† ambiguen.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ambiguum.

Etymology: < classical Latin ambiguum obscure saying (also ‘doubt, uncertainty’), use as noun of neuter of ambiguus ambiguous adj. Compare slightly earlier ambiguity n. 1c.

Obsolete. rare.

An ambiguous statement or expression.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > equivocal quality, ambiguity > [noun] > expression containing

amphibologyc1374

ambagea1413

ambiguity1583

ambiguea1592

amphibole1606

amphiboly1610

equivoque1614

dilogy1656

double entendre1673

amphilogy1731

amphibologism1813

equivocality1830

double entente1895

left-hander1920

a1592 R. Greene Orpharion (1599) 48 What need these ambigues, this schollerisme, this foolery..? Canst thou not say flatly I am in loue.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

† ambigueadj.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French ambigu; Latin ambiguus.

Etymology: < French ambigu or its etymon classical Latin ambiguus (see ambiguous adj.). Compare earlier ambigual adj., ambiguous adj., and also earlier ambigue n.

Obsolete. rare.

= ambiguous adj. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > equivocal quality, ambiguity > [adjective]

double?c1225

uncertainc1384

equivoquea1450

amphibille?1450

ambiguousc1487

indifferent?1531

forked1551

amphibological1587

equivocal1601

double-meaning1605

left-handed1610

dilogical1616

two-edgeda1625

biviousa1644

equivocating1645

amphibolous1647

yea-and-nay1648

amphibolical1652

bifarious1656

double-handed1661

squibbling1674

ambigual1683

equivocous1701

ambiguea1734

double-edged1791

multivocala1834

grey1835

amphibolic1873

ambivalent1923

a1734 R. North Examen (1740) ii. v. ⁋19. 327 A clear Explication of running down, an ambigue Term of the Author's.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	ambigue
释义	† ambiguen. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ambiguum. Etymology: < classical Latin ambiguum obscure saying (also ‘doubt, uncertainty’), use as noun of neuter of ambiguus ambiguous adj. Compare slightly earlier ambiguity n. 1c. Obsolete. rare. An ambiguous statement or expression. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > equivocal quality, ambiguity > [noun] > expression containing amphibologyc1374 ambagea1413 ambiguity1583 ambiguea1592 amphibole1606 amphiboly1610 equivoque1614 dilogy1656 double entendre1673 amphilogy1731 amphibologism1813 equivocality1830 double entente1895 left-hander1920 a1592 R. Greene Orpharion (1599) 48 What need these ambigues, this schollerisme, this foolery..? Canst thou not say flatly I am in loue. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2020). † ambigueadj. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French ambigu; Latin ambiguus. Etymology: < French ambigu or its etymon classical Latin ambiguus (see ambiguous adj.). Compare earlier ambigual adj., ambiguous adj., and also earlier ambigue n. Obsolete. rare. = ambiguous adj. 1a. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > equivocal quality, ambiguity > [adjective] double?c1225 uncertainc1384 equivoquea1450 amphibille?1450 ambiguousc1487 indifferent?1531 forked1551 amphibological1587 equivocal1601 double-meaning1605 left-handed1610 dilogical1616 two-edgeda1625 biviousa1644 equivocating1645 amphibolous1647 yea-and-nay1648 amphibolical1652 bifarious1656 double-handed1661 squibbling1674 ambigual1683 equivocous1701 ambiguea1734 double-edged1791 multivocala1834 grey1835 amphibolic1873 ambivalent1923 a1734 R. North Examen (1740) ii. v. ⁋19. 327 A clear Explication of running down, an ambigue Term of the Author's. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.a1592adj.a1734
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