ambiguity
nounEtymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰider. Proto-Italic *amβi Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Latin ambig(ō) Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Italic *-wos Latin -uus Latin ambiguus Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin ambiguitāsder. Old French ambiguitebor. Middle English ambiguite English ambiguity From Middle English ambiguite, from Old French ambiguite (French ambiguïté), from Latin ambiguitas, equivalent to ambiguous + -ity.
- derived from ambiguitas
- derived from ambiguite
- inherited from ambiguite
Definitions
The state of being ambiguous
The state of being ambiguous; the state of leaving room for more than one interpretation.
- His speech was made with such great ambiguity that neither supporter nor opponent could be certain of his true position.
An instance of this state
An instance of this state: words or statements that are open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, especially if that meaning cannot be determined from the context.
- If two persons bore the same name, and confusion was likely to be caused, ambiguity was avoided by adding the name of the father[…]
The neighborhood
- synonymweasel word
- antonymunambiguity
- neighborambiguous
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at ambiguity. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at ambiguity. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
10 hops · closes at ambiguity
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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