against financial loss:
  2. A line of people or objects forming a barrier:
  3. A word or phrase, such as possibly or I think, that mitigates or weakens the certainty of a statement.

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• prevarication

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• shuffle

  1. A confused mixture or state of things; a jumble:
  2. An instance of walking without lifting one's feet.
  3. (By extension, music) A rhythm commonly used in blues music. Consists of a series of triplet notes with the middle note missing, so that it sounds like a long note followed by a short note. Sounds like a walker dragging one foot.

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  1. A confused mixture or state of things; a jumble:
  2. An instance of walking without lifting one's feet.
  3. (By extension, music) A rhythm commonly used in blues music. Consists of a series of triplet notes with the middle note missing, so that it sounds like a long note followed by a short note. Sounds like a walker dragging one foot.

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• tergiversation

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• weasel word

  1. (Pejorative) A word used to qualify a statement so as to make it potentially misleading.
  2. An equivocal word used to deprive a statement of its force or to evade a direct commitment.

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  1. (Pejorative) A word used to qualify a statement so as to make it potentially misleading.
  2. An equivocal word used to deprive a statement of its force or to evade a direct commitment.

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• waffle

  1. A light crisp cake made of batter and baked in a waffle iron.
  2. A batter cake like a pancake but crisper, baked in a waffle iron, which gives it a gridlike surface
  3. (Uncountable) Speech or writing that is vague, pretentious or evasive.

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  1. A light crisp cake made of batter and baked in a waffle iron.
  2. A batter cake like a pancake but crisper, baked in a waffle iron, which gives it a gridlike surface
  3. (Uncountable) Speech or writing that is vague, pretentious or evasive.

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